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Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying suspects in two separate cases: a cluster of multi-city shoplifters; the other involving an auto theft investigation. The first case occurred on around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Burlington store near 64th and “O” Streets....

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Nebraska nonprofit is seeking a court order to stop Secretary of State Bob Evnen from releasing sensitive voter information to the federal government. In court documents filed Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court, Common Cause Nebraska and Omaha voter Dawn Essink are seeking a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in locating a handful of suspected thieves in two separate cases from 2025. The first case happened on Dec. 8 around 9:30 p.m. at the Burlington Coat Factory at 6400 O St. The Lincoln Police Department...

Lincoln Police say a woman was stabbed in the back while trying to break up a downtown bar fight on Sunday night. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says the 23-year-old woman told police she found blood on her shirt after breaking up the fight inside JJ Hooligans near 8th and P Street and realized she had been...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Lincoln, Nebraska – A calm mid-January weather pattern is expected to take hold along the Kansas–Nebraska border next week, with limited chances for snow or rain and no strong signal for widespread travel...

A familiar linebacker target finally commits as Nebraska corrects past missteps.

CRETE, Neb. (KLKN) — The Blue River Early Learning Academy was forced to make devastating decisions when it comes to childcare. The academy is a program within Blue Valley Community Action that serves both private-pay and Head Start families. But due to critical funding delays and a staffing shortage,...

The Lincoln City Council considered a proposal Monday to raise the city’s standard parking ticket fee from $10 to $15. The proposal is apart of an “omnibus” ordinance package to overhaul parking guidance in the city, said the city’s Urban Development Director Dan Marvin. If the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — At Bryan Medical Center, doctors said they’ve seen a noticeable spike in flu cases over just the past two weeks. On Tuesday, seven patients were hospitalized with the flu. Just one week ago, the number was four; before that, it was zero. “We are...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — The tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School prompted Joseph Wright to come to Lincoln Public Schools as its head of security. Now, after 27 years with the Lincoln Police Department and 13 years with LPS, he’s proud of the work the district has done toward violence prevention and threat...