Author Archives: Mark Vail
NE Lottery Pick 5 Ticket Worth $280,000 Sold in Lincoln
One Nebraska Pick 5 ticket for the Friday, January 30th drawing is worth $280,000. The Nebraska Lottery confirmed one ticket sold for Friday's Nebraska Pick 5 draw matched all five winning numbers for...
Feb 02, 2026
Two Shot in South Lincoln Thursday Evening
Two people were wounded Thursday just after 6 p.m. at an apartment complex near South 27th and Old Cheney Road. LPD Officers were called to the location after reports of multiple gunshots in the area ...
Jan 30, 2026
Measles Confirmed in Lancaster County
The first case of measles since 1990 was confirmed on Wednesday by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. The case involves an adult who was appropriately vaccinated and had no out-of-state t...
Jan 29, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gaming Tax Receipts Up 8.5% in December
Compared to November, Gaming Taxes at Lincoln's Warhorse casino were up 16.5% in December at $1.65 million. Lincoln and Lancaster County will each receive over $206,000. For the year, City and County ...
Jan 26, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory Sunday Night Into Monday Morning
Dangerously cold wind chills will return tonight and persist through Monday morning. Wind chills of -15 to -25 are expected across all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. As a result, the National...
Jan 25, 2026 NWS 1-25-26
Lincoln Man Arrested After Stabbing in North Lincoln
Shortly after 2 am Saturday, Lincoln Police responded to a stabbing at the Travel Lodge Motel at 5250 Cornhusker. Officers located the victim, who was reported to have a bleeding injury on his shoulde...
Jan 24, 2026 Joshua Dieckhoff, LSO Mugshot
Cold Weather Advisory Overnight Thursday - Snow Likely Friday Afternoon
Temperatures will drop quickly this evening as a dangerous cold front moves into the area. Tonight into early Friday, sub-zero temperatures are expected with wind chill values expected to reach 20 to ...
Jan 22, 2026 NWS
2 Men Shot Tuesday Evening in North Lincoln
Around 8 Tuesday evening, Lincoln Police responded to reports of gunshots in the area of 66th and Colfax in Northeast Lincoln. Arriving officers found multiple bullet casings when they arrived. LPD Li...
Jan 21, 2026
2 Children Injured in UTV Crash Monday
A StarCare helicopter was called to a crash involving two children in Bennet on Monday. The crash was reported just after 4 PM near South 162nd Street and Bennet Road. The Lancaster County Sheriff's O...
Jan 20, 2026
UPDATE: LOCATED SAFE........LPD Asking For Public Help In Locating Missing 11-Year-Old
Lincoln Police report Avery Copple has been located and is safe. **** Lincoln Police are requesting the public's help in locating 11-year-old Avery Copple. She was last seen Saturday evening (January ...
Jan 18, 2026 Avery Copple LPD