Category Archives: KLIN News
Clerk Threatened With Gun During Convenience Store Robbery
Lincoln police are looking for two suspects in the violent robbery of the U-Stop at 2925 NW 12th Street around 12:15 a.m. Monday, September 7th. A female employee told police that an adult male and fe...
Sep 08, 2020
Lincoln Man Struggles With Officers, Wanted For Larceny
Lincoln Police were called to North 64th and Gregory Avenue on Saturday, September 5th at 3:23 a.m. after they received a call of a person trying to open car doors. Police found 20 year old Joshua Pat...
Sep 08, 2020
Man Charged With Assault on a Lincoln Police Officer
On Saturday, September 9th, Lincoln Police were called to 17th and Old Glory around 1:20 a.m. after receiving a report of a possible weapons violation in progress. Police say a 14 year old reported th...
Sep 08, 2020
NU System Sees Increases In Enrollment After Bucking Previous Trends
University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced today that enrollment across the NU system is up 1 percent this year, powered by growth among Nebraskans and underrepresented students following a...
Sep 08, 2020
MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION FOR PERIOD OF MOURNING TO HONOR OFFICER HERRERA
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today issued the following proclamation: Period of Mourning: Whereas, Lincoln Police Department Investigator Luis "Mario" Herrera began working for LPD in 1997, after servin...
Sep 08, 2020
Lincoln-Lancaster County Adds Over 100 Cases Labor Day Weekend
Thirty lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lancaster County Monday bringing the community total to 4,498. The number of deaths in the community remains at 20. The positivity rate remains ...
Sep 08, 2020
ICYMI: City Leaders, Community Mourn Loss of Fallen LPD Officer
Investigator Mario Herrera: End of Watch, September 7, 2020. A covered LPD badge outside the Hall of Justice, September 7, 2020. “Sadness does not begin to describe fully our community’s s...
Sep 08, 2020
UNL Offering Three-Week Session Before Spring Semester Begins
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will open 2021 with an optional three-week session before launching its spring semester on Jan. 25. The proposed academic calendar is a flip of the current fall sche...
Sep 08, 2020
BREAKING: LPD Investigator Mario Herrera Dies
A Lincoln Police officer who was shot while attempting to serve a search warrant on Aug. 26 has died from his injuries sustained. Investigator Mario Herrera, who was on the LPD force for 23 years, was...
Sep 07, 2020
Lancaster County COVID 19 Risk Dial Moves Higher
The COVID-19 Risk Dial for Lancaster County moves up a notch in the “orange” or high risk category. Health officials confirm 89 new cases today bringing the weekly total so far to 430 indi...
Sep 04, 2020