Category Archives: KLIN News
Lincoln City Council Approves 4% LES Mid-Year Rate Hike
The Lincoln City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a 4% rate increase for Lincoln Electric System customers, a move city leaders say is necessary to meet new reliability requirements from th...
Jun 24, 2025
AAA: Over 72 Million People Expected to Travel for July 4th Holiday
AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel domestically during the Independence Day holiday period, running Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6. This represents an increase of 1.7 million travele...
Jun 24, 2025
Trooper Injured in Crash on I-80 in Omaha
A Nebraska State Patrol Trooper was injured Monday night in Omaha when the trooper's patrol unit was struck by a large truck. Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas says it happened around 8:30 as troopers were...
Jun 24, 2025
Portions of Two Lincoln Streets to Close Beginning June 24, 26
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) today announced that portions of two streets will close beginning June 24, and 26. The closures are as follows: "N" Street between Ninth and 10th streets wil...
Jun 23, 2025
Joesef Barraza Convicted of First-Degree Murder in 2021 Death of Carly Schaaf
A Lancaster County District Court jury on Monday found Joesef Barraza guilty of first-degree murder and three counts of sexual assault in connection with the 2021 death of 27-year-old Carly Schaaf. KL...
Jun 23, 2025
Six Citations Issued After Dogs Found in Hot Cars
Lincoln animal control officers were busy during the this weekend's sweltering heat. "We received six calls about dogs being left in hot cars and we ended up issuing three citations to those owners," ...
Jun 23, 2025 leolintang / Depositphotos.com
62-Year-Old Woman Scammed Out Of $30,000
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says a 62-year-old woman received an unsolicited email from Pay Pal on June 18 and called the number provided. "They tricked her in that she needed to pay $30,000...
Jun 23, 2025
Lancaster County Man Loses $600 to Scammer Impersonating Luke Bryan
A 59-year-old Bennet man lost $600 after being scammed by someone impersonating country singer Luke Bryan. Lancaster County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says the man received a text message on J...
Jun 23, 2025
Maroon 5 Bringing 'Love Is Like' Tour to Lincoln This Fall
Grammy-winning pop band Maroon 5 will make a stop at Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 28, as part of their newly announced "Love Is Like" U.S. tour. The tour coincides with the band's up...
Jun 23, 2025 Maroon 5 (Photo credit: Hugh Lippe)
Two Nebraska State Patrol Cruisers Struck in 10 Days
Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is renewing calls for motorists to pay attention to the road after a second trooper's parked patrol unit was struck in the span of just 10 days. Around 6:50 a.m. on Sunday ...
Jun 23, 2025 Nebraska State Patrol