Category Archives: KGFW News
Man who died in Tecumseh crash has been identified
Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a crash near Tecumseh Saturday. Three were involved in the accident just northeast of Tecumseh in Johnson County. 41 year old Billy Case Jr from A...
Jul 20, 2022 Mann-ist-0 / CC
Conservation Education Workshops Underway
Over the next several weeks, the Nebraska Forest Service (NFS) will be holding a series of conservation education workshops throughout the state. These workshops are a part of the Project Learning Tre...
Jul 19, 2022
UNK students win 14 awards at national business conference
By Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News CHICAGO - University of Nebraska at Kearney students won a school-record 14 awards at the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) National Lead...
Jul 19, 2022 Nine UNK students attended last month’s FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference in Chicago. (Courtesy photo)
Two Arrested after Wrong Way I-80 Pursuit
Troopers arrested two people after a wrong way pursuit near North Platte on I-80 Friday. The Nebraska State Patrol was notified just before midnight Friday that the North Platte police was in pursuit ...
Jul 19, 2022
Man accused of kidnapping woman in 2019 headed to trial
A man accused of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2019 is scheduled to begin trial Monday. 26 year old William German is charged with first degree murder and two counts of kidnapping. According to co...
Jul 19, 2022 Ed Bierman / CC
Harmon Pool opening later this weekend
Harmon Pool will be opening late on Saturday and Sunday. The city of Kearney says that the pool should open between 1 and 3 pm Saturday July 23rd and Sunday the 24th, depending on when swim meets end....
Jul 19, 2022 Pierre Bamin / Unsplash
Man sentenced in Adams County for Meth
A man has been sentenced in Adams County Court for possession of Meth. 22 year old Payton Wynn plead no contest in May 13th to drug charges. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dismissed a separate ...
Jul 19, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
Kearney Sheriff's Office Investigates Electrocution Death
The Kearney County Sheriff's office is investigating the death of a man. On Saturday night near 9:30 p.m., Wilcox Fire and Rescue was dispatched to C Road north of Wilcox regarding a male that was ele...
Jul 18, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Rotary Partners with Dolly Parton Imagination Library
The Kearney Noon Rotary Club is announcing a new literacy program offered for Kearney children. Kearney Rotary will partner with the international Dolly Parton Imagination Library to provide books to ...
Jul 18, 2022 Johnny McClung / Unsplash
Concrete Work: 39th Street and 7th Avenue
The City of Kearney Public Works Department announces that beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 concrete repair will take place on 39th Street at the 7th Avenue intersection. West bound la...
Jul 18, 2022 Sandy Millar / Unsplash