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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A long-awaited loop road circling the city of Lincoln may finally be getting the push it needs to become reality after local leaders gathered on Tuesday. First envisioned by county engineer Arthur Edgren in 1927, the loop road has since been the dream of city and...

LINCOLN - Gov. Jim Pillen signed a proclamation Tuesday recognizing NORAD Santa Tracker Day. 2025 marks the 70th year that NORAD will provide Santa tracking services. Dec. 18 was also recognized as the birthday of Nebraska native Col. Barney Oldfield, who helped start the program in 1955. Joining the governor...

For many years, Lincoln Public Schools eighth grade students had to prepare for a big decision in January, which high school they were going to attend next year. LPS Director of Secondary Education says they have decided to move it to December. “The reason we made that shift is to...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is investigating a larceny case and hit-and-run case. On Nov. 11 around 3 p.m., the victim stopped at the Walgreens on 27th and Vine streets. She had her dog with her, a Jack Russell Terrier, and tied him to the sign outside while she went in the store.

Two men were convicted by a federal jury on Nov. 25 in connection with the 2019 disappearance of 18-year-old Sunny Sramek, of Trenton, after an 11-day trial in Sioux City. Iowa.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A DoorDash driver was attacked and robbed during a food delivery Monday in Lincoln, and police say they’ve caught two boys responsible. The 50-year-old male victim told Lincoln Police he was assaulted by multiple people, one of which tried to attack him with what he believed to be a knife.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are investigating after card skimmers were found at Family Dollar stores in Lincoln on Tuesday. Three Family Dollar locations — 2601 N. 11th Street, 2400 N Street and 3205 S. 13th Street — reported finding the devices. Police said those devices have...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 5-year-old Husker fan hit a milestone on Tuesday as she finished treatment for an inoperable brain tumor. Aiyla “Bean” Schonlau underwent proton therapy in Philadelphia for the past six weeks. She rang the bell to celebrate the end of the treatment with...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A painting studio in Lincoln will be closing its doors for good, the business announced Tuesday. The Corky Canvas’s Lincoln location near Ninth Street and Pioneers Boulevard will close at the end of the year. In a post on Facebook, the business said it’s...

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet at Friday morning in Lincoln and will consider the elimination of four departments at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, as well as the consolidation of four other departments into two interdisciplinary schools. The programs at risk include the Department of...