Category Archives: KLIN News
Lead Water Service Line Replacements Begin in Lincoln
The first wave of lead water service line replacements began in Lincoln's Wood Park Neighborhood on Tuesday, apart of the city's initiative to replace nearly 2,000 lead service lines in Lincoln over t...
Jul 24, 2024 Lead water service line replacement begin in Lincoln's Woods Park Neighborhood. (Courtesy: City of Lincoln)
Lawmakers Field Ideas from Voters Ahead of Property Tax Special Session
Seating ran short during Monday night's lawmaker listening session, with over 300 people packing into the Wick Alumni Center on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln city campus to address lawmakers on p...
Jul 23, 2024 Voters line up to address Nebraska lawmakers during an evening listening session regarding property tax relief, at the Wick Alumni Center on University of Nebraska-Lincoln's city campus, July 22, 2024. (Chase Porter, KLIN News)
BNSF Investigating Derailment in Southwest Lincoln
A BNSF train derailed early Tuesday morning in west Lincoln. BNSF confirmed to KLIN News that seven cars derailed in southwest Lincoln around 1:35 a.m. One car of ethanol spilled, but the leak was plu...
Jul 23, 2024 (Tom Stanton, KLIN News)
LPD Warns of Bogus USPS Text Scam
There's a chance that you may have received a suspicious text saying that you have a package that could not be delivered and to click a link. Lincoln Police also received that text on a city work phon...
Jul 23, 2024
Lincoln Airport Hosting Human Trafficking Awareness Event, July 30
The Lincoln Airport will be hosting a human trafficking awareness event this month, in conjunction with the national Blue Lightning Initiative (BLI) prevention campaign. Launched by the Department of ...
Jul 23, 2024
2 Arrested Following East Lincoln Traffic Stop
Two people are in custody following an overnight incident that started at 1:18 am near 44th & O Street when a 17-year old driver reported someone in a red vehicle pointed a firearm at him. Lincoln...
Jul 23, 2024
Gov. Pillen Offers Ground Rules for Property Tax Special Session
Days before the start of a special legislative session aimed at addressing Nebraska's property tax situation, Governor Jim Pillen has outlined numerous products/industries that he believes should be/r...
Jul 22, 2024 Governor Jim Pillen's Office
Lincoln Fire Crews Quickly Extinguish Monday Morning House Fire
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews extinguished a house fire within 15 minutes of receiving the call early Monday morning. LFR Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says the call came in around 1:45 a.m. r...
Jul 22, 2024
LPD Sergeant Impersonator Scams Woman Out of Nearly $2,000
Over the weekend, a 75-year-old Lincoln woman was frauded out of nearly $2,000 after receiving a fishy phone call from a person claiming to be "Sgt. Randy Clark" with the Lincoln Police Department. LP...
Jul 22, 2024
Tree Removal to Close Portion of South Cotner Blvd Tuesday
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities has announced that South Cotner Boulevard from Sumner to South 48th streets will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 23, for a tree removal project. The...
Jul 22, 2024