Category Archives: KLIN News
New Unemployment Claims Down While Payouts Climb
2,776 new regular unemployment claims and 61 new pandemic unemployment assistance claims were filed last week, down a total of 2,329 from last week. Continued unemployment claims rose a total of 228 w...
Jan 22, 2021
LPS Seniors Return To In Person Learning Feb. 1, District Seeing Interest In Remote Learning For Next Year
Lincoln Public Schools will allow seniors to return to in person learning on February 1 if they want to. Superintendent Dr. Steve Joel says that will bring the high schools to about 65 percent capacit...
Jan 22, 2021
LPD Investigating Burglary at Godfather's
Around 1:30 a.m. Friday, LPD responded to an alarm call from Godfather’s Pizza at 33rd and O. Upon arrival, officers found the front door open with a damaged lock. A door to an office where mone...
Jan 22, 2021
Teen Charged For Drugs; Stolen Handgun
Around 2 p.m. Thursday, Lincoln Police stopped a silver Dodge Durango that had improper license plates near 44th and O. The vehicle stopped at a gas station and officers made contact with the driver a...
Jan 22, 2021
State Employees Get Pay Raises For Satisfactory Rating In Performance Reviews
Nebraska state employees have a new contract that includes pay raises for those who receive a satisfactory rating in their performance reviews. Gov. Pete Ricketts says the contract reflects the culmin...
Jan 22, 2021
Bipartisan Support Help Lawmakers Thwart Conservative Effort To Reverse Secret Balloting
Nebraska lawmakers have rejected an new effort to require a public vote when they choose legislative leaders, despite a push from some conservative senators for transparency. Lawmakers voted 30-19 aga...
Jan 22, 2021
127 Lab-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reported Thursday
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) reported 127 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County bringing the community total to 25,824. The total number of deaths in the commun...
Jan 21, 2021
ICYMI: More Than 31,000 County Residents Register For COVID-19 Vaccine
More than 31,000 Lancaster County residents had used the new online COVID-19 vaccine registration form at COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) launched the fo...
Jan 21, 2021
Nebraska's Weekly COVID-19 Update Shows Improved Data
The latest statewide total of COVID-19 cases is 183,318 as of Jan. 19. There have been 59 COVID-19-related deaths in Nebraska reported in the last seven days, for a total of 1,850. To date, a total of...
Jan 21, 2021
What You Need To Know When Buying And Operating Your Car
Buying a car is one of the biggest purchase decisions a person will make in their lifetime. While many consumers focus on the sticker price, there are many other costs associated with car ownership to...
Jan 21, 2021