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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Police Department said it has seen a decline in reports of crypto scams in the last two years. According to data from LPD, crypto scam reports decreased from 133 cases in 2024 to 127 in 2025. However, total losses in crypto scams increased from...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said Wednesday that more than 130 households in Nebraska have been affected by EBT fraud and card skimming cases. A majority of the recent fraud cases are occurring in the Lincoln region, but have impacted nearby areas...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Investigators have determined the cause of the fire that destroyed a multi-unit apartment in downtown Lincoln last month. According to Lincoln Fire and Rescue, the blaze that destroyed the Apollo apartments along 11th Street was caused by an electrical failure in the attic. Investigators think...

Police are investigating after a woman was reportedly stabbed while breaking up a fight inside a downtown Lincoln bar.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Public Schools has announced the first of several administrator changes for the 2026-27 school year. Additional announcements are expected over the next several months as current LPS administrators move into open positions. These changes will take effect on July 1. The administration...

Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in two separate cases: a cluster of multi-city shoplifters; the other involving an auto theft investigation. The first case occurred on around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Burlington store near 64th and “O” Streets....

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Nebraska nonprofit is seeking a court order to stop Secretary of State Bob Evnen from releasing sensitive voter information to the federal government. In court documents filed Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court, Common Cause Nebraska and Omaha voter Dawn Essink are seeking a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in locating a handful of suspected thieves in two separate cases from 2025. The first case happened on Dec. 8 around 9:30 p.m. at the Burlington Coat Factory at 6400 O St. The Lincoln Police Department...

Lincoln Police say a woman was stabbed in the back while trying to break up a downtown bar fight on Sunday night. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says the 23-year-old woman told police she found blood on her shirt after breaking up the fight inside JJ Hooligans near 8th and P Street and realized she had been...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lincoln, Nebraska – A calm mid-January weather pattern is expected to take hold along the Kansas–Nebraska border next week, with limited chances for snow or rain and no strong signal for widespread travel...