Category Archives: KLIN News
Cary to Serve as Interim Building and Safety Director
Lincoln Planning Department Director David Cary will serve as the Interim Building and Safety Director. Mayor Lerion Gaylor Baird says Building and Safety Director Chad Blahak accepted a position last...
May 30, 2025
Residents Invited to Take Field Trip Across Lincoln
The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the community to take part in a program this spring and summer that encourages visits to local museums, parks and other local attractions. The F...
May 30, 2025
Lincoln Partners with YMCA to Offer Affordable Fitness, Health Programs
Lincoln Parks and Rec and the YMCA are partnering to offer free and low-cost fitness and health classes at two City community and recreation centers. Programs will be designed to meet the needs and in...
May 30, 2025 YMCA Fit for Life Strength & Stretch Program (Photo: Cooper YMCA)
LSO Warning Residents About a Jury Duty Scam
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Department says they fielded more than 100 calls in ninety minutes Friday morning from frantic residents who received messages saying they missed jury duty. "An individu...
May 30, 2025
Lincoln Teenager Assaulted, Robbed Walking Home From Bus Stop
A frightening ordeal for a Lincoln teenager Thursday night. LPD Public Information manager Erika Thomas says officers were sent to 5th and Adams around 8:45 p.m. to investigate a robbery and assault. ...
May 30, 2025
Nebraska Liquor Commission Suspends Executive Director Amid Federal Investigation
The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission unanimously voted 2-0 Thursday to suspend its executive director Hobert Rupe without pay following the execution of a federal search warrant at the agency's offi...
May 30, 2025 Nebraska Liquor Commission Office (Photo: KOLN 1011 News)
Several SE Nebraska Counties Reporting 911 Outages
The Nebraska Public Service Commission says a fiber cut has resulted in several 911 outages Thursday afternoon in several counties in southeast Nebraska, including Cass and Otoe. The Cass County Sheri...
May 29, 2025
Nebraska Legislature Passes Ban on Transgender Sports Participation
After just one hour of debate Wednesday night, Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill that restricts transgender participation in K-12 and college sports to a student's "sex" which is now defined in state l...
May 29, 2025 Nebraska State Capitol (Chase Porter, KLIN News)
Lincoln City Pools Finally Open for Summer Season
Lincoln's nine city pools officially open today, Thursday, May 29, after several delays due to cold temperatures. The Parks and Recreation Department says pools will operate daily from 1 to 6 p.m., se...
May 29, 2025 Seng Pool. (Tom Stanton, KLIN News)
South Haymarket Skatepark Reveals Final Design, Crushes Fundraising Goal
We were like the dregs of society on our skateboards... it's changed dramatically. Local skaters flooded the Lincoln Children's Zoo on Memorial Day to raise money for the city's forthcoming state-of-t...
May 29, 2025 The final design for Lincoln's forthcoming South Haymarket Skatepark (view facing North) - design by Spohn Ranch.