Author Archives: Mark Vail
Another Hot Forecast
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Heat index values up to 106 are expected across a large portion of Southwest Iowa and Southeast Nebraska including; in I...
Jun 25, 2024 leolintang / Depositphotos.com
Health Department Urges Caution During Heat Wave
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) urges residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses as temperatures rise. Anyone can suffer from heat-related illnesses but some ...
Jun 24, 2024
MONDAY UPDATE: Heat Advisory Through Monday Evening
UPDATE MONDAY MORNING: The National Weather Service has revised the Heat Advisory for the Lincoln Area as an approaching cold front could spark some shower or storm development in the area Monday even...
Jun 23, 2024
Inmate Dies At Reception And Treatment Center
A Nebraska inmate, Roger McPherson, 66, died Wednesday at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln. McPherson's sentence began on January 24, 2002. He was serving a 50 to 80-year sentence out of ...
Jun 20, 2024
Gaming Tax Receipts up 17% in May
Gaming Tax Receipts in May were up 17% from April according to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission latest summary. Statewide receipts totaled just over $1.9 million. Lincoln's WarHorse Casino ta...
Jun 18, 2024
Man Arrested After Firing Shots At North Lincoln Hotel
Lincoln Police say a Michigan man was arrested after firing shots outside a north Lincoln hotel early Tuesday morning. LPD Public Information Officer Erika Thomas says around 4:30 a.m. officers were s...
Jun 18, 2024
3 Escape From Youth Detention Center Are Captured in Omaha
3 detainees forced their way out of the Lancaster County Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center around 7 pm Friday. They fled eastbound from the area with LPD officers and other agencies, including...
Jun 15, 2024
16-year-old Drowns At Holmes Lake Thursday Evening
Lincoln Police continue to investigate after a 16-year-old boy drowned at Holmes Lake Thursday night. LPD and Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were called to the lake near the Holmes Lake Hyde Observator...
Jun 14, 2024 Mark Vail, KLIN News
Traffic Fatality SE Lincoln on 84th Street Between Pioneers and Old Cheney
UPDATE: LPD's initial investigation reports a southbound vehicle crossed over the center median and collided with a northbound vehicle. The driver of that vehicle was killed. A passenger in the vehicl...
Jun 08, 2024
Severe Weather Outlook Friday Late Afternoon Into Friday Evening
Strong to severe thunderstorms will develop in northern Nebraska by mid to late afternoon, and move across parts of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa through the evening. The strongest storms may pr...
Jun 07, 2024