Category Archives: KLIN News
Senator Ricketts to Keep Offices Open Despite Looming Government Shutdown
With a potential government shutdown pending, Nebraska-U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts announced yesterday on social media that his offices will remaining open throughout. All my offices will remain open &...
Sep 28, 2023 U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts at the opening of his Lincoln office. (Chris Lofgreen, KLIN News)
Lincoln Fire & Rescue Receives $5.9 Million Grant to Bolster Staff
Lincoln's Fire and Rescue (LFR) services will be fortified with 18 new firefighters/paramedics, thanks to a federal grant. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and LFR Chief Dave Engler today announced that the...
Sep 28, 2023 LFR's new recruit class. (Photo Courtesy: Lincoln Fire & Rescue)
City Council Hosting 'Food Truck Fest' This Weekend
After the successful launch of the city of Lincoln's first designated Food Truck Zone, The City Council is inviting residents to the first Food Truck Fest in the same location. The event will be from ...
Sep 28, 2023
SCC Board Leaves Property Tax Levy Static, Annual Budget Approved
The Southeast Community College Board of Governors voted Sept. 26 to leave the property tax levy rate at 9.37 cents for a fifth consecutive year. The action took place during the Board's regular month...
Sep 27, 2023
Protection Order Violation Leads to Arrest and Taser Use
A man was tased and taken into custody in Lincoln after violating a protection order and stealing a security camera. In the early hours of Wednesday, September 27, at 4:19 a.m., officers were dispatch...
Sep 27, 2023
Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff at Lincoln Home
Tuesday night, Lincoln Police called in the SWAT Team to assist in a standoff situation. Around 6:15 p.m., authorities were conducting a follow-up investigation in the area of S 12th and F Street, loo...
Sep 27, 2023
Lincoln Police Make Arrest in Kohlls Pharmacy Crash
A man is in jail following a Lincoln Police investigation into a crash last week that hospitalized four people and destroyed a Lincoln business. On Tuesday, September 26, authorities arrested 19-year-...
Sep 27, 2023
Electrical Malfunction at Lincoln Business Prompts Brief Evacuation
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews helped ventilate an architectural business following an evacuation Wednesday morning. At 8:44 a.m. LFR was called out to Mapes Canopies, located near North 56th Street an...
Sep 27, 2023
UPDATE: DHHS Case Worker Shot **** Lincoln Police Investigating Shooting Near 7th and Y Street
A 28-year-old case worker for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was shot Tuesday afternoon near North 7th and Y Street. A Lincoln Police news release reports 2 case workers were res...
Sep 26, 2023 (Photo Courtesy: Tom Stanton KLIN News)
St. Jude Relic To Arrive In Lincoln Wednesday
The arm of St. Jude, a relic of "The Apostle of the Impossible," will be available for viewing in a Lincoln church tomorrow. This will be the first time this major relic of St. Jude has left Italy. We...
Sep 26, 2023