Category Archives: KLIN News
Cocaine, Marijuana Found During I-80 Traffic Stop
The Lancaster County Criminal Interdiction Task Force stopped an eastbound RV with New Jersey license plates on I-80 near I-180 around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26th for following too close and fo...
Jan 27, 2022
Intoxicated Man Accused Of Threatening Others With Knife
Lincoln Police were called to the bus shelter in the 100 block of South 11th Street around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26th to investigate a disturbance. Officers received reports that 37 year old Sy...
Jan 27, 2022
LPD Finds Woman Stabbed, Man Hanging From Rope Inside Home
Lincoln Police were called to a home in the 1000 block of S. 30th Street just before 7:00 p.m. Wednesday after someone reported hearing a female had been stabbed. When officers arrived they heard a wo...
Jan 27, 2022
Catalytic Converter Thieves Thwarted By Alert Resident
Two men are accused of trying to cut a catalytic converter from a vehicle at an apartment complex in the 5500 block of Salt Valley View. Around 4:30 Wednesday morning a witness reported seeing two men...
Jan 27, 2022
2 More COVID-19 Deaths Reported Wednesday
386 COVID-19 cases were confirmed Wednesday by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department along with 2 more deaths; a man in his 60s who was hospitalized and not vaccinated, and a female in her 70...
Jan 27, 2022
Nebraska's Unemployment Rate Dropped To Historic Low In December
Nebraska's unemployment rate dropped to an historic, national low once again in December to 1.7 percent. That's a decrease from the state's rate of 1.8% for November 2021. Nebraska's current unemploym...
Jan 26, 2022
New Skyscraper, Street Car System Planned For Downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha will look a lot different in future years. During a Wednesday news conference Mayor Jean Stothert outlined plans to build a new skyscraper that will be the new headquarters of Mutual of...
Jan 26, 2022
New Law Enforcement Partnership Formed To Combat Methamphetamine
A first-of-its-kind partnership in Nebraska has been formed to help combat the state's number one drug threat, methamphetamine. "Statistics in 2018 and 2019 showed an almost 60 percent increase in the...
Jan 26, 2022
Grant Provided $90 Million To Child Care Providers In Nebraska
Nebraska DHHS Division of Children and Family Services launched the Child Care Stabilization Grant on October 25, 2021. The Child Care Stabilization Grant program awarded over $90 million in grants to...
Jan 26, 2022
Risk Dial Remains In Red Category
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez said Wednesday that for the past week COVID-19 cases have increased and the number of people hospitalized remains high. She says the Risk Dial will r...
Jan 26, 2022