Category Archives: KGFW News
G.W. Frank Museum hosting open house June 24th
The G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture is hosting a free open house 2-4 p.m. June 24 as part of Kearney's sesquicentennial celebration. Several descendants of the Frank and Scoutt families will ...
Jun 12, 2023
Nebraska set to receive over $65 million in opioid settlement agreements
The Nebraska Attorney General's Office announced Friday the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Following successf...
Jun 12, 2023 James Yarema / Unsplash
Nebraska's rural schoolhouses of the past presentation
WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series HOSTED BY: UNK Department of History TITLE: "Extinct Education: Nebraska's Rural School Past" TOPIC: In 1917, Nebraska had 7,000 one-room schoolhouses. By 1984, the numb...
Jun 12, 2023
Troopers locate 55 pounds of cocaine
Troopers located 55 pounds of cocaine at an eastbound I-80 rest stop near York. On Friday, a trooper contacted a driver about a vehicle license plate violation. During the encounter, criminal activity...
Jun 12, 2023 Courtesy of Nebraska State Patrol
KGFW News Update 6-12-23
Charges against a Stapleton superintendent accused of assaulting a man have been dismissed. Nebraska is expected to receive over $65 million from opioid settlement agreements. Senator Pete Rickets and...
Jun 12, 2023
Trails and Rails museum holding back to back events Saturday.
The Buffalo County Historical Society's Trails and Rails Museum will be holding back-to-back events this Saturday. The first event, taking place from 10 am to 1 pm will be the 38th annual Wagons West ...
Jun 09, 2023
"We Stayed" sculpture at Archway Monument has been completed
The final pieces of the "We Stayed" sculpture at the Great Platte River Archway Monument have been dedicated. The pieces, two plow horses, are the final parts of the seven-piece sculpture, created by ...
Jun 09, 2023 Shelby L. Bell / CC
Annual Relay for Life taking place today at Harmon Park
The Annual Relay For Life event will be taking place today at Harmon Park. Relay for Life, the world's largest volunteer-based fundraising event, annually raises money towards their mission to save li...
Jun 09, 2023 Daniel Max / CC
Kearney Rescue Cat Shoe Collection
The Kearney Rescue Cats will be hosting their annual Big Shoe Collection this weekend. This Saturday June 10, KRC will be taking gently worn used shoes at Family Fresh and the south Pump & Pantry ...
Jun 09, 2023 Radek Skrzypczak / Unsplash
E. Coli confirmed positive at Fort Kearney
A lake in Fort Kearney has tested positive for E. Coli. According to the Two Rivers Public Health Department, Lake number 1 in Fort Kearney State Historical Park tested positive for E. Coli. It's advi...
Jun 09, 2023