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Buffalo man faces court for brutal home assault, leaving woman seriously injured
BUFFALO COUNTY, Neb. — A man accused in a brutal assault that left a woman seriously injured will be arraigned in district court. Buffalo County court records say Justin Hadenfeldt, 38, is charged with 1st-degree assault, strangulation or suffocation and burglary. Authorities say Hadenfeldt broke into a woman's Kearney...
Kearney man sentenced for possession of ammunition
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A Kearney man was sentenced on Tuesday for possessing ammunition while having drugs on his person and being a felon. According to the Department of Justice, 31-year-old Joseph Luis Garcia of Kearney was sentenced in federal court in Lincoln for being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
Kearney woman pleads no contest in shooting of officer at hospital ER
KEARNEY, Neb. — A Kearney woman charged with shooting an officer in the leg at a local hospital emergency room has taken a plea deal. According to Buffalo County District Court records, Alicia Martinez, 32, pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree assault. As part of the plea, the state will agree not to request any sentencing beyond 15 years and will dismiss another Buffalo County case.
Family displaced after house fire in Buffalo County
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - A family’s home is a total loss after a fire early Monday morning near Kearney. Firefighters were called to the home in northwest Kearney on east 40th Ave. around 2:22 a.m. At least four departments battled the flames. Those include the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department,...
Multiple fire departments battle Buffalo Co. blaze
KEARNEY, Neb. — Multiple crews battled a fire at a home northwest of Kearney overnight. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office said in post around 3:30 a.m. Monday that all people inside escaped without injury. They said the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department, Elm Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Pleasanton...
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