Category Archives: KLIN News
Biden VA Official, Navy Vet Kishla Askins Launches Bid for Omaha House Seat
Another challenger has entered the open race to represent the Omaha-metro area (NE-02) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kishla Askins, a retired Navy officer and physician assistant with over thr...
Jul 15, 2025 The United States Capitol Building | Kishla Askins (Courtesy: Kishla Askins For Congress)
117 Years Later Lincoln Family Honors Forgotten Relative with Grave Marker
A Lincoln man and his family recently learned they had a relative buried at Wyuka Cemetery without a grave marker for 117 years. Mary Soukup died July 15 from injuries in the floods of 1908. Her great...
Jul 15, 2025
Nebraska's Cornhusker State Games Shines on ESPN's '50 States in 50 Days'
As seen on SportsCenter: Nebraska's feature on ESPN's 50 States in 50 Days series is now live online, highlighting the state's largest amateur sports festival: The Cornhusker State Games. ESPN film cr...
Jul 15, 2025 Arm Wrestling, 2025 Cornhusker State Games.
(Photo Credit: Eric Fowler - Nebraska Sports Council)
Dan Marvin Returning to City Hall as Lincoln's Director of Urban Development
The Lincoln City Council unanimously voted to appoint Dan Marvin as the next Urban Development Director on Monday, returning him to the role he held for 4 years from 2019-2023. Marvin will succeed Pet...
Jul 15, 2025 Dan Marvin
Portions of Two Lincoln Streets to Close Wednesday, July 16
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) today announced that portions of two streets will close beginning Wednesday, July 16. The closures are: 21st Street between "L" and "M" streets will close fr...
Jul 15, 2025
NW Lincoln Duplex Evacuated After Morning Fire
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were sent to NW 8th and West Belmont just after 7:30 Tuesday morning after smoke began filling the basement of a duplex. "Upon arrival we saw some light smoke coming from...
Jul 15, 2025
Lincoln Man Killed in Crash After Fleeing from LSO Traffic Stop
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says 39-year-old Jay Petersen of Lincoln was the man killed in a one vehicle crash after fleeing from a traffic stop west of Lincoln Monday night. Chief Deputy Be...
Jul 14, 2025
UNL Students Partner With Lincoln Church To Create Community Arts Center
A project several years in the making is now open to the public just south of downtown. Jeff Day is a UNL College of Architecture faculty member and says students designed and remodeled the Art Chapel...
Jul 14, 2025
Nebraska State Patrol Investigating Murder-Suicide in North Platte
Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol are sorting out the details in an apparent murder-suicide that occurred Saturday morning in North Platte. In a press release, NSP says North Platte PD and ...
Jul 14, 2025
'A' Street Project Open House Set for Thursday, July 17
The public is invited to a open house this Thursday, July 17, regarding planned improvements to "A" Street between 6th and 17th streets. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) says the event will ...
Jul 14, 2025