City of Lincoln Introduces New Safe Streets Action Plan
The Lincoln City Council is considering a plan submitted by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird that works to ensure all citizens can move safely throughout the city. The Safe Streets Lincoln Vision Zero Action Plan effectively identifies and enhance safety improvements and policies designed to eliminate traffic fatalities...
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.
‘Isn’t the time’: Lawmakers reject 13-29% raises for Nebraska state officials
LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers voted against proposed salary increases for the state’s top constitutional officers Tuesday, with most of those officials coming out against the proposal. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, one of the people who would get a raise under the bill, threatened to veto any such raises...
Nebraska researcher develops high-voltage tech to curb data center power strain
LINCOLN, Neb — As artificial intelligence drives a surge in demand for data centers, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is working on a new way to reduce the massive amount of energy those facilities consume — starting at the moment electricity enters the building. Jun Wang, an...
Morrill Fire in Western Nebraska Ongoing, as Fire Crews from Lincoln and Surrounding Region...
OGALLALA–(KFOR Mar. 16)–The Morrill County Fire has now burned over 570,000 acres of land in western Nebraska with zero containment and state officials have called on fire departments from across the state to respond in the fight. The Morrill County Fire goes from north of Nebraska Highway 82...
Lincoln woman charged with stealing $69K from engineering firm where she worked as manager
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Lincoln woman is charged with allegedly stealing about $69,000 from a business she was a manager for, according to police. Christina Irvin, 40, is facing one charge of theft by deception of more than $5,000. Her first appearance in Lancaster County Court was today. According...
Ohio man accused of Grand Island murder remains unfit to stand trial
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - An Ohio man accused of killing a Missouri resident at a rest stop near Grand Island remains mentally incompetent to stand trial, a district judge ruled Tuesday. James Thompson, 23, is charged with murder, assault and five weapons charges in the June 2024 death of...
Blackhawk helicopter was seen filling up at Jeffery Lake
A Blackhawk helicopter was seen filling up at Jeffery Lake and dumping it on the Cottonwood Fire in western Nebraska.
Nebraska University Track Athlete, 22, Killed in Head-On Collision While Driving with Teammates
Matthew Wing, an athlete at Concordia University in Seward, died in the accident on Friday, March 13
Lincoln Children’s Zoo reveals name of rare Matschie’s tree kangaroo born in 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Children’s Zoo has unveiled the name of its rare female Matschie’s tree kangaroo born in 2025. The zoo said Tuesday that the joey was named Samala after a village birth attendant (VBA) in Papua New Guinea. The tree kangaroo is one of only...
