Author Archives: Mark Vail
COVID-19 Death Reported Wednesday
Lab-confirmed cases reported Wednesday: 121 Total number of cases: 38,080 Deaths reported Wednesday: 1, a man his 60s who was hospitalized and vaccinated Total number of deaths: 283 Hospitalizations f...
Sep 23, 2021
Woman Killed in Crash on Highway 2 Friday Night
Friday, September 17th, 2021, shortly after 9 pm, Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies responded with Bennet Fire, Southeast Fire and Rescue, and Lincoln Fire and Rescue, to a motor vehicle crash invol...
Sep 19, 2021
178 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reported in Lancaster County Thursday
Lab-confirmed cases reported Thursday: 178 Total number of cases: 37,504 Deaths reported Thursday: 0 Total number of deaths: 278 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 patients: 112 with 62 from Lancaster Coun...
Sep 17, 2021
Corrections Staffer Injured in Assault
An inmate assaulted a staff member at the Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility (NCYF) today, resulting in a serious injury. The staff member was inside a classroom when the assault occurred. The inmat...
Sep 17, 2021
Lincoln Police Asking For Public Help in Locating Missing Adult
Martin Parsons, 57, was last seen in the 2300 block of Northline Court (southwest of 27th and Superior) around 5 a.m. Martin has an intellectual disability that requires 24-hour supervision. He is 5'5...
Sep 16, 2021 Martin Parsons
151 Month Prison Term for Meth Distribution for Lincoln Man
Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Ian Michael Ivey, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Lincoln for conspiracy to distribute/possess with intent ...
Sep 16, 2021
2 West Nile Virus Deaths Confirmed in Nebraska
Two West Nile Virus (WNV) deaths for the 2021 season have been confirmed this week in the Three Rivers District Health Department (3RPHD) that includes Dodge, Saunders, and Washington counties. Both i...
Sep 16, 2021
2 COVID-19 Deaths Reported Wednesday in Lancaster County
Lab-confirmed cases reported Wednesday: 162 (56 cases were due to delayed reporting, samples were collected between August 12 and September 7) Total number of cases: 37,326 Deaths reported Wednesday 2...
Sep 16, 2021
Lancaster County Inmate Died Monday
An inmate from Lancaster County Department of Corrections died at a hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 13, 2021. Nuha Farid, age 51, had been in custody since October 26, 2020. He had been co...
Sep 15, 2021
Governor Designates September as Child Welfare Workforce Development Month
Governor Pete Ricketts has designated September as Child Welfare Workforce Development Month in Nebraska. At a Monday news conference, Nebraska first-lady Suzanne Shore shared some data points from th...
Sep 13, 2021