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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A chaotic scene unfolded as Lincoln police tried to detain a man inside an Arby’s bathroom on Tuesday night. Authorities later linked 36-year-old Joseph Bertolino of Jacksonville, Florida, to a homicide occurring in Carter Lake, Iowa. As a large police presence increasingly surrounded the...

LINCOLN – Ed Lammers explains it like this: You are either at the table or you’re on the table. “I know those are harsh words, but I think it drives home a point,” the Hartington man said. “If we want to have a successful agriculture system, we need farmer input to inform our arena of work.”

RAYMOND, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has provided additional details and identified the substitute teacher who allegedly made inappropriate and “concerning statements” to Raymond Central Junior & Senior High students last Friday. On April 24, deputies responded to a belated disturbance at Raymond Central...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A portion of O Street in downtown Lincoln will temporarily close Thursday for the Project NO Street Block Party, which the city is calling a “rare event.”. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities said O Street between 13th and 16th streets will close beginning at 6 a.m....

Nebraska picked up a significant addition to its 2027 recruiting class with the commitment of four-star safety Corey Hadley Jr. The Tyrone, Georgia native (6-foot-1, 192 pounds) is ranked as the No. 7 safety in the nation and No. 135 overall prospect by 247Sports, making him one of the more notable defensive pickups for Matt Rhule’s staff this cycle.

A Lincoln man has been cited in connection with a fatal crash east of Waverly last year. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Houchin announced Wednesday that 45-year-old Justin Plugge was cited and released misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide. The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. on November 20, 2025, at...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is investigating two separate hit-and-run crashes and is asking the public for help identifying the suspects. In the first case, a call was received around 1:15 p.m. on March 18, that a car was hit in the parking lot of City Laundry near 11th Street and Cornhusker Highway.

D4vd allegedly began a sexual relationship with Rivas Hernandez when she was 13 and killed her when she threatened to reveal it. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A teenager was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in prison after being convicted of several firearm charges related to a 2025 central Lincoln shooting. Antonio Philpot, 16, was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars with 180 days’ credit for time served...

Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in two separate hit-&-run accident cases. The first case occurred around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in the parking lot of City Laundry near 11th and Cornhusker Highway. LPD Video Forensics Technician Becky Keller said police...