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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird joined Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Director Liz Elliott to share an update on a major street improvement project during a news conference at 10 a.m. at the Jim Ager Golf Course. They were joined by Dave Stoupa, a local business owner, and...

“We are in some pretty gall darn uncertain times,” Nick Maestas, owner of New Mexican eatery Muchachos in Lincoln, Nebraska, wrote on Instagram this week. He is specifically referring to the now-29-day federal government shutdown — and the impending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - After 44 years at 10/11, Chief Meteorologist Ken Siemek said Thursday he feels “joyful” about retirement but will miss the people he’s worked with and viewers he’s served. Thursday marked Ken’s final day at the station, ending the longest tenure in 10/11’s...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nora Martinez is a single mother of three who has struggled with food insecurity in the past. “I can’t think of something more terrifying than not knowing what you’re going to do to feed your kids when you’re already doing so much to make it happen,” said Martinez.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Community Blood Bank (NCBB) is set to honor Lincoln resident Gary Myers on Oct. 30 for his remarkable achievement of donating more than 3,000 units of blood, plasma, and platelets over his lifetime. Myers, who began donating whole blood at age 19 while in college, has become one of the...

As you prepare to take your kids trick-or-treating Friday night Lincoln Police are issuing some Halloween safety tips. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says wear bright, reflective clothing and ensure costumes fit well to prevent tripping. “Use face paint or makeup instead of a mask to improve vision, and...

A terrifying situation for a 21-year-old female employee of Smokaha Tobacco near 56th and and Nebraska Parkway on Monday night. LPD Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says an armed man walked in wearing a black hoodie, black pants, white shoes, gloves and a mask. “He pointed the gun at the...

LINCOLN – A key associate in the effort to defraud financial institutions out of $45 million is headed to prison, with a judge condemning his role as “deliberate and calculated.” Jesse Hill, a financial advisor based out of Hickman, helped Lincoln businessman Aaron Marshbanks fool nearly 20 banks into loaning...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — With no paycheck in sight, TSA Agents and Air Traffic Controllers at the Lincoln Airport are still showing up to keep flights running safely during the government shutdown. And the dedication isn’t going unnoticed. “I don’t think my phone has stopped ringing, which has...

As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older Nebraskans—may not receive their monthly food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. This disruption affects individuals living on fixed incomes, many of whom rely on SNAP...