Category Archives: KGFW News
Pub Quiz at Cunningham's Journal
Kearney Public Library's "Pub Quiz at Cunningham's Journal" will be held on Tuesday, May 16 from 7:30 pm-9:30 pm. Teams of one to six people will answer 30 trivia questions in one hour. The theme this...
May 09, 2023 Andra C Taylor Jr / Unsplash
Concrete work Wednesday on 17th Ave and 54th St
Beginning Wednesday, May 10, concrete work will take place on the 17th Avenue and 54th Street intersection. Northbound traffic on 17th Avenue will be reduced to the inside lane. Work is expected to be...
May 09, 2023 Cindy Shebley / CC
KGFW News Update 5-9-23
A Burwell bait shop received substantial damage from a collision overnight Monday. Nebraska state patrol arrested a California man following a fatal crash in Sidney. A Friday night fight in Grand Isla...
May 09, 2023
Ponytail Softball registration currently open
The Kearney Park and Recreation Department is currently accepting registration for Ponytail Softball for girls, ages 6-10 years old. The program will be held from May 31 - June 27. Girls ages six-seve...
May 08, 2023 Mark Duffel / Unsplash
Six Nebraskans honored for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Six Nebraskan's were recently recognized for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month. The ceremony was held at the Thompson Alumni Center on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus May, ...
May 08, 2023 From left: Hong Zheng, Huong Truong, UNO Chancellor Joanne Li, U.S. Congressman Don Bacon, Deepak Gangahar, Sung Jo, and State Senator ita Sanders.
U.S. Congressman Don Bacon present UNO Chancellor Joanne Li with a certificate for a Congressional Floor Speech honoring Li on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in Omaha, Nebraska.
KPD Click It or Ticket Campaign
The Kearney Police Department will be participating and joining several agencies across the nation in their Click It or Ticket campaign. During this enforcement campaign, officers will be doing extra ...
May 08, 2023 Alexandria Gilliott / Unsplash
Regulations for truckers transporting fuel temporarily waived
Regulations are temporarily waived for truckers transporting fuels. Governor Jim Pillen issued Executive Order 23-09 Friday in response to regional fuel shortages. The order temporarily allows drivers...
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Kimball woman arrested following pursuit Thursday
A Kimball woman was arrested following a pursuit Thursday. According to the Nebraska State Patrol on May 4 at 9:10 p.m. a westbound Infiniti G37 was seen driving 117 miles per hour on Interstate 80 ne...
May 08, 2023
KGFW News Update 5-8-23
A Kimball woman was arrested following a pursuit. Regulations are temporarily waived for truckers transporting fuels. Six Nebraskans were recently recognized for Asian American and Pacific Islander He...
May 08, 2023
Nebraska Tobacco Quitline offering free quit medication
The Nebraska Tobacco Quitline is offering additional free quit medication now through June 30. The Quitline is offering a one-time shipment of a two-week supply of nicotine patches, and choice of nico...
May 05, 2023 Andres Siimon / Unsplash