Category Archives: KLIN News
City Council Approves Expanded Outdoor Liquor Licenses
The Lincoln City Council unanimously approves the city’s first round of expanded liquor licenses allowing eateries to move onto green spaces, parking lots and sidewalks. Hub Cafe Owner Doug Ditt...
Jun 23, 2020
Sales Tax Receipts Show Near 14 Percent Drop In Lincoln
June sales tax receipts are better than expected in Lincoln. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued through April with most of the state shut down, Lincoln city officials expected a 40 percent drop in sal...
Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Morning COVID-19 Update
Twelve lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lincoln Monday bringing the community total to 1,623. The number of deaths in the community remains at 10. The latest information can be found o...
Jun 23, 2020
Lincoln Brewery Prepping Special Beer As Part of Industry-Wide Equality Initiative
A Lincoln brewery is preparing a special stout as part of a national initiative within the craft-brewing industry. Managing Partner at Boiler Brewing Company Thad Aerts tells KLIN News the Black is Be...
Jun 22, 2020
Hy-Vee: Bagged Garden Salad Product Recalled Over Parasite Concerns
Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling its 12 oz. Hy-Vee Bagged Garden Salad product across its eight-state region due to the potential that it may be contaminated with Cyclospora....
Jun 22, 2020
LPD: Man Tased After Pushing Officers Into Traffic
A man seen throwing rocks at local businesses is tased after attempting to push officers into oncoming traffic. Damage to the Nebraska Ballet Theatre and School at 2620 O St. Officer Erin Spilker says...
Jun 22, 2020
Nebraska Department of Labor Expands Benefits For Unemployment
The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska will begin offering the Extended Benefits (EB) program for eligible individuals who exhaust their previous unemployment benefits. ...
Jun 22, 2020
LPD: Father And Son Report Being Shot At While Leaving Bar
A man and his son report being shot at while attempting to escape an angry crowd early Sunday morning. Officer Erin Spilker said police were called to La Cabana bar at 3223 North Cornhusker Highway ar...
Jun 22, 2020
Despite Continued Reopening, Many Hotels Sit Empty From Pandemic Effects
What would normally be a season where hotel rooms are at a premium have now left managers searching for ways to fill blocks of empty reservations. “The stuff that we would host, but that we woul...
Jun 22, 2020
Monday Morning COVID-19 Update
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 8 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln Sunday, bringing the community tota...
Jun 22, 2020