Category Archives: KGFW News
Grand Island Woman sentenced for Distribution of Methamphetamine.
A woman from Grand Island was sentenced to prison for distribution of Meth. 39 year old Erika Vargas of grand island was sentenced yesterday to ten years in federal prison for distribution of meth. Fo...
Apr 07, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
Dr. Chelsea Feusner resigning from Director of PreK-5th Education on June 30th
Dr. Chelsea Feusner has resigned her position as Director of PK-5 Education for Kearney Public Schools effective June 30, 2022. Dr. Feusner has been in her current position since 2019, and prior to th...
Apr 07, 2022
Nebraska Gov. Ricketts vetoes rental assistance bill
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has vetoed a bill that would force the state to apply for $120 million in federal pandemic rental assistance. The Republican governor argued that Nebraska is no longer in a...
Mar 30, 2022 Matt Johnson / CC
Nebraska advances bill to ease into new casino development
A bill that would ease Nebraska into new casino development while trying to prevent a surge in new facilities won first-round approval from lawmakers. Lawmakers advanced the measure through the first ...
Mar 30, 2022 Ted Murphy / CC
Chambers, economic developers back $391 million+ in ARPA recommendations
LINCOLN - A statewide coalition of chambers and economic developers Wednesday recognized legislative leaders for advancing $391 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) recommendations out of commit...
Mar 24, 2022 Scott Graham / Unsplash
Frank Museum reopening Saturday
Writer: Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News, 308.865.8529, ellysontd@unk.edu KEARNEY - The G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture is reopening Saturday with limited public hours. Located at 2010 Univers...
Mar 24, 2022
Lincoln woman gets probation in crash death of motorcyclist
A Lincoln woman has been sentenced to probation for causing a crash last year that killed a motorcyclist. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 19-year-old Kylie Hill was sentenced Friday to two years...
Mar 21, 2022 Brett Jordan / Unsplash
Omaha woman sentenced to 25 to 40 years in son's death
A 29-year-old Omaha woman has been sentenced to 25 to 40 years in prison for the death of her 8-month-old son. Mandy Watson De Garcia was sentenced this week after she pleaded no contest in January to...
Mar 21, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
Texas wildfires fueled by gusty winds prompt evacuations
Fire crews in Central Texas are struggling to contain massive, windswept wildfires that have burned homes, destroyed a church and left a local sheriff's deputy dead. Several wildfires have merged to f...
Mar 21, 2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region
Skywest Airlines to cease flights from Kearney Airport
Kearney's regional air carrier SkyWest based out of St. George Utah has informed the Department of Transportation they are dropping air service to more than 25 communities across the United States inc...
Mar 11, 2022