Category Archives: KGFW News
Water tower raising postponed
Kearney's newest water tower will not be raised today. The raising was rescheduled to Monday morning from Saturday morning because of high winds, and was canceled Monday because of contractor availabi...
Jun 26, 2023
KGFW News Update 6/26/23
Authorities in Arizona have identified a body discovered in a fire pit as a missing teen from Gretna. Hastings Fire & Rescue responded to a report of a fire at Amigos Sunday. Troopers took one per...
Jun 26, 2023
Authorities in Arizona identify body discovered as missing teen from Gering
Authorities in Arizona have identified a body discovered in a fire pit as a missing teen from Gretna. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has identified the body discovered just an hour from Phoenix as 1...
Jun 23, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Unveiling of 1973 Time Capsule
The Fort Kearney Chapter Daughters of the Revolution will be holding a ceremony for the 1973 time capsule at Centennial Park. The ceremony will be on Friday June 30, 2023 at 4 p.m. on the southeast co...
Jun 23, 2023
One in custody after SWAT deployed in Minden
One is in custody after the NSP SWAT Team was deployed in Minden Thursday. At around 8:20 pm, the NSP Swat Team was activated for an incident in Minden where a woman had brandished a firearm and made ...
Jun 23, 2023 dogulove / CC
Downtown Street Closure for Kearney Sesquicentennial
The City of Kearney announces that the following streets will be closed on Saturday, June 24, 2023 beginning at 8:00 a.m.: 24th Street from 1st Avenue to Avenue A; and Central Avenue from the south si...
Jun 23, 2023 Cindy Shebley / CC
Community Olympiad 5K Run/Walk
The City of Kearney announces that the annual Community Olympiad 5K Walk/Run is scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2023 beginning at 6:30 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital. The participants will be using ...
Jun 23, 2023 Arek Adeoye / Unsplash
Water Tower Tank Raising
The City of Kearney Utilities Department announces the raising of the tank on the new water tower located near 48th Street and N Avenue. The raising will start at 8:30 am on Saturday, June 24, 2023 an...
Jun 23, 2023
KGFW News Update 6/23/23
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Rodney D. Bennett, as the 21st chancellor for UNL. June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. This weekend is Pleasanton's 10th Annual 4th of J...
Jun 23, 2023
Board of Regents approves new UNL Chancellor, tuition increases
Nebraska's Board of Regents approved a myriad of new proposals at their Thursday meeting, including the 2023-24 operating budget. The budget was the primary focus of the meeting, with President Ted Ca...
Jun 23, 2023 Yutaka Tsutano / CC