Category Archives: KLIN News
COVID-19 Cases Reported and 1 More Death
354 COVID-19 cases were reported in Lancaster County for the period Saturday through Monday. Also Monday the Health Department reported another death, a man in his 50s who was hospitalized and vaccina...
Dec 21, 2021
Homeless Persons Memorial Service To Be Held In Lincoln
The People's City Mission will host a memorial ceremony Tuesday night for the 19 homeless people who died this past year. Pastor Tom Barber says the national ceremony coincides with the winter solstic...
Dec 20, 2021
Lincoln Student Selected For 2022 U.S. Senate Youth Program
A Lincoln high school student has been selected as a delegate to the 60th annual United States Senate Youth Program, which will be held March 5-10 in Washington Zein Saleh, a Lincoln North Star High S...
Dec 20, 2021
State Leaders Encouraging Nebraskans To Be Healthy For Holidays
Governor Pete Ricketts joined the state's chief medical officer on Monday to encourage Nebraskans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to stay healthy this holiday season. During a news conference, Rickett...
Dec 20, 2021
StarTran Service Changes To Continue Into 2022
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities District says five StarTran bus route service changes that began in August will continue through May 25, 2022. The following routes currently have hourly service r...
Dec 20, 2021
Lincoln Police Arrest Knife Wielding Man
A Lincoln man is in jail following a disturbance near 11th & G around 6:30 Sunday evening. "36-year-old Jeremy Pickinpaugh stood on the sidewalk brandishing a knife at another male and told him no...
Dec 20, 2021
Thieves Steal Woman's Credit Card To Buy $5,000 In Gift Cards
Lincoln Police say a 66 year old woman shopping at the 70th and Pioneers Hy-Vee Friday morning had credit cards stolen after she became distracted. "She became distracted by an unknown female who knee...
Dec 20, 2021
Bolz Appointed to USDA Post
(AP) The White House announced the appointment Friday of former Nebraska State Senator. Kate Bolz of Lincoln as the state's next Rural Development director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bolz...
Dec 18, 2021
Another COVID-19 Death Reported Friday in Lancaster County
COVID-19 has claimed another Lancaster County resident as the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department confirmed Friday the death of a man in his 70s who was hospitalized but unvaccinated. This brin...
Dec 18, 2021
Nebraska Improves Best-Ever Unemployment Rate
Nebraska's unemployment rate dropped to 1.8% for November 2021. That's a decrease from the state's rate of 1.9% for October 2021, and it's the lowest rate any state has ever reported. "Nebraska has be...
Dec 17, 2021