Author Archives: Karla James
12 Mini-Grants Awarded To Lincoln Neighborhood Projects
Collective Impact Nebraska awarded 12 mini-grants of up to $1,000 each for improvement projects in Lincoln's core neighborhoods. The partnership - made up of Civic Nebraska, Nebraska Appleseed, and th...
May 13, 2021
New Unemployment Claims Increase Slightly For Week Ending May 8
The Nebraska Department of Labor reports they paid out $9.1 million in total benefits for the week ending May 8th. There were 1,481 new claims filed that week compared to 1,311 new claims filed the we...
May 13, 2021
Lincoln Support Needed To Make Youth Rodeo A Success
Lincoln, Lancaster County and Nebraska organizations are invited to contact the LEC Fairgrounds by May 24th to help Lincoln, Nebraska complete its goal to meet support the NHSFR has received from town...
May 13, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Now Locally Available For 12- Through 15-Year-Olds
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today announced it will now offer COVID-19 vaccinations to children age 12 through 15. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday approv...
May 12, 2021
One COVID-19 Death Reported Wednesday, 14 New Cases
The Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department Wednesday announces another death from COVID-19. The death is a man in his 90's who was hospitalized. This brings the number of deaths to 233. There are ...
May 12, 2021
Man Jailed After Assaulting Girlfriend, Resisting Arrest
Lincoln Police were called to the Hall of Justice after getting a report that a man who had injured a woman was following her and a friend who came to her aid. The woman told police that her boyfriend...
May 12, 2021
Man Damages Vehicle, Resists Arrest, Makes Terroristic Threats
Lincoln Police were called to 28th and Madison Avenue around 8:11 Tuesday afternoon to investigate a disturbance in progress. Neighbors reported that 26 year old Jesse Adams had been pounding on doors...
May 12, 2021
16 New COVID-19 Cases In Lancaster County Tuesday
Lab-confirmed cases reported today: 16 Total number of cases: 31,200 Total number of COVID-19 variant cases in Lancaster County: 105 B.1.427/B.1.429 - California variants, 10 cases B.1.1.7 - U.K. vari...
May 11, 2021
Lancaster County Risk Dial Remains Low Yellow Range
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department today announced that the COVID-19 Risk Dial will remain in low-yellow for a fourth consecutive week. The yellow level indi...
May 11, 2021
Vandals Cause $6,200 At Peter Pan Park
Lincoln Police are looking for the vandals who caused damages at Peter Pan Park at 939 North 33rd Street. Police were called to the park around 4:30 p.m. Monday and saw that a large play area that inc...
May 11, 2021