Category Archives: KGFW News
KGFW News Update 2-23-23
An Aurora man who had dismissed charges related to a fatal pedestrian car crash last year is facing the same charges again. A North Platte woman faces three years imprisonment for drug trafficking. A ...
Feb 23, 2023
Lexington man sentenced on unlawful possession of firearm
A Lexington man was sentenced to over 5 years in prison for unlawful firearm possession. On Friday in federal court, Bath Par Kuol, 27, was sentenced to 63 months of imprisonment for being a felon in ...
Feb 22, 2023 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
UNK students use puppet, other props to teach preschoolers about dental health
KEARNEY - Addison Knoll may have discovered a new talent Tuesday morning. For 30 minutes, the University of Nebraska at Kearney freshman played the part of "Sparkles the Monkey," a plush puppet whose ...
Feb 22, 2023 First Lutheran Preschool student Steeley Wagner practices her toothbrushing technique with UNK freshman Cori Combs during Tuesday’s oral hygiene event. (Photo by Erika Pritchard, UNK Communications)
NDVA receives Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award
On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough presented the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs (NDVA) with an Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence award in reco...
Feb 22, 2023 NDVA Director John Hilgert receiving Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award from VA Secretary Denis McDonough (right) and NASDVA President James Hartsell of Florida (left).
KGFW News Update 2-22-23
A Kearney man's death following a workplace accident is under investigation. A Lexington Man was sentenced to over 5 years in prison for unlawful firearm possession. Four Dawson County businesses fail...
Feb 22, 2023
Concordia Chamber Choir Tour stop at Holy Cross
Concordia University's Chamber Choir is going on their Nebraska/Iowa tour, with a stop at Kearney's Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Music in the program includes songs from the Rennaissance era, Baroque e...
Feb 21, 2023
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
The Behavioral Health and Education Center (BHECN) is holding another Adult Mental Health First Aid Training. Training is open to those in or going into the mental health profession, community members...
Feb 21, 2023 Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash
Train derailment near Gothenburg
A Union Pacific train derailed neat Gothenburg in the early hours Tuesday. At approximately 1:45 a.m. 31 Union Pacific coal train cars derailed three miles southeast of Gothenburg. A UP spokesperson s...
Feb 21, 2023
KGFW News Update 2-21-23
A judge ordered a York man charged in the shooting death of his wife to be held without bond. Grand Island Police are investigating an incident where two suspects stole customer credit cards. An inmat...
Feb 21, 2023
Good Samaritan recognized as one of the best hospitals in America
KEARNEY-CHI Health Good Samaritan is ranked in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide for superior clinical performance according to a recent press release distributed by Healthgrades. Healthgra...
Feb 21, 2023