Category Archives: KGFW News
NSP 67th Class graduates Friday
The recruits of the Nebraska State Patrol's 67th Basic Recruit Class will graduate during a ceremony at the Nebraska State Capitol this Friday, June 16, 2023. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. i...
Jun 15, 2023 Jim Bowen / CC
Taste of Downtown
Get a taste of downtown Kearney this weekend. Taste of Kearney is this weekend, Saturday June 17 and runs between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Participants will get to sample new creations made just for Taste ...
Jun 15, 2023 Andra C Taylor Jr / Unsplash
Governor Pillen and other republican governors send letter to Congress in response to California Prop 12
Governor Jim Pillen has joined other Republican governors in urging congressional leaders to support the reintroduction of the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act. Governor Pillen and Iowa Gov...
Jun 15, 2023
KGFW News Update 6-15-23
Kearney firefighters responded to a structure fire Wednesday. A Hastings Man was arrested after allegedly threatening his neighbors with a weapon. Holdrege Police arrested two people on drug charges. ...
Jun 15, 2023
KFVD extinguish Wednesday morning structure fire
Kearney Volunteer Firefighter responded to a structure fire Wednesday morning. According to KVFD, on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 7500 block of ...
Jun 14, 2023 Courtesy of Kearney Volunteer Fire Department
Nebraska Senior Games registration open
Registration is now open for Nebraska Senior Games. Games will be held in Kearney August 3-6. Men and women, age 50 and over, as of December 31, 2023, are eligible to participate. A wide variety of ev...
Jun 14, 2023 Ben Hershey / Unsplash
GIPS Teacher contract ended at school board meeting Tuesday.
A four-hour hearing with the Grand Island Public Schools board has left a middle school finances teacher out of a job. The school board voted unanimously Tuesday to end Philip Zlomke's contract. Zlomk...
Jun 14, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Hastings man charged with threatening neighbors with firearm
A Hastings man has been charged with threatening neighbors with a rifle Monday. At around 5:45 pm at the 100th block of East 4th Street, officers responded to a report of a man pointing a weapon at an...
Jun 14, 2023 Ken Hawkins / CC
SCALES investigates inmate death in Buffalo County Jail
South Central Area Law enforcement is investigating an inmate's death in Buffalo County Jail. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday at 7:20 a.m., inmate Craig A. Martin, 55, of ...
Jun 14, 2023
Kearney Public Schools: Year-Round Commitment to Education
There is a common misconception that educators and staff enjoy summers off. While students may have a break from classes, the dedication and hard work of the KPS administration office, school secretar...
Jun 14, 2023