Category Archives: KLIN News
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Crash in North Lincoln
A motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital Thursday after a crash in north Lincoln. First responders rushed to the scene near 27th and Vine Streets just after 11 a.m. Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Koci...
Mar 12, 2026 Photo: Tom Stanton, KLIN News
Downtown Lincoln Pub Hosting 3-Day Saint Patrick's Day Street Festival
Lincolnites will be getting into Irish spirit this week for the 12th annual St. Patrick's Day festival hosted by McKinney's Irish Pub in the Haymarket. Downtown's preeminent Irish bar will shut down i...
Mar 12, 2026 McKinney's Irish Pub - St. Patrick's Day Street Festival 2025 (Photo: McKinney's Facebook page)
Detached Lincoln Garage Damaged By Fire
Alert neighbors called 911 after seeing smoke and flames coming from a detached garage near 18th and Lake Streets around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. "We arrived and had some smoke and fire in that garag...
Mar 11, 2026
Autopsy Performed on Body of Man Found Along Oak Creek
Lincoln Police says an autopsy was scheduled Wednesday morning for a body that was discovered along Oak Creek on Tuesday. Sergeant Chris Vollmer says the call came in just before 1:00. "Workers with t...
Mar 11, 2026
Man Arrested, Three LSO Deputies Injured During Bar Incident
Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies were called to Hickman Bar and Grill around 10:30 Tuesday night for a man who was causing a major disturbance and refusing to leave. Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says t...
Mar 11, 2026 35-year-old Raymond Allen Norton (Photo: Lancaster County Sheriff's Office)
Portion of Two Lincoln Streets to Close Beginning March 12, 14
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) today announced that portions of two streets will close beginning March 12 and 14. The closures are as follows: Westbound "O" Street between 68th and 70th st...
Mar 11, 2026
Red Flag Warning Issued Thursday from 12 to 9 PM
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM CDT Thursday. A previous Fire Weather Watch is no lo...
Mar 11, 2026 National Weather Service
Lincoln Police Searching for LEGO Larcenist, Bar Fight Suspect
Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help identifying suspects in two separate cases: one involving a theft from a local toy store; the other involving an assault at a downtown bar. The f...
Mar 11, 2026 Lincoln Crime Stoppers
Lincoln Police Investigating No-Bid Contract Linked to Nebraska Governor
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating an emergency contract the state awarded to a lobbyist in 2024 at the recommendation of Gov. Jim Pillen. LPD Sgt. Chris Vollmer confirmed Tuesday with KLI...
Mar 10, 2026 Governor Jim Pillen's Office
Body Found Near Oak Creek Tuesday Afternoon
Lincoln Police are investigating after someone found a body Tuesday afternoon. LPD officers were called to an area near Oak Creek just before 1:00 and found the dead individual close to the water near...
Mar 10, 2026