Author Archives: Karla James
Forgery Investigation Leaves Bank Loss At $3,000
A 23 year old Lincoln is facing forgery charges after opening an account at Union Bank and Trust on July 2nd. Police say Jalen Roundtree deposited three checks into an account that were fraudulent. Th...
Aug 18, 2021
Arrest Made In Edgewood Theater Shooting August 2nd
An arrest is made in the shooting on the east side of the Edgewood Theater at 5220 S 56th Street on August 2nd. Nineteen year old Jayden Prentice was found inside a black Mercedes with a gunshot wound...
Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 Risk Dial Moves Up One More Notch
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today announced that the COVID-19 Risk Dial is moving from elevated yellow to low-orange. The change indicates that the risk of the virus spreading and t...
Aug 17, 2021
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Spike In Lincoln & Omaha
Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division, Lincoln Police Department, Omaha Police Department and Nebraska State Patrol are alerting the public to an increase in overdose d...
Aug 17, 2021
American Rescue Plan Federal Funding Benefitting Area Non-Profits
City of Lincoln and Lancaster County officials today announced the availability of $21 million for nonprofit services impacted by the pandemic. Priorities for the funding are needs that are exacerbate...
Aug 17, 2021
Recent Rash Of Cocaine Overdoses
Lincoln Police are investigating a rash of overdose cases involving the use of cocaine within the last four days. Five people overdosed Sunday. An 18 year old man died from the overdose at 27th and P ...
Aug 17, 2021
Dozens Of Stolen Checks, Credit Cards Recovered
Lincoln Police were called to 1901 West O Street around 3 Monday afternoon to investigate a burglary in progress. The caller told police there were two people breaking into a storage unit. Officers fo...
Aug 17, 2021
Cocaine Supplier Arrest As Police Investigate Overdose Cases
One arrest has been made that could be connected to recent overdoses involving cocaine. The Lincoln - Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant on a home at 19th and Knox Street ju...
Aug 17, 2021
State Transportation Plan Ready For Review
The proposed Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for Fiscal Years 2022 thru 2025 is available for public review and comment at: ndot.info.stip, according to the Nebraska Department of ...
Aug 16, 2021
Man Tries To Cut Off Part Of Woman's Ear
A domestic assault call sent Lincoln Police to the 6900 block of Whitewater Lane around 4:30 Saturday afternoon. Police spoke with a woman who had a significant injury to the ear. Police learned that ...
Aug 16, 2021