Lincoln NE

Rising Demand Strains Homeless Services Across Nebraska. As the need for meals and shelter continues to grow across Nebraska, organizations dedicated to supporting the homeless population are feeling the pressure. From Lincoln to North Platte, service providers report increased demand, which is straining their...

It was a busy week for campus police, with incidents ranging from assaults, suspicious individuals and late-night drunk driving arrests. A suspicious person was reported outside the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house on Feb. 23 shortly after 9 p.m. UNLPD received a photo of the individual reported to be acting...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A lightbulb sculpture located outside a Lincoln elementary school has been sent off to be restored eight months after it was destroyed in an act of vandalism. On June 7, 2025, Lincoln Police received a report of the damage outside Humann Elementary School, located near 40th...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Missouri man was arrested Saturday for possessing drugs and a handgun in Lincoln, according to police. A traffic stop occurred at 9:06 p.m. near North 17th and Q streets after an officer saw a driver make an improper turn, causing a pedestrian to move to avoid being struck.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - If you didn’t feel them, by now you’ve likely at least heard about the Sunday earthquakes and their shock waves that spread from central Nebraska to here in the Capital City. The earthquake many reported feeling was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The fire at a Middle Eastern restaurant/market last month has officially been ruled as arson, Lincoln Fire Inspector Chuck Schweitzer announced Monday. On Feb. 18, crews were first called to Al Nor Market at 27th and Pear streets at 10:27 p.m., and the response was quickly upgraded. Lincoln...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln man accused of murdering a Stromsburg couple and their unborn child is headed to trial. Court documents filed Friday show that 24-year-old Sterling James waived a preliminary hearing in Lancaster County Court, sending the case over to District Court. He will be arraigned on March 25...

One analyst believes Rienk Mast's struggles can be traced to an injury that isn't going away for Nebraska's big man.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Police said a man caused over $20,000 in damage to a Lincoln church’s stained glass windows Saturday night. Lincoln police were called to a burglary in progress at First Christian Church at 6:48 p.m. Upon arrival, officers saw two smashed exterior stained glass mural windows on the north side...

The Omaha World-Herald announced Monday that it will be shutting down its printing press at the end of March. That means Nebraska’s two largest newspapers, the World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal Star, will no longer be printed in the state. Instead, those papers, along with the Daily Nonpareil of...