Appropriations chair removes $3.5M Nebraska private school vouchers program from budget
LINCOLN — A new amendment to the Nebraska state budget eliminates a $3.5 million “bridge” program to use state dollars to offset attendance costs at private K-12 schools, possibly ending the fight for the year. The latest amendment filed Wednesday to Legislative Bill 1071 by State Sen....
Bison statues visit Lincoln on the way to the national mall
You might have seen a few bison wandering Nebraska’s roads last weekend. A group of bronze bison statues were on their journey east to Washington D.C. Their pilgrimage is a part of the 250th celebration this year of the U.S. becoming a country. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History commissioned a Nebraska...
UNL LEAD Program honors 30 Class 43 fellows at annual recognition banquet
LINCOLN, Neb. — A new class of agricultural leaders is stepping forward in Nebraska after completing a two-year development program designed to strengthen leadership across the state’s rural communities and agricultural industry. The Nebraska LEAD Program honored the 30 Fellows of Class 43 during the Nebraska...
Fresno State dips into Nebraska on recruiting trail
Fresno State head coach Matt Entz discusses the Bulldogs' new recruiting efforts in the state of Nebraska.
Health department installs fifth ‘HealthToGo’ vending machine in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Thursday announced the location of a fifth HealthToGo vending machine. The fifth machine is located on North 27th Street under the Elaine Hammer Bridge. The health department recently installed four vending machines across the city of Lincoln...
South Region Picks: No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 4 Nebraska
BJ Taylor and Mike O'Donnell join Chris Hassel to preview Vanderbilt vs Nebraska following Vanderbilts win tonight.
East Lincoln Crash Sends One Person to Hospital
Lincoln Police are still investigating after a rollover crash near 84th and Hazelwood Wednesday night sent one person to the hospital. According to KLIN media partner 1011 Now, the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. Lincoln Police Department Sgt. Jay Denzin told 1011 Now there were three cars involved in the...
Troy HC Scott Cross said exactly what every Nebraska fan already knew
Scott Cross had to give credit where credit was due.
Early morning apartment fire in downtown Lincoln, near Governor’s Mansion
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to an apartment building fire near the Nebraska Governor’s Mansion Wednesday morning. Reports of a structure fire near the intersection of S. 13th and F streets, just one block from the Governor’s Mansion, began coming in around 3:39 a.m.
Members of Lincoln Fire and Rescue return from western Nebraska wildfires
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Lincoln Fire and Rescue Chief Dave Engler welcomed the return of 11 LFR members on Thursday. The firefighters were out in Ogallala where they spent four days fighting the Morrill County Wildfires. “Lincoln Fire and Rescue answered the call when our...
