Author Archives: Mark Vail

A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in west Lincoln Tuesday morning. LPD and LFR crews were sent to the intersection of NW 22nd and West 'O' streets around 5:45 on the report of a pedestrian...

August Gaming Tax receipts grew 10.7% from July. Statewide, over $4.7 million dollars was collected. Lincoln's WarHorse Casino submitted nearly $1.4 million, up 5.6% from July. Of that, Lincoln and La...

Nebraska Tax Commissioner James Kamm reported August gross General Fund tax receipts were 4.2% above forecast at $727 million. Gross Sales and Use: 8.5% above forecast Gross Individual Income: 4.1% ab...

Twenty-two people were killed in traffic rashes on Nebraska roadways in August, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The fatalities occurred in 19 crashes. Thirtee...

The Lincoln Board of Education appointed Dr. John Skretta as the next Lincoln Public Schools superintendent, removing the word interim from his title. Dr. Bob Rauner, LPS Board President said, "Dr. Sk...

A Department of Corrections staff member at the Nebraska State Penitentiary sustained serious injuries on Wednesday when two inmates attacked them in the yard. The staffer was admitted to the hospital...

LFR has determined that a suspicious article found in a pickup Wednesday morning near 46th and Newton was found to of no threat. Lincoln Fire and Rescue's Hazardous Device Team was called to the neigh...

The Nebraska Statewide Racing and Gaming Commission report July Gaming Tax Receipts were up 2.8% from June, totaling just over $4.26 million. Lincoln's WarHorse Casino submitted nearly $1.32 million, ...

A crash late Sunday afternoon at 90th and Adams claimed the life of a 21-year-old motorcyclist. The preliminary investigation determined the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Adams St with the S...

A Lincoln non-profit, Linked2Literacy, will hold its annual Wordstock book swap and festival Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10 am to 1 pm near the playground at Antelope Park. The central focus of th...