Category Archives: KLIN News

DHHS Says Communities of Color Disproportionately Affected By COVID-19, Governor Gives Blessing To George Floyd Protests
The CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says the department needs to do a better job reaching out to communities of color during the pandemic. At Friday's gubernatorial COVID-1...
News May 29, 2020

13 Weeks Of Additional Unemployment Benefits Announced
Nebraska workers who have exhausted their state unemployment insurance benefits can apply for an extension of benefits through the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program (PEUC). ...
News May 29, 2020

National High School Finals Rodeo Denied For Lincoln, Sparks Husker Football Questions
A plan to bring the National High School Finals Rodeo next month is denied by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department based on the risk of spreading COVID-19. Pat Lopez, interim director, says ...
News May 29, 2020

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Announces Modified Fall Semester Schedule
The University of Nebraska Lincoln has announced a modified schedule for the fall semester. According to tweets from the university’s official Twitter account, lasses will begin one week earlier...
News May 29, 2020

Bryan Health Updated Visitor Guidelines Effective June 1st
Bryan Health is implementing the following patient support person guidelines beginning Monday, June 1, 2020. For patients with COVID-19: No support persons are allowed for patients with a pending COVI...
News May 29, 2020

Lincoln Police Department Update Official Statement On Death Of George Floyd
The Lincoln Police Department has released an official statement regarding the incident in Minneapolis in which 46-year-old Goerge Floyd, a black man, died a short time after being apprehended by loca...
News May 29, 2020

Lincoln YMCA Announces When Some Pools Will Reopen
The YMCA of Lincoln announced today that the Association's three Outdoor Pools will be open starting Monday, June 8. Normally open Memorial Day Weekend, the YMCA chose to delay the opening of the pool...
News May 29, 2020

Animal Control Monitoring Coyote Situation But Doesn't Plan To Trap Them
Coyote sightings in Lincoln have spurred public and social media debates this week over how to handle encountering one. Steve Beal, animal control director, tells KLIN News they get roughly five to si...
News May 29, 2020

LPD: Suspects Sought In Bike Trail Vandalism
Lincoln police are looking for suspects in vandalism where swastikas were spray-painted along a bike trail. Officer Erin Spilker says just after 9 am Thursday police were notified by runners that the ...
News May 29, 2020

Friday Morning COVID-19 Update
Fifteen more lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln Thursday bringing the community total to 1,135. There have been 9 deaths in the county. The latest county data can be found o...
News May 29, 2020