Category Archives: KLIN News
Lincoln Residents Urged to Protect Against Frozen Pipes
With the arrival of cold temperatures Lincoln Water System is reminding property owners to take steps to protect pipes from freezing and avoid costly damage or high water bills. LWS officials say the ...
Nov 21, 2024
Nebraska Non-Profit Association Rings Alarm on 'Stop-Terror Financing' Bill
Editor's note: The bill in question passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday morning on a 219-184 vote, mostly along partisan lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats opposing. 15 ...
Nov 21, 2024 The United States Capitol Building
Lincoln Man Arrested After Domestic Assault Incident
A fight in an alley lead to the arrest of a Lincoln man. LPD Public Information Officer Erika Thomas says officers were called to 64th and Colby around 9:15 Tuesday night. "It was determined that 18-y...
Nov 20, 2024
Man Found Driving Stolen Health Department Vehicle
Lincoln Police have arrested a man in connection with the theft of a Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department van. Public Information Officer Erika Thomas says a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 truck was report...
Nov 20, 2024
Air Quality Advisory Issued Due to Old Village Inn Fire
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) has issued an air quality advisory due to smoke from the old Village Inn fire near South 29th and "O" streets in Lincoln. LLCHD advises residents...
Nov 20, 2024 Tom Stanton, KLIN News
LFR Crews Battle Two-Alarm Fire at Vacant Village Inn Building
LFR crews battled a two alarm fire at the vacant Village Inn building at 29th and O Street Wednesday morning. LFR Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says the call came in around 8:30. "The fire was...
Nov 20, 2024 Photo - Tom Stanton
Nebraska October Unemployment Rate Unchanged From September's 2.7%
Nebraska's preliminary unemployment rate for October 2024 is 2.7 percent, seasonally adjusted, is unchanged from the September 2024 rate but up 0.2 percentage points from October last year. For the fi...
Nov 20, 2024
Lincoln Police Searching for Slippery Smirnoff Shoplifter, Hit-and-Run Driver
Lincoln Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in identifying a man who stole a bottle of alcohol after smashing another at a grocery store and the driver of a work truck which struck a light pol...
Nov 20, 2024 Lincoln Crime Stoppers
Lincoln City Council Approves LES Rate Increase for 2025
The Lincoln City Council approved a systemwide rate increase of 3.3% for Lincoln Electric System (LES) customers at their weekly-meeting on Monday night. The council unanimously approved the increase,...
Nov 19, 2024
Lincoln Police Investigating Series of Hoax 911 Calls
The Lincoln Police Department is investigating a series of hoax emergency calls involving false reports of fires across the city. Over the past month, at least eight fraudulent fire reports have been ...
Nov 19, 2024