Category Archives: KLIN News
Nebraska State Fair Special Traffic Enforcement Underway
As the Nebraska State Fair kicks off, Nebraska State Troopers will be providing safety messages and giveaways to fair patrons throughout the 11-day event. Troopers and investigators will also perform ...
Aug 28, 2020
Lincoln Lancaster County COVID-19 Risk Dial Back In Orange
The COVID-19 Risk Dial for Lincoln Lancaster County moved up one notch and is back in the Orange, or high risk category. This is a change from last week when the dial was in the Yellow category. Mayor...
Aug 28, 2020
Inmate Tests COVID-19 Positive, 600 To Be Tested
Friday, Director Scott R. Frakes announced that an inmate housed at the Nebraska State Penitentiary has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, three housing units at the facility are under quarant...
Aug 28, 2020
Wildfire in Banner County Burns About 4,000 Acres
Multiple resources have deployed to the Hubbard Gap Fire in the Wildcat Hills south of McGrew, Nebraska. The fire, in several canyons, is estimated at about 4,000 acres and had threatened farmstead, r...
Aug 28, 2020
LPS Names New Director Of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Lincoln Public Schools on Friday announced that Vann Price has been named the school district's director of equity, diversity and inclusion, a newly created position. Price also will remain the school...
Aug 28, 2020
Witness Alert Lincoln Police Of Car Break-Ins
An alert resident is credited for helping Lincoln Police locate suspects in a vehicle break-in spree around 1:30 a.m. on August 27th. This happened at the Pine Lake Heights Apartment parking lot in th...
Aug 28, 2020
Nebraska Task Force 1 Returning Home Following Texas Hurricane Deployment
Nebraska Task Force 1 (NE-TF1), the Urban Search and Rescue team (USR) based with Lincoln Fire and Rescue began a demobilization process and will depart their staging area in Texas this morning. NE-TF...
Aug 28, 2020
LPS Weekly Update Shows An Additional Eight Cases Reported Last Week
Forty-five people within Lincoln Public Schools are under quarantine or self isolating from COVID-19. The data is shown on the LPS COVID-19 data dashboard where an additional eight cases were reported...
Aug 28, 2020
UNL Releases COVID-19 Data Dashboard, 107 Confirmed Cases Since Mid August
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln unveiled their COVID-19 data dashboard. The dashboard available on the University’s website will be updated around 5 pm daily. It shows the daily and overall t...
Aug 28, 2020
Lancaster County Sees Jump In COVID-19 Cases For Thursday, Risk Dial Updated Today
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced 61 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lancaster County Thursday, bringing the community total to 3,802. The number of deaths...
Aug 28, 2020