Category Archives: KLIN News
Property Tax Relief Plan - Much Different Than Originally Proposed
On a 34-11 vote to end debate on Legislative Bill 34, lawmakers approved a very different version of a Property Tax Relief plan than initially proposed by Governor Jim Pillen. Senators worked through ...
Aug 14, 2024
New Lincoln Youth Mental Health Center Opens Aug. 19
Responding to the ongoing youth mental health crisis and the critical need for additional services, a new outpatient treatment program for adolescents with mental health and behavioral conditions will...
Aug 13, 2024 (Chase Porter, KLIN News)
State Workers Union Appeals Remote-Work Ruling to NE Supreme Court
The Nebraska state workers' union has appealed a recent labor court decision to the state Supreme Court, seeking a final ruling on whether employees can bargain over sudden changes to remote work arra...
Aug 13, 2024 Members of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees in the State Capitol rotunda, December 7th, 2023. (Chase Porter, KLIN News)
Woods Park Tree Collection Site Remains Open After Fire
The Parks and Recreation Department says the storm debris collection site at Woods Park is still open after LFR crews were called to extinguish a fire early Tuesday morning. It's not known how the fir...
Aug 13, 2024
Nebraskans Will Vote On Paid Sick Leave Initiative In November
Nebraska businesses would be required to offer paid sick leave to employees under a proposal that's headed for the November ballot. The Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday confirmed Paid Sick Leave...
Aug 13, 2024 Tom Stanton, KLIN News
Portion Of Touzalin Avenue To Temporarily Close August 14
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities has announced that northbound Touzalin Avenue from Fremont to Benton streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday for crane work. The recommended deto...
Aug 13, 2024
LPD And LFR Respond To Suspicious Device After Traffic Stop
A potentially explosive situation late Monday night following a traffic stop. Lincoln Police stopped a person at the D'Leon's near 12th and South Street around 10:00 and discovered a homemade device i...
Aug 13, 2024
Nebraska State Fair Kicks Off Aug. 23
"All Roads Lead to Fun" is the theme of the 2024 Nebraska State Fair, kicking off on August 23 at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The 11-day fair has something for everyone in the family: a bustling midw...
Aug 13, 2024 Nebraska State Fair
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Crash On I-80 Near Greenwood
A Texas man was killed in a head-on crash on I-80 near Greenwood early Sunday morning. The Nebraska State Patrol says around 3:20 a.m. a Ford Econoline van was driving west in the eastbound lanes and ...
Aug 12, 2024
Second Man Arrested For Lincoln Auto Parts Store Robberies
A second man has been arrested in connection with a pair of O'Reilly's auto parts store robberies last month. "47-year-old Rodney Ross of Lincoln was taken into custody in Jackson, Michigan on Saturda...
Aug 12, 2024