News Flash

Felony Assault Strangulation & False Imprisonment

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, officers of the Kearney Police Department were dispatched to the Target Store, 4800 3rd Avenue to investigate an assault.  Officers were able to determine that a 24-year-old female had been assaulted ...

Electronics Collection Event

The City of Kearney Sanitation Division has partnered with the Nebraska Recycling Council and American Recycling to provide free recycling for Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) televisions and monitors.  Other items accepted include computer equipment and a...

***Update*** Suspicious Activity – Kearney High School

The person involved in attempting to gain access to Kearney High School on May 3, 2021 has been located and is in custody after an incident at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. Kearney Public Schools has resumed normal operations at K...

Utility Work: 17th Avenue Hike & Bike Trail Crossing

The City of Kearney and Ensley Electric announce that beginning Wednesday, May 5, 2021 utility work will take place on 17th Avenue at the Hike & Bike Trail Crossing.  Traffic will be reduced to the inside lanes in both the north and south bou...

Suspicious Activity – Kearney High School

The public may notice an increased police presence at and around Kearney High School along with our School Resource Officers. At this time, KPD is attempting to locate a male subject who attempted to gain access to Kearney High School property with unknow...

PGA HOPE Adaptive Training

Hitting a golf ball with your eyes closed, one-armed, off one foot, or in a wheelchair is no easy task. Twelve Nebraska PGA Professionals and Associates came together at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course to go through PGA HOPE’s adaptive training ses...

Priority Traffic Enforcement Areas (PTEA) for May 2021

There are three objectives of this program:

1) Educate citizens of lawful and safe driving habits through traditional and social media.

2) Gain voluntary compliance from the public, through aggressive traffic statute enforcement practices that are specific ...