Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Lincoln Woman’s Death
LINCOLN–(KFOR Dec. 11)–The man accused of killing a 43-year-old Lincoln woman inside her northeast Lincoln home in late October pled not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder. Joshua Meyers, 40, of Lincoln appeared in Lancaster County Court. He’s suspected of assaulting and killing 43-year-old Tracy Henman inside...
Driver cited for running red light in crash that injured three people on O...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - One person was cited after running a red light and causing a crash that injured three on O Street Wednesday. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the crash at O Street and Cotner Boulevard at 1:19 p.m. A crash report completed by Lincoln Police shows that...
Bronze bust of former Nebraska governor’s gravesite and plaques stolen from Lincoln cemetery
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An investigation is underway after a bronze bust from the gravesite of former Nebraska Gov. Albinus Nance and three plaques were stolen, amounting to $90,000. The plaques included an Abraham Lincoln plaque, a Pledge of Allegiance plaque and one with a script written on it. The...
Lincoln Family Donates Nearly 1,600 Toys to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Son’s Memory
A Lincoln family delivered a special dose of holiday cheer to CHI Health St. Elizabeth this week, donating 1,599 toys to pediatric patients in memory of their son. The Brestel family has held the annual toy drive for 21 years to honor Josh Brestel, who died from kidney cancer at age 4. Josh received part of his...
Alvo man sentenced to at least 20 years for south Lincoln drive-by shooting
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man involved in a south Lincoln drive-by shooting in April was sentenced to at least 20 years in jail on Friday. According to court records, 32-year-old Zachary Skeahan of Alvo was found guilty of second-degree assault and the unlawful/intentional discharge of a firearm. Officials dropped or...
‘I made it out, and they can too’: A Lincoln man’s mission to help...
It was Christmas Eve 2022, and John Golden was trekking through a blizzard toward Salvage Dealer Recycling, with his heavy jacket crusted with snowflakes and slippers soaked through. High on meth and Xanax, he gripped the chain link fence surrounding the junkyard and began to climb away from the voices he heard due...
Channel 8’s winter coat drive with the People’s City Mission is underway
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Channel 8’s second annual winter coat drive with the People’s City Mission is underway on Thursday. Stop by the station until 6 p.m. to donate new or gently used coats. Please bring a new or gently used coat to our station anytime until...
Attorney General Hilgers Gives Consumers Instructions on Accessing $700 Million Google Settlement
Lincoln, NE- Attorney General Mike Hilgers is directing consumers to new information towards receiving funds from a $700 million settlement with Google, with the majority of the settlement funds planning to be distributed towards consumers harmed by Google’s anticompetitive practices and who made purchases on the...
Colder Friday and into this weekend with accumulating snow possible
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A cold front moves in Friday morning dropping temperatures to close out the workweek. Meanwhile, an upper-level disturbance along with an arctic high bring snow chances and even colder air this weekend. What You Need to Know:. Friday: Highs will be 5 to 30 degrees colder...
‘I am somebody’: UNL students hold vigil to honor Trey Reed and stand against...
This story originally ran in the Nebraska News Service. On Aug. 25, freshman Huskers had their first day of college; they were in a new environment with new friends. Five days earlier, a freshman computer science major at Delta State University did the same thing. Almost four weeks later on...
