Lincoln Police Searching For Suspects in Forgery, Fraud Cases
Lincoln Crime Stoppers is looking for help tracking down suspects in a pair of forgery and fraud cases. LPD’s Becky Keller says back on February 4th, a report was taken from Cato Fashions at 27th and Superior that they received some counterfeit money a couple days prior. Keller says they reviewed transactions and video footage which showed a woman purchasing a $25 gift card...
Prescribed burn planned for Lincoln’s Wilderness Park Wednesday
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Parks and Recreation staff will conduct a prescribed burn in Wilderness Park on Wednesday. The burn will take place on about 8 acres in Wilderness Park just south of the Bison Trail in the north end of the park from noon to 3 p.m. There...
Two Bridge Replacements Over I-180 in Northwest Lincoln Starts May 11
LINCOLN–(KFOR/News Release May 5)–The Nebraska Department of Transportation on Tuesday said work on the Adams Street bridge and U.S. Highway 6 or Sun Valley Boulevard bridge over Interstate 180 will begin May 11. Work includes replacement of the two bridges, replacement of adjacent pavement, replacement of guardrail, and...
27th Street improvements to begin this spring in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The public is invited to attend a 27th Street preconstruction open house on Thursday. The open house will take place in the Ortner Center at Union Adventist University, 4880 Prescott Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Residents are invited to attend and present comments and questions. Project information will be displayed, and personnel from the city and the project...
USDA Under Secretary visits Nebraska, hears from producers
ITHACA, Neb. — With the hum of farm machinery buzzing in the background, Under Secretary for Agriculture Richard Fordyce walked and talked ag. The Missouri row crop farmer toured a livestock operation in Saunders County Tuesday. The ag minds shared the good. “Nebraska is an agriculture powerhouse nationally and,...
Nebraska’s Best All-Sports Showing Since the ’90s? The Numbers Say It’s Close
From a Sweet 16 run to Big Ten championships, Nebraska is stacking up wins everywhere, but how does the 2025-26 athletic year stack up to the Huskers’ best?
Nebraska, Penn State, Florida, SMU to play volleyball exhibition with $1 million in NIL...
Four premier women’s college volleyball programs will compete on Aug. 27 at AT&T Stadium in a nationally televised exhibition with a $1 million prize purse, the largest ever in women’s college sports. Nebraska, Penn State, Florida and SMU are set to headline the first-of-its-kind, three-hour primetime event, named...
Swatting Incident Reported Tuesday at LPS Elementary School
LINCOLN–(KFOR May 5)–A Lincoln elementary school was the victim of a swatting incident Tuesday afternoon, prompting Lincoln Public Schools and Lincoln Police to take action. According to LPD, the main office at Calvert Elementary School got a call from someone with a San Francisco area code and a...
Police respond to crash in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Police were called to a crash in northeast Lincoln on Monday. The crash was reported at 9:53 p.m. near North 48th and Holdrege streets. According to a reporter at the scene, two cars appeared damaged in the area. One vehicle, which was off the road and against some trees, was seen being worked on by emergency personnel.
Florida man extradited from Lincoln to Council Bluffs for Carter Lake murder charge
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Florida man who reportedly attacked a police officer at a Lincoln Arby’s is now behind bars in Council Bluffs, facing a murder charge. Joseph Bertolino III is charged with killing 62-year-old Kenneth Gauff at a Carter Lake hotel last Tuesday. He waived his right...
