Category Archives: KLIN News
Portion of Billy Wolff Trail to Close Sept. 30
LES Utility work will temporarily close down a portion of the Billy Wolff Trail beginning Monday, September 30th. That portion will be between Randolph and "J" streets, and is expected to reopen by Mo...
Sep 26, 2024 Billy Wolff Trail (Courtesy: Great Plains Trails Network)
Nebraska Task Force One Enroute for Hurricane Helene Relief
The Lincoln based Nebraska Task Force One crews have been activated and deployed to the Gulf Coast in preparation for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 on...
Sep 26, 2024
LPD Arrests Four Teens After Fleeing in Stolen Vehicle
Lincoln Police say four teenagers were taken into custody after two vehicles were stolen earlier this week. Captain Todd Kocian says around 2:45 Wednesday afternoon an officer found an unoccupied 2015...
Sep 26, 2024
State Troopers Make 35 DUI Arrests During Huskers First Homestand
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol made 35 DUI arrests on gamedays over the course of the first homestand of the Husker football season. 10 of those arrests occurred in Lancaster County in the ho...
Sep 25, 2024
County Health Director Pat Lopez to Retire, Mayor Nominates Replacement
Director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Pat Lopez has announced her plans to retire. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird submit her nomination for Lopez' replacement Wednesday, recommending ...
Sep 25, 2024 Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
LES Crews Heading To Georgia Ahead Of Hurricane Helene
Lincoln Electric System crews loaded up several trucks at noon on Wednesday and headed to Georgia to help utility companies there with anticipated power restoration efforts caused by Hurricane Helene....
Sep 25, 2024
Variety of Drugs, Cash Found During Lincoln Traffic Stop
Lincoln Police stopped a vehicle just after 1:00 Tuesday morning near 27th and Calvert for not having any taillights. Captain Todd Kocian says the officer detected the odor of marijuana coming from th...
Sep 25, 2024
LPD Officer Breaks Finger While Arresting DUI Suspect
A Lincoln Police officer suffered a broken finger while trying to place a suspected drunk driver into a cruiser early Wednesday morning. Officers responded to an alarm at the Kwik Shop near Touzalin A...
Sep 25, 2024
LPS Approves Property Tax Increase Apart of 2024-25 Budget
The Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) Board of Education voted Tuesday to approve a 4.97% increase in their 2024-25 budget totaling over $539 million. The largest bulk of the spending increase (about $18.6...
Sep 25, 2024
Driver Injured In Rollover Crash On 'O' Street
One person was injured in a rollover crash at 68th and 'O' Street around 11:00 Wednesday morning. LPD tells KLIN News the driver struck a traffic control box on the northeast corner of the intersectio...
Sep 25, 2024