Category Archives: KLIN News
Statewide Total for COVID-19 Deaths Reaches 15
One new death related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Wednesday, bringing the state's total death toll to 15. Douglas...
Apr 10, 2020
Lincoln Setting Up PPE Decontamination Site
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District met in a virtual emergency session Thursday and approved a building licensing agreement with the City of Lincoln for use of the former fire station #1...
Apr 10, 2020
Fatal Accident 27th & Vine Early Friday Morning
Just after 3 am a Lincoln Police Officer discovered a car crash at 27th & Vine where a vehicle crashed into the Moose’s Tooth building. LPD Captain Ben Kopsa said responding officers attemp...
Apr 10, 2020
COVID-19 Cases Increase In Lincoln As Faith Organizations Prepare For Spiritual Holidays
The number of COVID-19 cases in the city increased by 150 percent since Sunday. Despite adding 27 new diagnoses since then, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Interim Director Pat Lopez says L...
Apr 09, 2020
Task Force Makes Drug Bust After Pursuing Report Of Stolen Vehicle
A report of a stolen car leads Lincoln investigators to a drug bust. The Lincoln Police Department reports members of the Narcotics Task Force were sent to the Red Roof Inn in the 3900 block of N 26th...
Apr 09, 2020
Lincoln Confirms 3 New Cases of COVID-19, Bringing Total To 42
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced today that three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lincoln today, bringing the City's total to 42. ...
Apr 09, 2020
LPD: Man Bites Officer While Being Arrested For Domestic Assault
A man being detained for domestic assault ends up biting a responding officer. Lincoln Police Officer Erin Spilker said police were sent to a residence in the 800 block of Peach St. Wednesday afternoo...
Apr 09, 2020
Nebraska Sees Record Unemployment Yet Again, As 1/10 Americans Lose Jobs
With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to ...
Apr 09, 2020
Man Convicted Of Killing An Omahan In 1981 Dies At Hospital
A 76-year-old man convicted of killing an Omaha man with a hatchet in 1981 has died. Cary Rehbein died Wednesday at a hospital. Nebraska correctional spokeswoman Laura Strimple says Rehbein was being ...
Apr 09, 2020
High Winds Expected Through Thursday Evening
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ...
Apr 09, 2020