Category Archives: KLIN News
Another Week For Record Unemployment Claims
Nebraska saw another record-setting surge in unemployment claims last week as the new coronavirus forced more businesses to close and lay off workers. The U.S. Department of Labor says Nebraska offici...
Apr 03, 2020
Police Asking For Public's Help Locating Vehicle Present At Fatal Hit-And-Run
Lincoln Police are asking for the public's help locating a vehicle that witnessed a hit-and-run fatality. Police Officer Erin Spilker says investigators need to speak to the occupants of a Saturn Outl...
Apr 03, 2020
Latest Local COVID-19 Update: 14 Cases Confirmed in Lincoln Area
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that two lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 in Lincoln have been reported, bringing the community's total to...
Apr 02, 2020
University of Nebraska System To Allow COVID-19 Patients Into Dorms
Dormitories at all three University of Nebraska campuses could be used as additional “bed space” for COVID-19 patients. Governor Pete Ricketts announced the new partnership between the sta...
Apr 02, 2020
UPDATE: Bryan Medical Staff Member Tests Positive for Travel Related Covid-19, 12 People Diagnosed In Lincoln
A Bryan Medical staff member has tested positive for Covid-19 according to John Woodrich, CEO. Woodrich made the confirmation during the daily news briefing this morning. John Woodrich KLIN News has c...
Apr 02, 2020
Property Tax Relief Bill Amended To Gain More Support, Provide More School Funding
A number of changes to the property tax and school funding bill may change the landscape of the Nebraska Legislature when it reconvenes. Elkhorn State Senator Lou Ann Linehan tells KLIN News the revis...
Apr 02, 2020
LPS Announces Graduation Tentatively Moved To July
In line with Governor Pete Rickett’s latest directed health measure, Lincoln Public School announced they will continue online learning until May 31. And with that, LPS said they will be moving ...
Apr 02, 2020
Man Fleeing Police Barricades Himself In Shed, Uses Blow Torch Against Officers
Lincoln Police Officer Erin Spilker says the incident began after officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection 48th and Holderedge around 3:30 AM Monday on a vehicle being driven by a 46-ye...
Apr 02, 2020
Reported COVID-19 Cases in Lincoln Now Eleven
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that two lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln were reported today, bringing the community's total ...
Apr 02, 2020
No Students in Nebraska Schools Through May 31st
Governor Pete Ricketts issued an updated Directed Health Measure Wednesday than included an additional 15-counties bringing the total counties under DHM is 56. Under this new DHM, schools statewide ar...
Apr 02, 2020