Category Archives: KGFW News
Two Rivers Public Health Dept area DHM extended to May 31
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - City of Kearney officials learned Friday morning that the Directed Health Measure, calling for enforcement of numerous restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, has been...
May 01, 2020
State using UNK residence halls to serve as care site for COVID-19
KEARNEY, Neb. (UNK) - As part of an agreement between the University of Nebraska system and State of Nebraska, two UNK residence halls are serving as alternative care sites for individuals required to...
May 01, 2020
Edgar man arrested in child pornography investigation
EDGAR, Neb. (NSP) - Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Technical Crimes Division have arrested an Edgar man following an investigation into child pornography. The investigation began w...
May 01, 2020
Deputy injured in crash, driver arrested on multiple charges
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (NSP) - Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested a Michigan man following a crash on Interstate 80 that injured a Keith County Sheriff's Deputy. At approximately 8:00 p...
May 01, 2020
Fire closes Kearney landfill Thursday afternoon
Photo: Andrew Mihm, KGFW KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - City news release: The City of Kearney announces that the Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill, located at 6711 West 56th Street, will be closed for...
Apr 30, 2020
GI man surrenders following overnight standoff
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KGFW) - A 55-year-old Grand Island man was arrested about 2 o'clock this morning following a 5-hour standoff after the man's wife reported that he had threatened and assaulted her....
Apr 29, 2020
Hot Meals USA receives $12,000 in donations
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - Hot Meals USA continues to feed those in need amid the coronavirus crisis in Kearney. The organization formed to respond in the wake of disasters has produced about 40,000 meals...
Apr 28, 2020
Gov. Ricketts Announces Upcoming Changes to Directed Health Measures, Deploys Additional Resources to Track Spread of Virus
This article is a press release from the office of Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts. PHOTO: Gov. Ricketts (podium), DHHS CEO Dannette R. Smith (standing, second from left), and Crime Commission Executi...
Apr 24, 2020
Felony charges dismissed in UNK campus sexual assault
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - Felony sexual assault charges have been dismissed against two former UNK students charged in an on-campus assault. The Kearney Hub reports 20-year-olds Prestin Melroy and Zachar...
Apr 24, 2020
Nebraska corn farmers to invest nearly $2.7 billion to plant 10.5 million acres
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska corn farmers will plant 10.5 million acres of corn in 2020 according to the latest Prospective Plantings report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is ...
Apr 23, 2020