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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A worker with Lincoln Transportation and Utilities was recognized on Monday for his efforts to help save a contractor who was hit by a semi-truck trailer back in July. At the regular Lincoln City Council meeting, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird bestowed her office’s Award of Excellence...

A Brady, Nebraska man narrowly avoided serious injury after jumping out of the way of an vehicle that rolled off of a highway and into a gas station on Sunday evening. In a video shared by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, a man can bee seen washing his windshield just before 7:00 p.m. when the driver of a car...

This past week, Doane celebrated another American Democracy Week (ADW), packed with events designed to educate and uplift campus voices. Hosted by Professor Amanda Irions, Professor Tim Hill and Sara Hinds, copywriter in the Office of Strategic Marketing, the week had an event each day except Friday. The week kicked...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced that the Lincoln Regional Center (LRC) and Whitehall facilities have completed a triennial survey conducted by The Joint Commission (TJC). The survey found no major systematic issues that could threaten the accreditation or certification of...

In the quiet moments between hope and heartbreak, Travis McNeely finds himself navigating a reality no parent ever imagines. His 19-year-old daughter, Justice Parks, lies in a rehabilitation center in Lincoln, Nebraska, learning to live as a quadriplegic after a car accident that changed everything in an instant. On...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Funding cuts at the University of Nebraska are putting several programs on the chopping block. One of them is the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, a program deeply rooted in a state known for its severe weather. Adam Houston, a professor of atmospheric science at...

LINCOLN, Neb. — A Lincoln man has been charged with enticing a teen girl. Andrew Martin, 38, is charged in Hall County Court with five counts of enticement by electronic communications device. According to Grand Island Police, starting on Sept. 5, Martin began conversing with a 14-year-old girl through...

LINCOLN, Neb. – Malin Choneska, 47-years-old, died Sept. 13, 2025, at a Lincoln hospital. He was incarcerated at the Reception and Treatment Center. Choneska’s sentence began on May 23, 2025. He was serving zero to one year out of Douglas County for third offense aggravated driving under the influence.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - 10/11’s recent report on a ‘Lincoln Vital Signs’ report shows a sharp decrease in unhoused people in the past decade. However, local researchers at UNL’s Center on Children, Families, and the Law said trends are picking back up. The research indicated that,...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said a 47-year-old Lincoln Reception and Treatment Center inmate died at a hospital on Saturday. Malin Choneska’s sentence began on May 23. He was serving up to one year out of Douglas County for a third-offense aggravated DUI. While...