Category Archives: KLIN News
February Gaming Tax Receipts Decline
February gaming tax receipts dropped 4.9% from January totalling just over $3.3 million. Lincoln's WarHorse casino saw the largest monthly decline among the 5 casinos operating. February receipts were...
Mar 31, 2025 Slots at the WarHorse Casino in Lincoln. (Tom Stanton, KLIN News)
Open House for 40th Street Project Set for Tuesday, April 1
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) invites residents to an open house for upcoming street improvements for the 40th Street Project this Tuesday, April 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Randolph Elementar...
Mar 31, 2025
Separation of Yard Waste in Lincoln Begins April 1
Beginning Tuesday, April 1, Lincoln garbage collectors will collect grass, leaves, and other yard waste, separately from household trash. State law requires that from April 1 through November 30, yard...
Mar 31, 2025
Water Main Repair Closes Portion of Vine Street
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) has announced that eastbound and westbound traffic on Vine Street from Skyway Road to North 84th Street, along with Manes Court are closed for water main rep...
Mar 28, 2025
Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Limits on Voter-Approved Paid Sick Leave Law
After eight hours of debate over four days, Nebraska lawmakers on Friday amended and advanced a bill that would modify the state's newly adopted paid sick leave mandate. The successful ballot initiati...
Mar 28, 2025 Nebraska State Capitol (Chase Porter, KLIN News)
LFR Crews Battle Grass Fire Near Nebraska State Penitentiary
A vegetation fire near the Nebraska State Penitentiary was brought under control Friday afternoon after rapidly spreading due to dry conditions, according to Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LFR). Public Info...
Mar 28, 2025 Firefighters battling a grass fire near the Nebraska State Penitentiary on Friday. (Courtesy: KLIN Media Partner 10/11 Now)
Nebraska Unemployment Rate Ticks Up, Data Shows
New data released Friday by the Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) shows the state's preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2025 cracked 3.0%, continuing a gradual increase in...
Mar 28, 2025 Person Using Forklift (ELEVATE | pexels.com)
Man Arrested After Threatening Another with a Baseball Bat
A man was arrested Friday after allegedly threatening another individual with a baseball bat in an incident that occurred the previous day, according the Lincoln Police Department. On Thursday, March ...
Mar 28, 2025
Lincoln Man Arrested for January Arson Case
Authorities have arrested a Lincoln man in connection with a January fire that caused significant damage to a rural property, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office announced Friday. 36-year-old Cory C...
Mar 28, 2025
Two Arrested in Lincoln Traffic Stop Linked to Credit Card Skimming
A traffic stop in Lincoln on Thursday led to the arrest of two men accused of credit card skimming, according to the Lancaster County Sherriff's Office. Members of the Lancaster County Criminal Interd...
Mar 28, 2025 Courtesy: Lancaster County Sherriff's Office