Category Archives: KGFW News
Troopers Arrest Two, Locate 186 LBs of Marijuana in Traffic Stop
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (NSP) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after locating more than 180 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop Saturday. At approximately 7:45 a.m. ...
May 18, 2021
Woman Sentenced for Making a False Statement to Law Enforcement Officials
OMAHA, Neb. (DOJ) Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced Leagsaidh Hargreaves, age 25, of Walthill, Nebraska, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for Making a False St...
May 18, 2021
$2,000 Cash Reward offered in connection with Kearney shooting
KEARNEY, Neb. (KPD) - A $2,000 cash reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for a shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning (...
May 18, 2021
KPD investigates early morning shooting
KEARNEY, Neb. (KPD) - Kearney Police responded to the area of the 800 block of W. 27th Street at approximately 2:15 a.m. (Saturday, 5/15/21) to investigate a report of possible gunshots. A short time ...
May 15, 2021
Former North Platte Man Convicted for Transportation of Child Pornography
OMAHA, Neb. (DOJ) - Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Nathanael J. Brown, 28, formerly of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by Chief United States District Ju...
May 14, 2021
Federal Arrest Made in Series of Threatening Hoax Calls to Omaha Area Schools and Businesses
OMAHA, Neb. (DOJ) - Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that FBI agents arrested Andrew Isaac Abrams of Tucson, Arizona, today on a complaint charging Abrams with transmitting a series o...
May 14, 2021
Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Identity Theft and Reentry Crimes
OMAHA, Neb. (DOJ) - Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Oscar Ramos-Garcia, 37, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for false representation of a social securit...
May 14, 2021 Best Law
Nebraska Attorney General Peterson Joins 22 State Coalition Defending Arkansas' Down Syndrome Abortion Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (Press Release) - Today, Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a Missouri-led coalition of 22 states, filing an amicus brief in support of an Arkansas law that would prohibit abortions s...
May 14, 2021
Nebraska Identifies B.1.617 Variant of COVID-19
Vaccination is the best form of protection against COVID-19 LINCOLN, Neb. (NDHHS) - The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Nebraska Public Health Lab (NPHL) have confirmed that the B.1...
May 14, 2021
Career and technical courses lead to higher graduation rates
(KGFW) - A new report shows career and technical education is leading to higher high school graduation rates in Nebraska and South Dakota. The study, a partnership between state education leaders and ...
May 13, 2021 Dennis Yang / CC