Author Archives: Karla James
LTU: Temporary Closings On 27th from "O" to I-80
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announce there will be a long term signal and communications infrastructure upgrade project on North 27th from O Street to I-80. There will be intermittent lane cl...
Apr 26, 2022
"Help Wanted" Lifeguards Needed For 2022 Season
The "Help Wanted" sign is out at Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department swimming pools. Dozens of lifeguards and other aquatic staff positions are open for the 2022 season. Applicants must be 16 year...
Apr 26, 2022
Waverly City Worker Finds Buried Hand Grenade
There was a potentially explosive situation Monday afternoon at 148th and Waverly Road. A Waverly city worker was digging up a damaged road post sign when he hit an object. Scanner reports first state...
Apr 26, 2022
State Senators Launch Herbster Victim Witness Legal Defense Fund
A group of Nebraska lawmakers launched the Herbster Victim Witness Legal Defense Fund Tuesday morning. The fund will provide support to those targeted in the courts by Charles Herbster for telling the...
Apr 26, 2022
LPD "End Of Year Traffic Enforcement" Starts May 2
LPD will conduct its annual "End of School" traffic enforcement project from May 2nd to May 25th. The project is funded through a grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation that allows extra...
Apr 26, 2022
LPD "Drive Sober" Enforcement Results
The Lincoln Police Department wrote 14 traffic citations and 34 warnings during their "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" special enforcement on April 20th, 2022. This coincided with a national campaign ...
Apr 25, 2022
Sen. Slama Files Countersuit Against Herbster
On Friday, Charles Herbster filed a lawsuit against State Senator Julie Slama for defamation. This after Slama stated that she was sexually assaulted by Herbster at an event in 2019. Slama is one of 8...
Apr 25, 2022
Nebraska Wildfire Update Monday
Firefighters continue to work hard to contain the Road 702 Fire. As of Sunday afternoon, the multi-Mission Aircraft from Colorado mapped the fire area and the current acreage is 41,155. Branch ...
Apr 25, 2022
Grand Jury Will Investigate Death Of Lancaster County Correctional Inmate
The Lancaster County Department of Corrections reports the death of a 37 year old inmate. Judith Deandrade was found unresponsive in her cell on April 21st. Correctional staff administered life-saving...
Apr 25, 2022
Man Exposes Himself To Woman On Mopac Trail
Lincoln Police are looking for a man between the ages of 15 and 20 who exposed himself to a woman walking on the Mopac Trail near the 500 block of South 84th Street. The woman told police that she had...
Apr 25, 2022