Category Archives: KLIN News
Gov. Ricketts Exposed To COVID-19
Governor Ricketts has been exposed to COVID-19. He is vaccinated and received the booster. Ricketts' office reports he is not experiencing any symptoms of the virus. Ricketts has elected to follow CDC...
Jan 07, 2022
New Report Addresses Nebraska Prison Overcrowding
Nebraska is again looking at ways to ease prison overcrowding. Nebraska's prison population increased more that 21% over the last ten years, according to a report by the Crime and Justice Institute th...
Jan 07, 2022
COVID-19 Changes At U-S District Court Clerk's Office
In response to the coronavirus pandemic the public counters for the United States District Court Clerk's Office will be closed beginning Monday. The Clerk's Office will remain open to assist people by...
Jan 07, 2022
CHI Health Care Providers Will Now Double Mask To Prevent Omicron Spread
CHI Health employees involved in direct patient care are now required to double mask. That includes a surgical, medical grade mask and layering it with a cloth mask on the outside. They will also have...
Jan 07, 2022
Two Felons Arrested After Loaded Gun Found In Vehicle
Lincoln Police were called to 1st and F Street just before 6 a.m. on New Year's Day to investigate a Cadillac CTS stuck on the railroad tracks. Officers located 28 year old Shaquille Falcon and 31 yea...
Jan 07, 2022
646 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Thursday In Lancaster County
The Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department reports one COVID-19 death Thursday, a woman in her 50's who was hospitalized and unvaccinated. The total number of deaths is now at 363. The Health depa...
Jan 06, 2022
Health Department To Expand Vaccination Clinics Saturday
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department will expand COVID-19 vaccination clinics to include booster doses for those age 12 and older starting Saturday, January 8. The announcement follows appro...
Jan 06, 2022
State Senator Calls On Nebraska To Increase COVID-19 Testing
As COVID-19 numbers climb, several state senators want testing capacity to increase. Lincoln State Senator Adam Morfeld is calling on personal experience. Morfeld tells KLIN News, "I was sick with the...
Jan 06, 2022
AAA Nebraska Urges Motorists To Have Winter Kit In Vehicle
AAA Nebraska is urging travelers to be prepared for winter weather. Spokesman Gene LaDoucer tells KLIN News this weeks massive pileup on an interstate in Virgina that stranded hundreds of drivers for ...
Jan 06, 2022
LSO Releases Results Of Drunk Driving Enforcement Effort
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Department has released results from the national 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign. The Sheriff's Office conducted saturation patrol on various nights from Dece...
Jan 06, 2022