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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - One person was cited after a police officer was injured in an explosion under a west Lincoln bridge Thursday morning. Lincoln Fire and Rescue along with the Lincoln Police Department responded to an area underneath the West O Street bridge near North 1st Street around 7 a.m. for reports of...

A community Patriot Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 11, at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park, 3200 Veterans Memorial Drive. The annual remembrance honors first responders who died in the line of duty during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The event, hosted by Lincoln...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A portion of 40th Street in south Lincoln is back open after a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the area of 40th Street and Duxhall Driver at 1:08 p.m. A car was seen sitting in the road while a truck was...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to turn a work ethic camp in McCook into an ICE detention facility is getting some pushback. A Legislative committee plans to hold a hearing to discuss potential building code issues in the proposed makeover. A group of about a...

PRAGUE, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Saunders County Tuesday afternoon. A release from the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened between County Roads S and R on Highway 79 just after noon on Tuesday. An investigation shows that a Chevy...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A food truck exploded in Hastings early Thursday morning. Just before 4:30 a.m., crews were sent to the Beto’s Tacos food truck near Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue. Multiple 911 calls were made by the public due to the boom of the explosion. According...

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced Thursday that the City of Lincoln has reached an agreement with the Lincoln Police Union on a new three-year contract, which the Mayor says prioritizes public safety and competitive wages. The City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing September 29 and vote on...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lancaster County Court found the Lincoln man accused in a 2023 murder case not mentally competent to stand trial for the fourth time on Wednesday. Alaric Harden, 47, appeared in court for a competency hearing. He’s charged with first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a...

The westbound lanes of Pine Lake Road between South 32nd and South 29th streets will close beginning Thursday, September 4, for the next phase of a Lincoln on the Move street improvement project. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) says this work is expected to be completed by early October. During...

Wednesday marked a big day in the history of Lincoln Lutheran school as ground was broken on the 11,000 square foot Warrior Wellness Center and training facility near 56th and X Street. The new addition will offer an indoor turf, track lane, weight room, classrooms and offices. The center will...