Category Archives: KGFW News
Trial Date for St. Paul man connected to deadly crash set
The trial date for a St. Paul charged in connection to a deadly crash North of Grand Island has been set for October 2nd. Gary Williams, 62, is charged with felony motor vehicle homicide, DUI second o...
Jun 22, 2023
Grand Island funeral home holding barbeque for first responders
A Grand Island funeral home is holding a barbeque to give back to first responders. Owner of the All Faiths Funeral Home, Dan Naranjo says that first responders lay down their lives for our safety and...
Jun 22, 2023 Bryan Maleszyk / CC
UNK summer camp inspires next generation of cybersecurity professionals
KEARNEY - How important are cybersecurity specialists? Ask the U.S. Department of Energy, British Airways, University System of Georgia and countless other government agencies, public organizations an...
Jun 22, 2023 UNK associate professor Angela Hollman, center, leads an activity during the Super GenCyber Girls Camp. About 50 students entering grades six through nine are attending the weeklong event. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)
Grand Island man sentenced for false COVID-19 vaccination card
A Grand Island man was sentenced for possession of false COVID-19 vaccination card bearing U.S. insignia. In federal court, Jason C. Olderbak, 35, was sentenced to two years probation for unlawful pos...
Jun 22, 2023 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
Rodney D. Bennett approved as UNL's 21st Chancellor
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents today unanimously approved the appointment of Rodney D. Bennett, Ed.D., as the 21st chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Bennett, named last mo...
Jun 22, 2023
KGFW News Update 6/22/23
A Grand Island Man was sentenced for possession of a false COVID-19 card with US insignia. A Waco man is facing burglary charges regarding a missile silo. Two missing juveniles have been located. A Gr...
Jun 22, 2023
Trial date set for Arizona man accused of sexually assaulting teen
A trial date for an Arizona man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy has been set. Tadashi Kojima, 27, is scheduled for trial on August 16th for four counts of first-degree sexual assault ...
Jun 21, 2023
Merrick County Sheriff's Office respond to vehicle fire Monday
Merrick County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a vehicle fire Monday. According to MCSO, deputies responded to the 800 block of 3rd Road between D and E Roads in rural Merrick County about a gr...
Jun 21, 2023 Courtesy Merrick County Sheriff's Office
Central and Dawson PPD to vote second time on consolidation documents
The boards of The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District and Dawson Public Power District plan to vote again on the documents required for their consolidation next month. The boards wil...
Jun 21, 2023
Law enforcement identify deceased man on locomative
Law enforcement have identified the body of a deceased man that was found on a locomotive earlier this week. Authorities have identified the man as Bervardino Rodriguez Gonzalez, 56, of Altamira, Tama...
Jun 21, 2023