Category Archives: KGFW News
Nebraska continues to weather COVID-19
LINCOLN, Neb. (KGFW) – Daily positive coronavirus tests continue to trend lower in Nebraska, after increasing in the second-half of July. 214 positive tests were reported Wednesday. About 1,200 ...
Aug 12, 2020
Victim identified in Kearney County Hit and Run incident
KEARNEY COUNTY, Neb. (KGFW) – A 43-year-old man killed in a Kearney County vehicle-pedestrian hit and run has been identified. The Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Hines was struck on Hig...
Aug 12, 2020
Nebraskans Should Be Alert For Online Shopping Scams
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Attorney General, OCIO, and the Nebraska Department of Banking join together to encourage consumers to be especially vigilant when shopping online. In the past 30 da...
Aug 12, 2020
Troopers Recover Stolen Vehicle Driven by 14-Year-Old
AUGUST 12, 2020 (LINCOLN, NEB.) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested multiple people following a traffic stop in Lincoln. At approximately 4:20 p.m. ...
Aug 12, 2020
Kearney County Sheriff's Office Investigating Tuesday Hit and Run
UPDATE: KEARNEY COUNTY, Neb. (KGFW) – A 43-year-old man killed in a Kearney County vehicle-pedestrian hit and run has been identified. The Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Hines was struc...
Aug 11, 2020
Kearney Dawn Rotary, HelpCare Clinic Partner for “Distancing Together” Fundraiser
KEARNEY, Neb. - Kearney Dawn Rotary Club is partnering with HelpCare Clinic to raise funds for their support of patients without health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort called "Dist...
Aug 11, 2020
COVID-19 Update 8/7/20: 3.6% Test Nebraska positive rate; TRPHD board endorses masks
LINCOLN, Neb. (KGFW) – Test Nebraska statistics for July were released by the state Thursday. More than 55,000 tests were administered during the month – an average of about 1,800 per day....
Aug 07, 2020
Dobytown Kiwanis Backpack Project major success during pandemic
KEARNEY, Neb. – Dobytown Kiwanis Club of Kearney held its annual Back 2 School Link Backpack project over a five-day period at Horizon Middle School with 1,300 school backpacks packed with schoo...
Aug 06, 2020
UNK adds event approval process
KEARNEY, Neb. (UNK) - The University of Nebraska at Kearney has established an event approval committee to ensure safety guidelines are followed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The six-member committee ...
Aug 06, 2020
UNK reporting 23 cases of COVID-19
KEARNEY, Neb. – (KGFW) The University of Nebraska-Kearney has reported 23 cases of COVID-19 among students, athletes, coaches and faculty. Team practices have been cancelled since July 24th afte...
Aug 05, 2020