Category Archives: KGFW News
Broc Anderson discussing Kearney's history to kick off sesquicentennial celebration
Broc Anderson from Trails and Rails Museum will be presenting "Kearney's 150 Years" as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series hosted by the UNK Department of History. In 1873, Kearney was no different t...
Dec 30, 2022 This illustration provides an aerial view of Kearney in 1881. (Library of Congress)
New Year's Day Holiday Refuse Collection Schedule
City of Kearney Sanitation Division announces that due to the upcoming New Year's Day Holiday, the following changes will be in effect Monday, January 2nd through Friday, January 6 for the refuse coll...
Dec 30, 2022 Kinga Lopatin / Unsplash
CNPPID opens eagle view building for the season
(HOLDREGE, Neb.) - The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District will once again provide eagle-watching opportunities to the public this winter. The regular viewing season will begin at Ce...
Dec 30, 2022 Andy Morffew / CC
City of Holdrege release drinking water notice
The City of Holdrege has taken a well offline after nitrate contaminates were found above standard level Tuesday. Two water samples were taken from the well December 7 and December 21. The tests found...
Dec 29, 2022 manu schwendener / Unsplash
Grand Island Police arrest Arizona man who kidnapped Utah boy
Grand Island Police arrested an Arizona man who kidnapped a 13-year-old boy from Utah. According to Grand Island Police, at approximately 1:56 am Wednesday morning police were notified of suspicious a...
Dec 29, 2022 Courtesy Hall County Corrections
Woman killed in fatal crash Wednesday
A woman was killed in a fatal crash Wednesday afternoon outside of Grand Island. According to Hall County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a crash at approximately 4:50 p.m. Wednesday at U.S. H...
Dec 29, 2022
Nebraska minimum wage set to increase January 1st
Nebraska's minimum wage is set to increase coming January 1st. The state's minimum wage will increase yearly until hitting 15 dollars per hour in 2026. Those at the state's current minimum wage of 9 d...
Dec 29, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC
KGFW News Update 12-29-22
Grand Island Police arrested an Arizona man who kidnapped a 13-year-old boy from Utah. A man was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Grand Island. A Lincoln counselor has been charged wi...
Dec 29, 2022
Train strikes grain trailer Tuesday morning near Gibbon
A train struck a semi trailer hauling grain Tuesday morning. On Tuesday at approximately 9 a.m. a Buffalo County Sheriff's Deputy observed a train strike a semi trailer while on patrol. A semi had bee...
Dec 28, 2022 Brian Arechiga / CC
One in serious condition following crash between two semi on I-80
One person is in serious condition following a crash that closed one lane of I-80 yesterday. The crash, which involved two semis happened at around 9 am Tuesday when one semi rear-ended another on I-8...
Dec 28, 2022 Guy Donges / CC