Category Archives: KLIN News
COVID-19 California Variant Confirmed in Lancaster County
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) has confirmed its first case of a COVID-19 variant strain called B.1.429 also known as the California variant. The variant was identified through...
Feb 27, 2021
65 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reported Saturday in Lancaster County
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) Saturday reported 65 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Lancaster County bringing the community total to 28,151. The total number of deaths in the c...
Feb 27, 2021
Nearly 8,000 Vaccinations at PBA This Week
Three large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Pinnacle Bank Arena this week resulted in more than 7,900 Lancaster County residents receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Friday's clinic saw nearly 2,800 ...
Feb 27, 2021
Nebraska Identifies B-117 Variant of COVID-19
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Nebraska Public Health Lab (NPHL) have confirmed the first known case of the U.K. variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.1.7 (B-117) in the state. The...
Feb 26, 2021
1 Additional COVID-19 Death - 45 More Lab-Confirmed Cases
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) reported one more resident has died from COVID-19, a man in his 80s who died at home. The total number of deaths in Lancaster County is now 221. ...
Feb 26, 2021
28 Non-Profits Get COVID-19 Response Fund Grants
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today announced that $277,000 from the Lincoln COVID-19 Response Fund was awarded to 28 nonprofit organizations serving those affected by the pandemic. Since the Fund was la...
Feb 26, 2021
Mayor Announces Police Chief Search Committee
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today announced the membership of a community committee to assist her in the search for the next Lincoln Police Chief and the interviews with candidates. Members of the comm...
Feb 26, 2021
Lincoln Men Convicted of Robbery Resulting in Murder and Firearm Offenses
United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that a federal jury in Lincoln, Nebraska, returned guilty verdicts today against Tawhyne Patterson, Sr. and Damon Williams. Patterson and Williams, both of L...
Feb 26, 2021
I-80 Pursuit Ends with Multiple Arrests in Lincoln
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, working with both the Omaha Police Department and Lincoln Police Department, arrested two Lincoln men Thursday evening, following a pursuit that ended in Linco...
Feb 26, 2021
Gun, Stun Gun, Brass Knuckles Found During Traffic Stop
A 30 year old man is facing charges after a traffic stop Thursday at 27th and O Street. The officer contacted the driver, 30-year-old Claytavious Wiley, who provided paperwork for the vehicle that ind...
Feb 26, 2021