Category Archives: KLIN News

COVID-19 Death Reported Monday
101 COVID-19 cases were confirmed Saturday through Monday by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. Also reported Monday was a COVID-19 death, a woman in her 100s who was vaccinated but not h...
Mark Vail Aug 09, 2022

New Contract Makes LPD Officers Highest Paid In State
The Lincoln City Council unanimously approved a new contract on Monday that will make Lincoln Police Department officers the highest paid in the state. The three-year contract was negotiated by the Li...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

Portion Of South 70th Street Now Closed
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities says South 70th Street between Rokeby and Saltillo roads is now closed for a roundabout and watermain installation project at Carger Lane. This work is scheduled t...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

LPD Crime Analyst Receives Mayor's Award Of Excellence
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird on Monday presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for June 2022 to Crime Analyst Marie Mathine of the Lincoln Police Department. Mathine was nominated by the Crime Analysi...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

Ricketts Says There Will Be No Special Session On Abortion
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced on Monday that there will not be a special session on abortion. The decision comes after Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers sent him a letter indicating ...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

LSO Deputies Use Social Media To Arrest Two Theft Suspects
Two people from Iowa have been arrested in connection with the theft of several items from a residence west of Roca. A flatbed utility trailer, scaffolding and building materials were among the items ...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

Drug Bust At Lincoln Home Results In Six Arrests
Six people were arrested Friday night after the Lincoln Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force served a warrant at a home near 28th and Washington as part of an ongoing investigation. LPD Captain Todd ...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

LPD Preparing For Back to School Traffic Safety Enforcement Project
As students prepare to head back to the classroom next week, Lincoln Police will be conducting its "Back to School" Traffic Safety Enforcement Project. It will run from August 15th through September 9...
Tom Stanton Aug 08, 2022

Crash In North Lincoln Seriously Injures One Person
Lincoln Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred at N 1st and Cornhusker Hwy on Saturday afternoon. Investigators say just after noon a red SUV was southbound on N 1st and ran a re...
Tom Stanton Aug 07, 2022

Ongoing Construction Delays School Start at Robinson Elementary
Robinson Elementary school will open August 29th instead of the originally scheduled August 15th. LPS Superintendent Dr. Paul Gausman sent an e-mail to parents following a walk-through of the new buil...
Mark Vail Aug 06, 2022