“O” Street Pre-Construction Traffic Changes Begin Sunday
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announced Tuesday that traffic changes on “O” Street between 16th and 13th streets will begin this Sunday, as the City prepares to launch a multi-phase effort to rebuild and reimagine one of its most iconic corridors. LTU says westbound lanes will close for tree...
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Council Approves of Some Deregulation to Accessory Dwelling Units in Lincoln
LINCOLN–(KFOR Mar. 31)–Accessory dwelling units in Lincoln will be deregulated, under a 7-0 decision made Monday by the Lincoln City Council. The move would bring down the cost of housing in Lincoln. Accessory dwelling units are second, smaller homes that can be connected to a main home or detached, first allowed in...
UNL student vanishes after driving from Lincoln to Florida
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Authorities are searching for a University of Nebraska-Lincoln student who went missing in early March. The Lincoln Police Department confirmed Tuesday that a missing-person report was filed for 29-year-old Pawan Gaire and that an investigation is underway. According to the Nebraska State...
Mayor announces new community resource program at Lincoln library
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new initiative will provide guidance on housing, health care and other essential services to the Lincoln community. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said Tuesday that the initiative is being offered by Lincoln City Libraries and CenterPointe. The program features a community resource worker...
Lincoln neighborhood pleading for overdue changes to intersection with increased traffic
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Neighbors are raising the alarm once again about an increasingly busy intersection. 30 years later, the fight rages on for something to be done on South 9th and 10th streets. “It was something the neighborhood association was trying to fix back in 1994,” said Diane...
Nebraska lawmakers race to pass domestic violence bills as session nears end
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — As sine die draws near next Friday, time is beginning to run out for Nebraska’s 49 senators to get their priorities passed. That includes a handful of domestic violence-related bills. After a year that saw a nearly 8% increase in domestic violence assaults reported...
Lincoln police: DED ‘emergency’ contract investigation will ‘likely take months’
A Lincoln Police Department spokesperson said Tuesday that the ongoing investigation into a suspicious emergency, no-bid contract awarded by Gov. Jim Pillen’s Department of Economic Development (DED) will “likely take months.”. Earlier this month, Nebraska Public Media News reported that the police department was...
Lincoln Man Arrested After Screwdriver Stabbing Incident
A Lincoln man was arrested this weekend after allegedly stabbing a woman with a screwdriver in central Lincoln. Officers with the Lincoln Police Department were called to an apartment near S. 12th and G Streets just before 6:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, on a report involving a weapon. When...
Girl Delegates Selected For The 2026 Cornhusker Girls State Program
Winside, NE- The American Legion Auxiliary, Roy Reed Post 252 of Winside has selected Winside Public Schools Juniors Katelyn Jaeger and Raylyn Behmer as delegates for the 2026 Cornhusker Girls State Program, with Winside Juniors AJ Miller and Miley Gnirk as alternates. Girls State is being held at the University...
