Author Archives: Mark Vail

27th & South Overnight Crash Following Robbery
KLIN's Chris Lofgreen reports a 2-vehicle crash just before 10 last night at 27th and South Street sent at least one person to the hospital. Lofgreen says a witnesses reported the driver of a gray sed...
Mark Vail Sep 19, 2023 Photo Courtesy Chris Lofgreen

Four Injured After Pickup Crashes Into Lincoln Pharmacy
Four people were hospitalized following a crash just after midnight at 27th and Vine. LPD says an officer tried to stop a speeding Nissan Frontier near 27th and Nebraska Parkway. The pickup fled the t...
Mark Vail Sep 19, 2023

August Nebraska Gaming Tax Up Slightly From July
Nebraska Gaming Tax receipts were up 0.44% in August from July at $1,551,706. Warhorse Gaming in Lincoln submitted 1.7% more in August as $855,8823.12 was received. Lincoln and Lancaster County each r...
Mark Vail Sep 11, 2023

City of Lincoln Weapons Policy Detail Released
One day before Nebraska's Constitutional Carry law was effective, Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird signed an Executive Order (No. 97962) which prohibits the possession of weapons in all vehicles, bu...
Mark Vail Sep 08, 2023

Health Advisory and Air Quality Alert Extended for Lincoln
The health advisory due to Canadian wildfire smoke that's been in effect since Tuesday has been extended by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department through early afternoon Friday. Smoke generat...
Mark Vail Sep 07, 2023

One Book One Lincoln 2023 Book Selection Announced
"Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt has been selected for the 2023 One Book One Lincoln Community Reading Program. The book is available from Lincoln libraries in print and large type as ...
Mark Vail Sep 05, 2023

LPD Make Arrests During Holiday Weekend
Lincoln Police dealt with several incidents over the weekend including an armed robbery, a case of arson and a series of vehicle break-ins. Early Monday morning just before 5 a.m. LPD was alerted to s...
Mark Vail Sep 04, 2023

Three NSP Cruisers Damaged in Panhandle Crash
Three NSP cruisers were damaged in a crash on I-80 near Big Springs, Nebraska around 3 p.m. Saturday. Troopers were responding to an incident where a man and woman, traveling together, were engaged in...
Mark Vail Sep 03, 2023

UPDATE: SERVICE RESTORED ** 911 Service Remains Disrupted in Parts of SE Nebraska
UPDATE 11:15 am 9/3/23: According to a Lincoln Police Department Social Media Post Lincoln 911 Services are Fully Restored *** A fire Friday in a Windstream Lincoln office disrupted 911 service in par...
Mark Vail Sep 03, 2023

Capitol Offices Temporarily Moving
Governor Jim Pillen's office and offices belonging to support staff have been moved to accommodate ongoing upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the State Capitol....
Mark Vail Aug 30, 2023
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