Category Archives: KGFW News
TRPHD's COVID-19 Daily Case Update: 242 cases
KEARNEY, Neb. (TRPHD) - Two Rivers Public Health Department is reporting current daily numbers. This press release captures test results for a moment in time. Due to continuous test processing these n...
Apr 20, 2020
CCC to Benefit from CARES
NEBRASKA - Central Community College will receive nearly $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education to assist with COVID-related expenses. The allocation is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief...
Apr 20, 2020
"Pay It Sideways" new COVID-19 relief fund for Kearney area non-profits
KEARNEY, Neb. (KACF) - Two local women with ties to the Kearney Area Community Foundation announced today that they created a fund to help support nonprofits serving those individuals in need due to t...
Apr 20, 2020
Barricaded subject had pointed gun at others
KEARNEY, Neb. (KGFW) - Police responded to a Kearney apartment complex Friday afternoon to a report of a suicidal female pointing a gun at other people. The individual had barricaded themselves in a 2...
Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19 Daily Case Update: TRPHD 74, CDHD 425
Central District Health Department (CDHD) reports a total of 425 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases as of 2:00 p.m. today. The total number of lab-confirmed cases is 65 greater than yesterday's report of 36...
Apr 17, 2020
Nebraska Pharmacist Arrested and Charged with Firebombing Plot
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Nebraska pharmacist was arrested today on charges related to an alleged conspiracy to use explosives, specifically Molotov cocktails, to firebomb and destroy a competitor pharmacy....
Apr 17, 2020
Deputy shoots man who slipped massive manhunt
DEWEESE, Neb. (KGFW) - A manhunt that began Tuesday ended when a Nuckolls County Deputy shot and wounded the suspect yesterday afternoon in Deweese. Authorities say 44-year-old Wesley Blessing is accu...
Apr 17, 2020
Further Testing at Central Nebraska Veterans' Home Reveals Two Teammates, No Additional Members with COVID-19
KEARNEY, Neb. - Testing of members and teammates at the Central Nebraska Veterans' Home (CNVH) has revealed two more cases of COVID-19. Both of the individuals who tested positive were teammates worki...
Apr 16, 2020
Wrong response to COVID-19
Pictured: State Sens. Steve Halloran (left) & Steve Erdman By State Sens. Steve Erdman and Steve Halloran We, Sen. Steve Erdman (LD47) and Sen. Steve Halloran (LD33), have received numerous emails...
Apr 16, 2020
Gov. Ricketts Issues Executive Order to Provide Childcare Relief, Announces COVID-19 Business Response Survey
Gov. Ricketts (podium) and President of the University of Nebraska System Ted Carter (back left) at today's press conference. LINCOLN - This afternoon, Governor Pete Ricketts issued an executive order...
Apr 15, 2020