Category Archives: KGFW News
Road Closures for Annual YMCA Turkey Trot
The YMCA will be holding its 20th annual Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Due to the race, certain street and avenues will be temporaly closed. The following streets will...
Nov 23, 2022 Sandy Millar / Unsplash
Nebraska Cattlemen Announces Young Cattlemen's Connections Class of 2023
The Nebraska Cattlemen has announced the Young Cattlemen's Connections Class of 2023. Ten individuals from around and near the state were selected for the two-year program. YCC members will be given e...
Nov 23, 2022
City of Kearney commits $5M to new Rural Health Building at UNK
KEARNEY - The city of Kearney is committing $5 million to a University of Nebraska project that will enhance health care education and training in the state. City council members voted unanimously Tue...
Nov 23, 2022 The Rural Health Education Building at UNK will address critical health care workforce shortages in the state by expanding opportunities for students to study, train and eventually practice in central and western Nebraska.
KGFW News Update 11-23-22
The City of Kearney approved last night to support and allocate 5 million dollars to the University of Nebraska as Kearney's Rural Health Building. Many residents spoke against a proposed crypto data ...
Nov 23, 2022
Two More Injured in Hunting related Accidents
Two more men were injured in separate hunting accidents marking them as third and fourth hunting incidents reported in 2022. The fourth accident happened Sunday evening in Red Willow County. On Nov. 2...
Nov 22, 2022 Erik Karits / Unsplash
San Francisco Man Sentenced to Thirteen Years for Transporting Drugs
A San Francisco man was sentenced to over a decade in prison on drug charges. Ricardo Jiminez-Noveno, 29, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to a term of 156 months in prison for possession o...
Nov 22, 2022 Clyde Robinson / CC
KGFW News Update 11-22-22
A teen connected to the January shooting that killed 31-year-old Jared Shinpaugh has been sentenced. A Grand Island Man was sentenced to 10 years for distribution of methamphetamine. Two more men were...
Nov 22, 2022
Teen behind KHS lockdown placed in Juvenile Center
A 17-year-old teen that was in possession of a BB Gun that placed Kearney Highschool under lockdown Thursday has been placed at a Juvenile Center. On Friday, the Kearney Police Department released an ...
Nov 21, 2022
Grand Island Woman Arrested for Elder Finacial Exploitation
A Grand Island woman was arrested for elder financial exploitation based on a case from California. On Friday, Hall County Sheriff's Office arrested Constance Reimers, 65, of Grand Island in an invest...
Nov 21, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Grand Island Man Faces 19 years for Drug Charges
A Grand Island man is facing 19 years for distributing methamphetamine. A federal judge sentenced Austin Kober, 24, of Grand Island, Nebraska, to a term of 228 months' imprisonment for distribution of...
Nov 21, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash