Author Archives: Karla James
Stolen Vehicle Recovered Repainted And Missing Bumper
Lincoln Police were sent to the parking lot of the Sunset Inn at 2920 NW 12th Street around 8:30 Friday evening to investigate a black spray painted vehicle with a missing bumper. The officer saw a ba...
Nov 15, 2021
Arrest Made In Stolen Vehicle From Dealership
A Lincoln Police officer saw a black Honda CRV speeding around midnight Sunday near 18th and K Street. As the road curved near South 21st Street, the driver lost control. The vehicle hit a tree and th...
Nov 15, 2021
Blood Test Shows Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's Disease
Clinical trails are underway that indicates a blood test can identify a person's chance of developing brain amyloid, a protein that is a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease. Dr Reisa Sperling is the di...
Nov 15, 2021
Lancaster County Health Department Reports 1 COVID-19 Death Friday, 117 New Cases
There is one more death from COVID-19 Friday, a woman in her 90's who was not vaccinated. The number of deaths is now at 322. There are 117 new cases today bringing the total to 42,791. There are 96 p...
Nov 12, 2021
Nebraska State Colleges Approve Gender Identity Policy
The Nebraska State College System's Board of Trustees voted 4-2 Thursday to make changes to policies addressing harassment and gender identity. The revisions are to Board Policy 5007 and the new polic...
Nov 12, 2021
November Vehicle Thefts Up 66%
Lincoln Police are reporting an increase of vehicle thefts in November. So far this month, thefts are up 66% compared to the same time in October. Police report 24% of the vehicles stolen were left ru...
Nov 12, 2021
Teen Arrested In Vape Business Burglaries
Lincoln Police make an arrest in the burglaries of two businesses this week. Trek CBD at 505 N 27th was broken into around 4 Wednesday morning. Kure CBD and Vape at 4230 S 33rd was burglarized around ...
Nov 12, 2021
Felon In Possession Of Automatic Handgun
At 2 p.m. on November 11th, LPD investigators received information that 23 year old Alejandro Alvarado was in possession of a firearm. He is a convicted felon and prohibited from having weapons. There...
Nov 12, 2021
Former LPS Custodian Accused Of Child Sexual Assault
Lincoln Public Schools issued this statement following the arrest of a former custodian who is facing several sexual assault charges: Lincoln Public Schools had no involvement or reason for involvemen...
Nov 11, 2021
Coalition Of Attorneys General Urge Congress To Reform Military Justice For Sexual Assaults
Attorney General Doug Peterson helped lead a bipartisan coalition of 29 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021. This would...
Nov 11, 2021