Category Archives: KLIN News
Governor Ricketts Announces Loosened Restriction For Lancaster County Coming In May
Updated, 4:30pm Thursday – Lincoln will be extending restrictions through May 10 according to Governor Pete Ricketts and later confirmed by city officials. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird says they&#...
Apr 29, 2020
Wind Advisory Until 7 PM
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected across portions of east central and southeast Nebraska and southwest and...
Apr 29, 2020
LFR: Cigarette Ember Believed To Have Started $50,000 Fire At South Lincoln Home
A family is displaced after a fire causes $50,000 in damage to their home. Lincoln Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Nancy Crist says crews reported to a residence in the 3900 block of Everett St. around 5 ...
Apr 29, 2020
LPD: $50,000 In Jewelry Stolen From Lincoln Home
A Lincoln woman reports close to $50,000 in jewelry was stolen from her home. Officer Erin Spilker said police were called to a residence in the 2500 block of B Street around 8:30 pm Tuesday where a 7...
Apr 29, 2020
LPD: Multiple Officers Struggle To Take Suspected Shoplifter Into Custody
Officers suffer minor injuries while apprehending a shoplifter. Lincoln Police Officer Erin Spilker said police were called to the Casey's General Store at 1001 S 13th Street around 9 pm Tuesday on re...
Apr 29, 2020
How Two Of Lancaster County's Smaller Cities Are Battling COVID-19
They may not be far from Nebraska’s capitol city, but the size and scope of Waverly and Hickman differ greatly than the heavily impacted Lincoln. KLIN News spoke with Hickman Mayor Doug Hanson a...
Apr 29, 2020
Four More Cases Of COVID-19 Announced In Lincoln
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that four new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln Wednesday morning, bringing ...
Apr 29, 2020
Road Closures Begin Monday For South Beltway Project
Weather permitting, the inside lanes of northbound and southbound US-77 will be closed beginning May 1 from mile marker 51.6 to mile marker 56.0 to allow median work for the Lincoln South Beltway Proj...
Apr 29, 2020
Two State Penitentiary Employees Assaulted
Two staff members at the Nebraska State Penitentiary (NSP) were assaulted by an inmate shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday with both staffers sustaining serious injuries. The incident started in one of...
Apr 29, 2020
State Restaurant, Dentist Associations Publish Lists of Best Practices In Preparation Of Loosened Restrictions
Dentists are preparing to resume elective surgeries in May, but the experience may be different from what you’re used to. Immediate Past President of the Nebraska Dental Association, Dr. Ken Tus...
Apr 28, 2020