Author Archives: Karla James
Thieves Take Alcohol and Tobacco In Convenience Store Burglary
Lincoln Police responded to an alarm at the Casey's General Store at 550 W Cornhusker around 2 this morning. Officers found the front door glass broke. Police reviewed store security video that showed...
Aug 12, 2021
COVID-19 Death Reported Wednesday, 120 New Cases
The Lincoln - Lancaster County Health Department report another death from COVID-19, man in his 80's who was in a long term care facility. The number of deaths is now at 248. The Health Department rep...
Aug 11, 2021
State Senators Want Statewide COVID-19 Dashboard Reinstated
Nebraska State Senators Machaela Cavanaugh, Jen Day, Megan Hunt, John McColister, Terrell McKinney, Carol Blood, Matt Hansen, John Cavanugh, Patty Pansing-Brooks, Tony Vargas and Adam Morfeld sent a l...
Aug 11, 2021
Supplemental Grants Available For Shuttered Venue Operators
The U.S. Small Business Administration is announcing a call to all eligible Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applicants seeking economic aid for live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits, and ven...
Aug 11, 2021
Man Steals Identity And Tries To Cash Forged Check
A man is accused of trying to cash a forged check. Lincoln Police were called to the Pinnacle bank inside Hy-Vee at 1601 N 84th Street around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. An employee reported that a man was try...
Aug 11, 2021
Woman Accused Of Stealing Mail And Cashing Checks
Lincoln Police were called to the Liberty First Credit Union at 501 N 46th Street for a fraud investigation around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The bank manager reported that a 29 year old woman was in the...
Aug 11, 2021
97 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Tuesday In Lancaster County
There are 97 new COVID-19 cases in Lancaster County today. 65 people are hospitalized with four patients on ventilators. Risk Dial: elevated yellow, moderate risk of COVID-19 spread and impact in the ...
Aug 10, 2021
Lancaster County Risk Dial Moves Up Another Notch
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today announced that the COVID-19 Risk Dial is moving from mid-yellow to elevated yellow. The change indicates that the risk of the virus spreading and t...
Aug 10, 2021
Nebraska Leaders Urge NU Regents to Stop Imposition Of Critical Race Theory
Over two dozen Nebraska leaders delivered a letter to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents urging them to ban the imposition of critical race theory. "We write in support of the recently introd...
Aug 10, 2021
Remembering Fallen LPD Investigator Mario Herrera
Several hundred people gathered outside the Hall of Justice at 10 a.m. to remember the legacy of LPD Investigator Mario Herrera. The Beyond the Call of Duty - End of Watch trailer was on display. The ...
Aug 10, 2021