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The City of Lincoln’s annual Uncle Sam Jam Independence Day celebration will take place Thursday, July 3 at Haymarket Park for the first time. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird spoke on the decision to relocate the annual event Wednesday on LNK Today with Jack and Friends, listing several benefits of moving the celebration.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man accused of making plans to meet with an undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old girl was arrested on Wednesday. Lincoln Police said 34-year-old Luke Woodral sent a friend request to an undercover social media account run by an LPD Special Victims Unit investigator on June 11.

Finding a home in Lincoln has never been simple for Shawn Fauver. That’s because since 2013 Fauver has relied on federal housing vouchers, or Section 8, which expire if not used within 90 days. And as Fauver learned, not all landlords take Section 8. “I was already in a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Some families in Nebraska say the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will have devastating consequences. Lincoln mother Isabelle Nielsen, who relies on Medicaid, said she’s terrified and disappointed over cuts to the program in the massive spending bill. “I want to scream from...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are searching for two people who assaulted employees and a security guard outside of a Lincoln arcade last month. On June 15, officers were called to Round1 at Gateway Mall near 66th and O streets on a report of an aggravated assault. Staff members...

Lincoln Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects in two separate cases. One involving a hit & run in the parking lot of a local grocery store, and the other involving an assault at a local bowling alley. The first case occurred around 11:15 a.m. on...

SEWARD, Neb. (KOLN) - Fifty years after it was dedicated by Seward businessman Harold Davisson, what’s considered to be the “World’s Largest Time Capsule” will open to the public in Seward on July 4. His daughter, Trish Davisson Johnson, is going to be facilitating this big...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man who stabbed his neighbor to death during an argument in 2022 has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison. Charles Alexander, 64, was originally charged with second-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. On May 5, he pled guilty to one count of...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Pharmacists Association (NPA), in collaboration with Region 5 Systems and funded through Opioid Settlement funds, has expanded access to lifesaving naloxone by installing their third vending machine at The Bridge Behavioral Health in Lincoln. "We were so excited last year to place the...

Each year on the 4th of July, families across Nebraska come together to celebrate more than just fireworks and festivals. We celebrate our founding ideals — the belief that all are created equal, endowed with the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Seward, Nebraska is officially...