Category Archives: KGFW News
Gov. Ricketts Rescinds Executive Order for Driver and Vehicle Requirements
Photo: KGFW Program Director Andy Mihm keeps all of his old license plates. Do you keep yours? LINCOLN, Neb. (State of Nebraska) – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts rescinded Executive Order 20-05 a...
Jul 02, 2020
Grandmother capsizes kayak near Kearney Archway, reunited with grandchildren
KEARNEY, Neb. – (KGFW) A woman that fell out of her kayak and was separated from her grandchildren near the Kearney Archway was safely found last night by Kearney Police. KPD Lieutenant Kevin Th...
Jul 02, 2020
Final Defendant Sentenced in O’Neill Harboring Case
O’NEILL, Neb. (DOJ) – July 1, 2020 – United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that the last of 15 individual defendants from Juan Pablo Sanchez-Delgado's scheme to harbor and explo...
Jul 01, 2020
Hastings Postal Employee Convicted for Opening of U.S. Mail
HASTINGS, Neb. (DOJ) – June 30, 2020 – United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Renee L. Coats, 58, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by Chief United States Dist...
Jul 01, 2020
Armed Robbery Arrest in Kearney
KEARNEY, Neb. – A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man which occurred on June 24 at 6 Boa Drive in Kearney. Jamiee Williams Sr was arres...
Jul 01, 2020
Dive team responds to Johnson Lake crash
JOHNSON LAKE, Neb. – The Gosper County Sheriff’s Office was called to a crash Saturday evening at Johnson Lake. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s office, a 2006 Jeep wa...
Jul 01, 2020
Kearney Police investigating car vandalism reports
KEARNEY, Neb. – (KGFW) Kearney Police are continuing to ask for assistance in finding the suspect/suspects that had vandalized more than 80 vehicles between late Monday night and early Tuesday m...
Jul 01, 2020
Multiple pursuits lead to arrests by troopers
LINCOLN, Neb. (NSP) – June 30, 2020 – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested two people following pursuits near Lincoln and Scottsbluff. At approximately 6:00 p.m. MT ...
Jun 30, 2020
Troopers assaulted after removing man from I-80
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (NSP) – June 30, 2020 – Two troopers were assaulted during a situation which began with a report of a man walking into traffic on Interstate 80 near Grand Island. Troope...
Jun 30, 2020
2020 Nebraska State Fair is a Go – Showcasing 4-H and FFA Youth
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Nebraska State Fair Board voted to hold a 2020 State Fair showcasing 4-H and FFA competitions and exhibitions. While the Fair will look different than it has in the past...
Jun 30, 2020