Category Archives: KLIN News
CHI Health Gave Over $265 Million to Community in '21
CHI Health recently released its 2022 Community Benefit Report, and it reveals that, under the new leadership of CEO EJ Kuiper, CHI Health gave back $265.3 million in community benefits last fiscal ye...
Dec 15, 2022
Snowplow Santa Visiting Two Locations This Weekend
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announced Thursday that Snowplow Santa will visit two libraries in Lincoln to deliver holiday cheer from 11 AM to 1:30 PM on Saturday, Dec. 17. Jolly Old St. Nick,...
Dec 15, 2022 Courtesy of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities
US Senator Deb Fischer Leads Bipartisan Letter Against Proposed Corn Ban
US Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a letter with 25 other senators from both major parties in response to Mexico's efforts to ban genetically engineered c...
Dec 15, 2022
Nebraska Employers Have the Ninth Smallest Hiring Struggle
A new study from WalletHub shows that Nebraska has the ninth smallest hiring struggle in the nation, including the District of Columbia. The study examined the rate of job openings in the latest month...
Dec 15, 2022
November Sets All-Time High for Auto Thefts
November was a record-breaking month for Lincoln, and not in a good way. LPD report that 109 auto thefts were reported last month, which is the all-time highest monthly total. This shatters the previo...
Dec 15, 2022
LFR Extinguish Wednesday Afternoon Fire
LFR crews responded to a house fire on Wednesday afternoon in the area of NW 22nd and Q St. While no one was harmed, the blaze managed to cause $125,000 worth in damage. LFR Captain Nancy Crist says a...
Dec 15, 2022
LPD Receiving Increased Number of Package Theft Reports
LPD have received an increased number of reports involving package theft, also known as "porch piracy." From Dec. 1 to 7, 2022, LPD had nine reports of package theft for a total loss of $3,297.30. Thi...
Dec 15, 2022
Health Department Announces First Local Flu Death of Season
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department has announced the first flu death of the season in Lancaster County - a woman in her 40s. Health officials remind residents that the level of flu activit...
Dec 14, 2022
Lincoln South Beltway Opens to Drivers
After much anticipation, the Lincoln South Beltway is open to Lincoln residents. Access to the beltway is now available from Highway 77, 68th St, and 120th St interchanges. The beltway is an 11-mile, ...
Dec 14, 2022
Southeast Community College Raising Tuition Fees
The Southeast Community College Board of Governors have announced a $2-per-credit-hour increase in the tuition rate and a $2-per-credit-hour increase in facilities fee for the 2023-2024 academic year....
Dec 14, 2022