Barricaded Subject – 4847 10th Avenue

On January 19, 2020, at approximately 11:45 p.m., officers of the Kearney Police Department were called to 4847 10th Avenue in Northwest Kearney in regards to a report that an adult male subject was armed with a knife and had barricaded himself in a garag...

Sanitary Sewer Manhole Reconstruction

The City of Kearney and Midlands Contracting announce sanitary sewer manhole reconstruction shall start Tuesday, January 21, 2020 and be completed by Monday, January 27, 2020, weather permitting.  13th Street will be closed to traffic from Centra...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Refuse Collection Schedule

The City of Kearney, Sanitation Division, announces the following changes will be in effect for the refuse collection system and the Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill, due to the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 20, 2020.

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Storytelling Festival Kickoff at the Kearney Public Library

Celebrate the Kearney Area Storytelling Festival with national award-winning storytellers Noa Baum and Adam Booth who will be featured during the week-long festival.

• Tuesday, January 21 at 7:00 pm Noa Baum will kick-off the festival at Kearney Public Libra...

Barricaded Subject – 4847 10th Avenue

On January 19, 2020, at approximately 11:45 p.m., officers of the Kearney Police Department were called to 4847 10th Avenue in Northwest Kearney in regards to a report that an adult male subject was armed with a knife and had barricaded himself in a garag...

Post Event Statistics: You Drink, You Drive, You Lose Crackdown

Kearney Police Department (KPD) recently took part in the You Drink, You Drive, You Lose law enforcement effort sponsored by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety. 

This selective enforcement was conducted from December 13 to January 1, 2020. Five...

2020 Kearney Police/Buffalo County Sheriff Citizen Police Academy

The Kearney Police Department is now accepting applications for the 21st Citizen Police Academy.  The 8 sessions will be held on Monday’s from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Center.  The sessions will be held March 2, 9, 1...

Sanitary Sewer Manhole Reconstruction

The City of Kearney and Midlands Contracting announce sanitary sewer manhole reconstruction shall start Tuesday, January 21, 2020 and be completed by Monday, January 27, 2020, weather permitting.  13th Street will be closed to traffic from Centra...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Refuse Collection Schedule

The City of Kearney, Sanitation Division, announces the following changes will be in effect for the refuse collection system and the Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill, due to the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday, January 20, 2020.

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Recycle Christmas String Lights and Batteries

Upgrading your Christmas tree lights?  Maybe you have some old strings of lights that just don’t work anymore?  Now, old and unwanted Christmas string lights can be recycled at the Household Hazardous Waste drop-off, 3620 Box Butte Avenu...