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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - District officials say there’s been a steady uptick in chronically absent students since the pandemic. For context, the district’s absenteeism rate hung around 13 to 17 percent each school year on average. While it’s still plenty, Last year’s rate jumped to a staggering 25...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man was charged with first-degree assault on Tuesday, months after court documents allege he sucker punched a man outside a bar. Juan Silva, 23, was arraigned in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday and had his bond set at 10 percent of $100,000. Officers were...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln in December was arrested Thursday. Erica Gonzales, 34, was taken into custody by the Omaha Police Department and booked into the Douglas County Jail. Gonzales went AWOL on Dec. 29, when she did not return...

A Lincoln non-profit, Linked2Literacy, will hold its annual Wordstock book swap and festival Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10 am to 1 pm near the playground at Antelope Park. The central focus of the event is a book exchange, which allows attendees to take home free books donated by the...

The Capital Humane Society will take part in the nationwide Clear the Shelters adoption drive on Saturday, Aug. 23, offering special adoption fees thanks to support from local partners. Adoption fees for all available animal—including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small pets—will be completely covered...

LINCOLN, Neb. - John Cook has officially been introduced in his newest endeavor - General Manager of the Omaha Supernovas. Stepping out of retirement just a few months after closing his chapter at Nebraska, Cook told reporters on Thursday he re-entered volleyball because he felt a sense of responsibility to the game...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A drunken man assaulted two officers Monday in north Lincoln, police say. About 4:30 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance near 21st Street and Atlas Avenue. They found 34-year-old Robinson Contreras of Columbus, who was extremely drunk, according to the Lincoln Police Department. LPD said...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A scammer is posing as a Lincoln Police sergeant, officials said Tuesday. On Monday, a Lincoln woman was called by someone claiming to be “Sgt. Alton” or “Sgt. Aldon,” who told her that she had to pay for an ankle monitor program for someone in jail.

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was arrested early Wednesday morning after a traffic stop in Lincoln led to the seizure of meth, court documents say. Christopher Swayne, 50, was charged on suspicion of possessing meth with intent to deliver. At around 2:20 a.m., officers spotted a vehicle with...