Category Archives: KLIN News
UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green Reflects On Big Ten Decision, COVID-19 Mitigation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green spoke with KLIN’s Kellan Heavican last week. Green reflected on the Big Ten’s decision to return to play football this fall. He also ...
Sep 21, 2020
Tom Beckius to Run for At-Large City Council Seat in 2021
Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commissioner Tom Beckius is announcing that he will run for an at-large Lincoln City Council seat in the 2021 city election. Beckius, 40, is a lifelong Lincoln reside...
Sep 21, 2020
Man Charged With Man Slaughter In Omaha Shooting Commits Suicide
An attorney for a white business owner who was charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man during civil unrest in Nebraska says the man has died by suicide. Police say Jacob Gardner’s body was ...
Sep 21, 2020
158 Positive COVID-19 Cases Over the Weekend in Lancaster County
90 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and another 68 reported in Lancaster County Sunday brings the community total to 5,698. The number of deaths in the community remains at 23. Visit COVID1...
Sep 20, 2020
Lancaster County Inmate Dies in Custody
A 50-year old inmate at Lancaster County Department of Corrections has died. Jeffrey Thomas was found unresponsive in his housing unit. Correctional staff administered life-saving measures until he wa...
Sep 20, 2020
Lancaster County COVID-19 Risk Dial Remains Mid-Orange
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reports the COVID-19 risk dial remains in the mid-Orange, or High Risk category for yet another week. At a briefing today, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird ann...
Sep 18, 2020
No Rate Increase For LES Customers
During the LES Administrative Board meeting Sept. 18, Lincoln Electric System staff and the Board's Budget & Rates Committee recommended no increase to retail electric rates in the 2021 budget an...
Sep 18, 2020
Inmate Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Dies At Lincoln Hospital
The Nebraska Department of Corrections reports an inmate in his 50's died Friday at a Lincoln hospital where he was receiving medical treatment. Upon admission to the hospital, he tested positive for ...
Sep 18, 2020
Nebraska Has Lowest Unemployment Rate In U.S.
Today, Governor Pete Ricketts welcomed news that Nebraska has the lowest unemployment rate in the United States, at 4.0%. "As we continue to get Nebraska growing after the disruptions of the pandemic,...
Sep 18, 2020
Grant Will help Rural Nebraska Grocery Stores Survive
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received a grant that could help rural Nebraska communities retain their grocery stores. The award, one of 17 Heartland Challenge Grants awarded by the Ewing Mar...
Sep 18, 2020