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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Some people are starting to put down the glass. In the past decade, research shows the percentage of American alcohol drinkers dropped from 56% to 51%. That’s according to a study done by Trace One. According to the report, from 2003 through 2014, the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man has been found guilty of selling a fentanyl pill tied to a 2023 overdose death. Michel Mikaya, 35, was convicted of distributing a hazardous drug Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court. Mikaya was charged with delivery of a controlled substance on June 17,...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced the death of two animals. In a post on social media on Friday, the zoo said Mashile — a nearly 40-year-old female southern white rhino — died last week after a period of age-related health challenges.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department is investigating reports that someone placed a phone under occupied shower stalls inside a campus residence hall. According to UNLPD, the incidents happened at Abel Hall on Saturday, April 4, around 12:30 a.m., and again on Monday, April 13, around...

The National Weather Service is urging people to be extra cautious with fire on Saturday. A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. for counties just north and west of Lincoln. Forecasters say fires may start easily and spread quickly. Northwesterly winds at 15-25 will gust...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — A Fonner Park trainer has been suspended for 1 year by the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission after a horse tested positive for a prohibited substance. According to the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, on Feb. 14, Anderson was the trainer for a five-year-old mare...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The former Norris school bus driver who drunkenly drove students last year was sentenced Friday. Betty Johnson, 68, was found guilty of a .15+ DUI, first offense reckless driving and negligent child abuse resulting in no injury, all misdemeanors. She was initially charged with first offense...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man was charged after deputies allegedly found a variety of drugs, including methamphetamine, during a traffic stop and said he later offered to bribe a deputy to avoid arrest. At about 2 a.m. Thursday, court documents show a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Yazidi new year looks a little different from how some Americans typically celebrate, arriving in April with the blossoms of spring rather than the middle of winter. Wednesday marked that sacred day of the new year, sometimes called Carsema Sare Salei in the Kurmanji Ezidki...

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