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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Two people were arrested after five children, including an infant, were pulled from a northwest Lincoln home filled with drugs and firearms, court documents show. On Friday, Lincoln Police were conducting surveillance on a house near Northwest Fourth Street and West Saunders Avenue as part of...

LINCOLN — The state auditor, acting on a tip, found that the personal business of a supervisor in the Nebraska Department of Transportation on four occasions was paid state funds to tow a department-owned vehicle. Auditor Mike Foley said the transactions, amounting to nearly $1,000, came despite the department having...

LINCOLN — Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after Red Willow County District Judge Patrick Heng denied a request for a temporary injunction in a lawsuit aimed at preventing the State from converting the Work Ethic Camp (WEC) to an ICE detention facility. “I appreciate that the court...

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — The sky over Lincoln turned into a breathtaking scene this week as residents witnessed a rare, massive cloud formation twisting high above the horizon — a natural display so striking that many said it looked like something out of a movie. The photo, captured by...

October 26, 1997 - Nebraskans worked to restore power on Oct. 26, 1997 after a surprise snow storm. Thousands of trees were down in Lincoln and Omaha and clean up was underway. Omaha Public Power District had 150,000 people without power. It took 11 days to get power back to...

LINCOLN — Facing a stalemate with Cass County in developing a recreation trail across that eastern Nebraska county, a local natural resources district is taking a new tack. At a recent meeting, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District voted to develop a 2.25-mile segment of trail it already owns in Cass...

WAVERLY, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ATM theft in Waverly. The theft happened at the Horizon Bank on 140th Street and Cornhusker Highway on Friday between 7:45 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. Sheriff Terry Wagner said two people in a dark gray or gold...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Fire and Rescue are responding to the report of a fire on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus on Monday. First responders were called to The Courtyards, a residence hall, near 17th and Vine streets at 11:55 a.m. Stick with 10/11 NOW for updates...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Jersey Mike’s is opening a new location in downtown Lincoln later this month. The sandwich shop will open near the intersection of 17th and Q streets on Oct. 29. The restaurant’s hours will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Franchise...

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