Category Archives: KGFW News
Kearney Cinema 8 damaged by mother nature's unwelcomed sequel
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - Kearney Cinema 8 manager Bobby Wilson says that, two years to the date of the 2019 floods, the theater has once again been "destroyed" by mother nature. The strong weekend storm...
Jul 12, 2021 Kearney Cinema 8 movie theaters sustained significant interior damage as strong storms swept through Nebraska the evening of July 9 into the morning hours of July 10, 2021. Photo by Liz Macias.
NOW HIRING: Plenty of jobs despite low unemployment
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - Nebraska is ahead of the game with a low unemployment rate. But it's also struggling since there are still many jobs left vacant and in dire need to be filled. Some jobs that ar...
Jul 08, 2021 Random Retail / CC
Man serving 130 to 229 years dies in prison
TECUMSEH, Neb. (NDOC) - John Zalme #31008, age 74, died this morning at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI). His sentence started January 27, 1977. Zalme was serving a sentence of 130 t...
Jul 08, 2021
NSP Seeks Information Regarding Missing Jefferson County Woman
LINCOLN, Neb. (NSP) - The Nebraska State Patrol is seeking any information regarding the disappearance of a Jefferson County woman. Linda Dillard, 55, has been missing since the early morning hours of...
Jul 08, 2021
Kearney Volunteer Fire Department dispatched early hours Wednesday to structure fire
The Kearney Volunteer Fire Department was notified of a fire near 39th and Imperial street before 2 a.m. Dispatched members arrived to the scene and identified a large structure to be the source of th...
Jun 23, 2021
Troopers Make Arrest After Multiple Incidents near Kearney
June 22, 2021 (Kearney, Neb.) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested an Illinois man following multiple incidents in central Nebraska Monday evening into Tuesday. At approximately 5:3...
Jun 22, 2021
Kearney restaurant fined, ordered to pay back wages
KEARNEY, NE - A federal court has ordered a Kearney pizza and burger restaurant and its owner to pay $17,216 - $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - to 13 workers after the ...
Jun 22, 2021
Nebraska tax collections surge past expectations in May
Nebraska government tax collections surged well above projections in May, with the state collecting $297 million more than expected. The Nebraska Department of Revenue on Tuesday reported net tax rece...
Jun 15, 2021
Investigation continues after remains ID'd as missing woman
LINCOLN, Neb. (KGFW) - Human remains found last week at Pawnee Lake have been identified as those of 23-year-old Carly Schaaf. The Lincoln Police Dept. said Saturday that an autopsy confirmed identify...
Jun 14, 2021 Forensic detective working at a crime scene
Three die in northeast Nebraska crash
NELIGH, Neb. (KGFW) - Three people died in a Friday afternoon crash in Neligh. The State Patrol says it happened about 1pm at the junction of Highways 14 and 275. Troopers believe a southbound semi fa...
Jun 14, 2021