Category Archives: KLIN News

University of Nebraska Regent Resigns After DUI Charge
University of Nebraska Regent Elizabeth O'Connor announced Tuesday that she will resign from the Board of Regents, effective Jan. 9. This comes just days before the start of the 2026 legislative sessi...
Chase Porter Dec 30, 2025

Nebraska Minimum Wage Increases to $15.00/Hr in 2026
In accordance with the Raise the Wage ballot initiative passed by voters in 2022, Nebraska's minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour effective January 1, 2026. This is the final year of increases t...
Chase Porter Dec 30, 2025

Second Measles Case Reported in Nebraska
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has recorded its second case of measles this year. On Tuesday, DHHS confirmed an unvaccinated child with a history of travel to Arizona had been di...
Chase Porter Dec 30, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nebraska State Troopers Union Endorses Pillen After Backing Herbster in 2022
Governor Jim Pillen continues to collect endorsements for his 2026 re-election campaign, securing Tuesday his first cosign from the State Troopers Association of Nebraska (STAN). STAN serves as a labo...
Chase Porter Dec 30, 2025 Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen accepts the endorsement of the State Troopers Association of Nebraska for his 2026 re-election campaign. (Photo: Chase Porter, KLIN News)

Nebraska Receives $218M Federal Grant for Rural Healthcare
Nebraska will receive more than $218 million in federal funding aimed at strengthening rural health care, following an award announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Govern...
Chase Porter Dec 30, 2025 Person monitoring a Intravenous dextrose bag. (Photo by
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November Gaming Taxes Decline from October
Statewide gaming tax receipts dropped 2.1% in November compared to October, totalling just over $4.8 million. Lincoln's WarHorse casino tax receipts were down 5.5% in the same time period at just over...
Mark Vail Dec 30, 2025 Tom Stanton, KLIN News

Pillen Family Farms Barn Near Humphrey Destroyed in Overnight Fire
Several volunteer fire departments spent hours battling a fire at a Pillen Family Farms hog barn near Humphrey early Monday morning, working through freezing temperatures and strong winds. The Humphre...
Chase Porter Dec 29, 2025 Photo: Humphrey Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Hickman Couple Loses $250,000 in Bitcoin Phishing Scam
An elderly couple in Hickman has lost a quarter of a million dollars after falling victim to an elaborate, months long scam. Lancaster County Sheriffs Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said the case began in A...
Chase Porter Dec 29, 2025

Lincoln Apartment Fire Prompts Evacuation, Brief Power Outage
Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews battled an apartment fire and frigid temperatures around 5:30 a.m. Monday near South 11th and "G" Streets. LFR Spokeswoman MJ Lierman said six of the eight units in the t...
Chase Porter Dec 29, 2025 Photo: Chris Lofgreen, KLIN News

Woman Arrested Sunday On Assault and Child Abuse Charges
A 37-year-old Lincoln woman was arrested late Sunday afternoon by Lincoln Police at a residence in the 2300 block of F Street. LPD officers learned Grace Ann Phillips had confronted several juveniles ...
Mark Vail Dec 29, 2025
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