Category Archives: KLIN News
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
Wyuka Redevelopment: Revitalized Pond Ribbon-Cutting Set for Oct. 10
The first chapter of redevelopment at Lincoln's historic Wyuka Cemetery is complete - or will be, officially, next month. Remaining after the mural, Wyuka will begin work on the west side of the pond,...
Sep 25, 2024 Island at the center of Wyuka's newly renovated pond, September 24, 2024. (Tom Stanton, KLIN News)
Lincoln Residents Invited to Coffee With a Cop Event
Lincoln residents are being invited to celebrate National Coffee with a Cop Day on October 2nd. LPD Public Information Officer Erika Thomas says the celebration will be held in every geographical area...
Sep 25, 2024
Lincoln Police Searching for Pair of Attackers, Pickup Truck Thieves
Lincoln Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help in identifying a pair who assaulted a man resting on a bench near a central Lincoln gas station and thieves who stole a newly purchased pickup truck...
Sep 25, 2024 Lincoln Crime Stoppers
Gov. Pillen has 'No Plans' to Call Special Session for 'Winner-Take-All'
As election day nears, it appears Nebraska's "blue dot" will remain intact. Following yesterday's announcement that Republican State Senator Mike McDonnell of Omaha would not support switching Nebrask...
Sep 24, 2024 Governor Jim Pillen's Office