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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Three people were arrested following an investigation into multiple scooter thefts across the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department said eight scooters have been reported stolen on campus since the beginning of the school year. All scooters,...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A former officer in Wahoo accused in two domestic violence cases has been charged in a third case. Court documents filed on Oct. 10 show 28-year-old Juan Ramirez Jr. is charged with assault by strangulation or suffocation, third-degree domestic assault and intimidation by phone in Pawnee County...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln proposed merging its journalism and broadcasting majors as part of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications' spending cuts. Shari Veil, the college’s dean, said the merger of the two programs comes to improve teaching and research metrics alongside increasing enrollment...

“(People) walk in and are like ‘Yeah, that smells like The Bar.’ You just can't get rid of that smell,” said Seth Regan, partial owner of The Bar. ”We do our best. It's the little crap hole that could.”. Since its opening in 2000, The Bar...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Zephyr, the puppy who was rescued from a Nebraska pumpkin patch last month, is on the road to recovery. In an update Thursday night, the Capital Humane Society said a medical test showed no underlying issues that would have contributed to Zephyr’s condition. The...

The Hallam nuclear power plant was located about 25 miles southwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. It was part of the Atomic Energy Commission’s Reactor Power Demonstration Program. The plant operated for 15 months. During this time, it generated about 192.5 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and ran for 6,271 hours before...

Since the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced its proposed $27.5 million budget cuts in September, groups involved in the programs at risk have been working to prove their worth to Chancellor Rodney Bennett and the Academic Planning Committee through petitions and public hearings. One of these groups is student...

October 22, 1924 - On Oct. 22, 1924, in the Fremont Tribune appeared the headline “Darwin and Genesis fought out a battle in Lincoln.... Genesis lost and Darwin won.”. The lawsuit came after a Midland College teachers lost his job after a local pastor found out he allegedly believed in evolution. The teacher won his...

The Capital Humane Society is inviting families to its annual Tails & Treats Trunk-or-Treat event, set for Friday, October 24th, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pieloch Pet Adoption Center (6500 S. 70th Street). Shana Perry, the society’s Director of Development, said the Halloween-themed celebration offers fun for both...

At the Farm Management and Outlook Conference in Omaha in August 2025, Professor Matt Schaefer and colleagues from the Yeutter Institute discussed the impact of recent tariffs and trade agreements on U.S. and Nebraska agriculture. The panel included Director Jill O’Donnell, Acklie Chair Ed Balestreri, and...