Lincoln NE

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,...

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has requested a major federal disaster declaration for 12 counties following early August storms with hurricane-force winds that damaged a state prison. Pillen a couple of weeks ago declared a state disaster for the severe wind and thunderstorms Aug. 8-11 in 23 counties...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A pedestrian suffered serious injuries Saturday morning in a crash in Lincoln. The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. at 27th and A streets. A video uploaded to the NOW Local News App shows that two vehicles were involved. One of them appeared to have...