Category Archives: KLIN News
Lincoln's Mayor Announces Members of Economic Recovery Task Force
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today said that both the recent calls for racial justice and equality and the disparate impact that COVID-19 has had on communities of color have drawn attention to the mora...
Jun 10, 2020
Tornado Watch Issued for Area Until 10 PM Tuesday Evening
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 PM THIS TUESDAY EVENING. NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BUTLER CASS CLAY DOUGLAS FILLMORE GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NE...
Jun 09, 2020
TestNebraska Sites Announced, Tests Expanded For Patients Who Haven't Tested
TestNebraska has released the locations, dates and times for testing scheduled for the week of June 8. The State has announced that it will begin phasing in test scheduling for all Nebraska residents,...
Jun 09, 2020
Severe Storms Forecast Center Update
The National Severe Storms Forecast Center issued updated information mid-morning putting Nebraska and the Lincoln area in the area of enhanced area of possible severe weather later this afternoon. Th...
Jun 09, 2020
LPD: Lincoln Seeing Increase In Unemployment Benefit Frauds
There's been an uptick in fraudulent unemployment benefits being filed in Lincoln, and police are warning the public to wary. LPD reports that the increases in fraudulent unemployment claims being fil...
Jun 09, 2020
LPD: Suspects Sought In Early Morning Burglary
Police are looking for suspects in an early morning burglary. Officer Erin Spilker said police were called to the Stop N' Shop in the 4800 block of Randolph around 2 a.m. Tuesday after an employee dis...
Jun 09, 2020
Lincoln Police Department Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19
Lincoln Police report their first confirmed case of COVID-19. Officer Erin Spilker says the infected officer was tested for the virus Thursday, June 4th, and received their results Sunday, June 7th. S...
Jun 09, 2020
City Council Hears Testimony From Residents Calling For Police Defunding, Accountability, Reimbursement
Some Lincoln residents are calling on the city council to make significant changes to its police department and in many cases, they pleaded to defund it. “I witnessed first hand unaggravated bru...
Jun 09, 2020
Six Non-Profits Receive COVID-19 Response Fund Grants
Six local nonprofits serving those impacted by the pandemic are receiving a total of $94,775 in the eighth round of grants from the Lincoln COVID-19 Response Fund. A total of $833,775 has been granted...
Jun 09, 2020
Federal Court Ruling Provides Setback for ACLU Case In State's Prisons
A federal court judge has ruled for the state of Nebraska in a case brought by the state ACLU trying to improve prison conditions. The ruling released late Monday by U.S. District Judge Brian Buescher...
Jun 09, 2020