Category Archives: KGFW News
St Paul Police alert residents of scams posing as Sherriff's Office
St Paul Police Department is advising citizens to stay alert of scammer calls impersonating as Howard County Sheriff's Office. According to St Paul Police several individuals have received a call from...
Jun 09, 2023 Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash
KGFW News Update 6-9-23
St Paul Police Department advises it's citizens to stay alert of scammer calls impersonating Howard County Sheriff's Office. A lake in Fort Kearney has tested positive for E. Coli. The Buffalo County ...
Jun 09, 2023
Governor Pillen temporarily waives trucker regulations on fuel
Governor Jim Pillen temporarily waived regulations for truckers hauling needed fuels. On Tuesday Governor Pillen issued Executive Order 23-10 to temporarily allow drivers to work extended hours to hau...
Jun 08, 2023 sippakorn yamkasikorn / Unsplash
Water Main project work in Hastings set to continue
Work will be continuing on the Hastings downtown water main project. The project was paused in April for the Downtown Do the Brew event. The contractor for the water main work, Van Kirk Bros., then le...
Jun 08, 2023 Steve Shook / CC
BCSO provide over 90 hours of additional coverage during Click It or Ticket campaign
Buffalo County Sheriff's Office recently completed its Click It or Ticket Selective Enforcement campaign. The activity ran from May 15th to June 4th with deputies accounting for over 90 hours of addit...
Jun 08, 2023 Ken Hawkins / CC
Kearney Public Library offering free automotive database
Kearney Public Library is now offering library card holders free online access to the automotive repair database Chilton Library! ChiltonLibrary is an authoritative vehicle database trusted by automot...
Jun 08, 2023 Kaitlyn Baker / Unsplash
Willa Cather statue unveiled as newest addition to National Statuary Hall
Nebraska author Willa Cather has officially joined the National Statuary Hall. A bronze statue of Cather was unveiled Wednesday morning in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Cather joins ...
Jun 08, 2023
KGFW News Update 6-8-23
Grand Island Police Department referred a headstone business to the county attorney. Governor Jim Pillen temporarily waived regulations for truckers hauling needed fuels. The Annual Relay for Life of ...
Jun 08, 2023
JoAnn in Grand Island closing
JoAnn in the Conestoga Mall will be closing. The store, which has operated in Grand Island since the 1970s, will be closing its doors at 6 pm Sunday. A joint statement issued by Woodsonia, the company...
Jun 07, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
GIPD concludes investigation into Monument Advisors
Grand Island Police Department has concluded its nearly two-month-long investigation into Monument Advisors in Grand Island and forwarded 37 of 59 reported incidents to the Hall County Attorney's Offi...
Jun 07, 2023 Mediamodifier / Unsplash