Category Archives: KLIN News
30-Year Old OCC Inmate Dies In Custody
30-year old Cody Wilbourn, an inmate at the Omaha Correctional Center (OCC), died November 12, 2021 at a hospital in Omaha. He was sentenced to seven and a half to 18 years for multiple charges that i...
Nov 14, 2021
Lancaster County Health Department Reports 1 COVID-19 Death Friday, 117 New Cases
There is one more death from COVID-19 Friday, a woman in her 90's who was not vaccinated. The number of deaths is now at 322. There are 117 new cases today bringing the total to 42,791. There are 96 p...
Nov 12, 2021
Lincoln And Omaha City Council Joint Summit Set For November 16
The Lincoln and Omaha City Councils will come together on Tuesday, November 16 for a joint summit to discuss issues of mutual interest and cooperation between the state's two largest cities. The summi...
Nov 12, 2021
Lincoln's July Lodging Tax Receipts All Time High
The executive director of the Lincoln Convention and Visitor's Bureau says the lodging tax receipts from this summer shows business was booming for the City's hospitality industry. "We've really been ...
Nov 12, 2021
High Winds Forces Shut Down Of COVID-19 Test Site In Lincoln
Due to the strong winds on Friday, Nomi Health was forced to close its mobile COVID-19 testing site in Lincoln. The Nomi testing site has tents set up at the Gateway Mall. The site closed at noon Frid...
Nov 12, 2021
Nebraska State Colleges Approve Gender Identity Policy
The Nebraska State College System's Board of Trustees voted 4-2 Thursday to make changes to policies addressing harassment and gender identity. The revisions are to Board Policy 5007 and the new polic...
Nov 12, 2021
November Vehicle Thefts Up 66%
Lincoln Police are reporting an increase of vehicle thefts in November. So far this month, thefts are up 66% compared to the same time in October. Police report 24% of the vehicles stolen were left ru...
Nov 12, 2021
Teen Arrested In Vape Business Burglaries
Lincoln Police make an arrest in the burglaries of two businesses this week. Trek CBD at 505 N 27th was broken into around 4 Wednesday morning. Kure CBD and Vape at 4230 S 33rd was burglarized around ...
Nov 12, 2021
Felon In Possession Of Automatic Handgun
At 2 p.m. on November 11th, LPD investigators received information that 23 year old Alejandro Alvarado was in possession of a firearm. He is a convicted felon and prohibited from having weapons. There...
Nov 12, 2021
Lincoln Man Spots His Stolen Truck Pulling Into Car Wash
A Lincoln man says he saw his 1997 Ford F150 truck driving down Highway 2 around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Her told police the truck was stolen on November 7th from 12th and D. The man saw the truck stop a...
Nov 12, 2021