Category Archives: KLIN News
Education Officials, Gov. Ricketts Expand Temporary Housing For Teachers And Other Steps To Protect Students And Staff
Nebraska is expanding a program which provides rooms for people to quarantine in to prevent exposing high risk individuals to teachers. Department of Health and Human Services Incident Commander Angie...
Sep 22, 2020
Three Accidents, Two Deaths Overnight in Lincoln Along With A Reported Burglary
The Lincoln Police Department responded to three accidents overnight Monday in Lincoln – two resulted in deaths. The first culminated from a disturbance according to Captain Jake Dislaver. ̶...
Sep 22, 2020
24th Death Due to COVID-19 Reported in Lancaster County
Another resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in Lancaster County to 24. The individual was a man in his 50s who was hospitalized. This death is the one reported last we...
Sep 21, 2020
UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green Reflects On Big Ten Decision, COVID-19 Mitigation
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green spoke with KLIN’s Kellan Heavican last week. Green reflected on the Big Ten’s decision to return to play football this fall. He also ...
Sep 21, 2020
Tom Beckius to Run for At-Large City Council Seat in 2021
Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commissioner Tom Beckius is announcing that he will run for an at-large Lincoln City Council seat in the 2021 city election. Beckius, 40, is a lifelong Lincoln reside...
Sep 21, 2020
Man Charged With Man Slaughter In Omaha Shooting Commits Suicide
An attorney for a white business owner who was charged in the fatal shooting of a Black man during civil unrest in Nebraska says the man has died by suicide. Police say Jacob Gardner’s body was ...
Sep 21, 2020
158 Positive COVID-19 Cases Over the Weekend in Lancaster County
90 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and another 68 reported in Lancaster County Sunday brings the community total to 5,698. The number of deaths in the community remains at 23. Visit COVID1...
Sep 20, 2020
Lancaster County Inmate Dies in Custody
A 50-year old inmate at Lancaster County Department of Corrections has died. Jeffrey Thomas was found unresponsive in his housing unit. Correctional staff administered life-saving measures until he wa...
Sep 20, 2020
Lancaster County COVID-19 Risk Dial Remains Mid-Orange
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reports the COVID-19 risk dial remains in the mid-Orange, or High Risk category for yet another week. At a briefing today, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird ann...
Sep 18, 2020
No Rate Increase For LES Customers
During the LES Administrative Board meeting Sept. 18, Lincoln Electric System staff and the Board's Budget & Rates Committee recommended no increase to retail electric rates in the 2021 budget an...
Sep 18, 2020