Lincoln Crime Stoppers searching suspects involved in fraud and hit-and-run cases
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers are searching for suspects in a credit card fraud case from November of 2025 and a hit-and-run case from January. The Lincoln Police Department said the first case happened on Nov. 21, 2025, at the Home Depot on north 27th Street. The victim...
Teacher Faces Decades in Prison for Relationship With 18-Year-Old Former Student: ‘Nebraska Is Wild...
A teacher in Nebraska is facing up to 20 years in prison for engaging in an intimate relationship with a recently-graduated student, who is 18 years old. While many could find this preposterous, local law might end up with the teacher behind bars after all. @therobbieharvey. Nebraska Teacher Faces 20...
Lincoln Southeast Students Walk Out of Class During ICE Protest
Nearly 300 Lincoln Southeast students walked out of class just before 10:00 Wednesday morning to protest ICE. Students chanted and held signs as they walked around the school near 37th and Van Dorn. Southeast Principal Tanner Penrod sent an email to families Wednesday night emphasizing that student walkouts are not...
Dinosaur exhibit opening soon at Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland
ASHLAND, Neb. (WOWT) - In a few months, the public will get a chance to check out the latest exhibition coming to Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland. In a release sent Monday, the park shared details on its next experience: “Dinosaurs Unearthed: A Trek Through Time.”
LFR responds to southeast Lincoln apartment, crews find no flames
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to an apartment in southeast Lincoln, Wednesday morning. A fire was reported at 10:07 a.m. near South 46th and Meredith streets. While five firetrucks and three other emergency response vehicles were present on scene for the initial response, LFR said there...
Frager regained momentum in return; Huskers confident Mast will ‘get it going again’
While the last two outcomes didn't meet Nebraska's hopes, a bright spot materialized that couldn't have been assumed at the beginning of last week. There were signals even before battle the kid was feeling like his old self again. Braden Frager was out there bouncing around in warmups on Sunday....
Cigarette believed to cause overnight fire at UNL’s Theta Xi
A discarded cigarette is believed to have caused a fire outside of Theta Xi early Wednesday morning. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the fraternity home just after 12:10 a.m. on a reported fire. The fire started outside the building and did not spread to the fraternity house, according to a LFR spokesperson.
Lancaster County Board of Commissioners approves bridge project funding
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement to allow the county to participate in a state program that helps pay for bridge repair projects. Under the program, the state would cover 55% of the cost, and the county would cover the remainder. Currently,...
High grocery prices affect Lincolnites’ plans to celebrate Superbowl
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Super Bowl LX is scheduled for this Sunday, and many fans usually prepare by stocking up on party essentials like chips, beer, and soda, but this year, grocery prices are up. Because of this, many Lincolnites are changing how they celebrate. Tonya Ellis decided to...
‘Elated’ missing pregnant woman and her husband were murdered by the male victim’s half-brother,...
At the time of her disappearance, the victim was 32 weeks pregnant, police said. She was said to be "excited and elated" about the baby on the way. The post 'Elated' missing pregnant woman and her husband were murdered by the male victim's half-brother, police say first appeared on Law & Crime .
