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A familiar linebacker target finally commits as Nebraska corrects past missteps.

CRETE, Neb. (KLKN) — The Blue River Early Learning Academy was forced to make devastating decisions when it comes to childcare. The academy is a program within Blue Valley Community Action that serves both private-pay and Head Start families. But due to critical funding delays and a staffing shortage,...

The Lincoln City Council considered a proposal Monday to raise the city’s standard parking ticket fee from $10 to $15. The proposal is apart of an “omnibus” ordinance package to overhaul parking guidance in the city, said the city’s Urban Development Director Dan Marvin. If the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — At Bryan Medical Center, doctors said they’ve seen a noticeable spike in flu cases over just the past two weeks. On Tuesday, seven patients were hospitalized with the flu. Just one week ago, the number was four; before that, it was zero. “We are...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — The tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School prompted Joseph Wright to come to Lincoln Public Schools as its head of security. Now, after 27 years with the Lincoln Police Department and 13 years with LPS, he’s proud of the work the district has done toward violence prevention and threat...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Recent changes to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services childhood vaccine schedule have resulted in confusion among medical professionals, with some pediatricians expressing concern about the impact on public health. U.S. health officials eliminated seven vaccines from the childhood...

Rick Peters had a 30-foot pine tree in the backyard of his Lincoln home until Aug. 9, when wind gusts of 90 mph came through the Capital City and much of eastern Nebraska. “It took this healthy tree and basically broke it off at the base of the trunk and it blew over on our neighbor’s garage, essentially destroying...

LINCOLN–(KFOR Jan. 5)–A fire Sunday afternoon in the basement of a northeast Lincoln home left behind about $125,000 worth of damage, Lincoln Fire and Rescue public information officer MJ Lierman said on Monday morning. Lierman says people living inside the home and some pets were able to escape...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A 78-year-old Lincoln woman was scammed out of $14,000 after thinking she was purchasing a pug puppy on Facebook Marketplace, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. LSO said a man who claimed he was out of Broken Bow advertised the dog for $500...

Lincoln Police say since the beginning of the new year they have taken fourteen reports of fraud involving EBT cards. “The total estimated loss is more than $8,600, which is an average. of more than $615 per case,” says LPD Public Information Manager Erika Thomas. Victims have been...