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LINCOLN–(KFOR Sept. 5)–A four-vehicle crash early Thursday afternoon in south Lincoln sent three people to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. According to Lincoln Police, officers were sent out to the area of 40th and Duxhall Drive, just south of Old Cheney Road, where a preliminary investigation showed...

Nick Saban said on Saturday’s College GameDay that he can empathize with longtime friend Bill Belichick after North Carolina slumped to a 48-14 loss to TCU in his collegiate debut. And it was legendary Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne who helped put things in perspective after Saban suffered a heavy Week 1 loss of his...

Give the people what they want, indeed. If you wanted a flashback to the Tom Osborne era with a 21st-century passing game tacked on for no extra charge, you hit the jackpot during Nebraska’s 68-0 pounding of Akron Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.

Ian Hatfield, 16, did not show up for school on Thursday. They say he left his home around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hatfield is from Swedeburg, which is just north of Ceresco off of Highway 77. CHI Health Nebraska Heart is offering discounted vascular disease screenings on September 20 from...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - A health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms, also known as toxic blue-green algae, has been extended at Cub Creek Lake in Jefferson County. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services shared the update on Friday. Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County has been removed from the...

LINCOLN–(KFOR Sept. 5)–The Lincoln School Board on Friday announced they will consider removing the word interim and make John Skretta the permanent superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools. That will take place at next Tuesday’s board meeting. Skretta was appointed to serve as interim superintendent in January...

Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews battled a detached garage fire near 34th and ‘R’ Street just before 2:00 Saturday afternoon. Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says crews were able to get the fire quickly under control. But it’s the cause of the fire that’s the most notable part...

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Dustin Noble, 46, of North Platte, Nebraska, was sentenced on September 4, 2025, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska, for Conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act. United States District Judge Susan M. Bazis sentenced Noble to 22 months’ imprisonment. There is no...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska Task Force One is mourning the loss of their beloved K-9, Watson, who was nearing his 10th birthday. NE-TF1 Program Manager Ashley Engler said Watson died due to the rapid onset of a neurological condition. Watson was born on April 14, 2016, near Buffalo, New...

Weather permitting, major pavement repairs will begin on the connective ramps between Interstate 180 and Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln on Sunday evening, September 7. The Nebraska Department of Transportation says the northbound I-180 ramp to eastbound Cornhusker, the northbound I-180 ramp to westbound Cornhusker,...