Category Archives: KGFW News
Hastings man sentenced to 30 years in prison for crash that killed two last year
A Hastings man is headed to prison for over 30 years in connection with a crash that killed two teenagers last year. 33-year-old Anthony Pingel was sentenced yesterday to a maximum of 42 years in pris...
Dec 06, 2022 Ed Bierman / CC
Grand Island man has been convicted of murder
Grand Island man Donald Anthony was convicted of First Degree murder yesterday. The charges stem from the stabbing death of Abdullah Farah, a homeless man that died following a struggle inside a Grand...
Dec 06, 2022 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
KGFW News Update 12-6-22
A jury found Grand Island man, 35-year-old Donald Anthony guilty of in the death of Abdullah Farah yesterday. Hastings man, 33-year-old Anthony Pingel was sentenced to a least 38 years in prison for t...
Dec 06, 2022
Road Closure of F Avenue at 31st Street
The City of Kearney Utilities Department announces the closure of F Avenue, at 31st Street, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022. Sanitary sewer manhole work will be taking place in the s...
Dec 05, 2022 Sandy Millar / Unsplash
Angel of Hope Candlelight Vigil Planned for December 6th
Parents who have lost a child are invited to remember their loved one at a candlelight vigil Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for parents to light a candle or lay a flower in ...
Dec 05, 2022 Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez / Unsplash
Get in the holiday spirit at UNK's G.W. Frank Museum
KEARNEY - The G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture is decked out for the holiday season. An annual tradition, the festive display features the glittering Grand Hall, as well as an 1890s Christmas ...
Dec 05, 2022 A holiday exhibit will be on display through mid-January at UNK’s G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture.
Omaha man sentenced for civil rights crimes
An Omaha man has been sentenced for civil rights crimes. 66-year-old Bruce Quinn was sentenced to four months in prison for interference with federally protected activities, a civil rights violation. ...
Dec 05, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
Governor Ricketts concluded trade mission to Japan last week
Last week, Governor Ricketts concluded a fourth successful trade mission to Japan. On Tuesday, the trade delegation met with the United States Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to discuss opportunities f...
Dec 05, 2022 Matt Johnson / CC
KGFW News Update 12-5-22
A Washington man accused of having multiple pounds of meth in his vehicle has been sentenced. Another involved in the January shooting death of Jared Shinpaugh has been sentenced. Nebraska State Patro...
Dec 05, 2022
A great success for Give Where You Live
Give Where You Live hit it out of the ballpark yesterday during their annual gift giving event and ended up raising over $1 million. The Kearney Area Community Foundation has been putting on Give Wher...
Dec 02, 2022