Author Archives: Karla James
Three Injured In Separate Vehicle-Pedestrian Accidents Tuesday
Lincoln Police urge drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and scooter riders to use extra care after three people were hit by vehicles Tuesday night within about two hours. At 4:12 p.m., officers were call...
Jul 21, 2021
Man Takes Two Boys On Unwelcome Joy Ride
A man is facing charges after police were called to the 4800 block of North 15th Street around 3:40 Sunday afternoon for a vehicle theft and kidnapping. Officers learned the suspect had taken a car wi...
Jul 21, 2021
Concern As COVID-19 Cases And Hospitalizations Increase
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department officials reported today that they are closely monitoring a recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and it appears the delta variant is a driv...
Jul 20, 2021
Staff Appointments Made At Nebraska Department Of Corrections
Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services , Scott R. Frakes announced two executive-level staff appointments. Shaun Settles has been promoted warden of the Community Corrections Cen...
Jul 20, 2021
City Awarded $3.5 Million Health COVID-19 Literacy Grant
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and local health officials today announced that Lincoln has been awarded a $3.5 million grant to help communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic access COVID-19...
Jul 20, 2021
StarTran Seeks Public Input For Transit Study
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities invites the public to participate in a survey regarding a proposed Transit Development Plan for StarTran, Lincoln's transit system. The TDP will assess the existin...
Jul 20, 2021
Man Threatens Another Who Refused To Help Pick A Bike Lock
Lincoln Police were called to the State Office Building at 301 Centennial Mall around 10:40 a.m. on Monday, July 19th to investigate a man with a knife call. Police spoke with a 48 year old man who sa...
Jul 20, 2021
Man Arrested For Shoplifting, Meth, Weapons
A shoplifting call sent Lincoln Police to the U-Stop at 610 South 10th Street around 1:28 p.m. Thursday, July 15th. An employee told police that a man had taken two bottles of alcohol. An officer loca...
Jul 19, 2021
Kawasaki Motors Announces Expansion
Over the next 18 months, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing will spend an estimated $200 million in capital and tooling for the Consumer Products Division. This investment will allow them to expand assembl...
Jul 19, 2021
One COVID-19 Death, 8 New Cases Confirmed Friday
There is another death in Lancaster County from COVID-19, a man in his 50's who was hospitalized. The number of deaths now total 241. There are 8 new confirmed cases Friday. That brings the total numb...
Jul 16, 2021