Lincoln NE

The LPS Food Blitz is happening November 8th from 11am-3pm at several local grocery stores. All benefits go to the People's City Mission.

Fire heavily damaged a home near 25th and L Street around 1:45 Sunday afternoon. LFR Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says neighbors reported smoke coming from several windows of the house and crews initially had trouble finding the source of the fire. “The did eventually find the fire in the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police have taken a 17-year-old boy into custody in connection to a pair of stabbings on Halloween. Officers found the suspect near Lincoln Northeast High School and took him into custody on Monday. He was lodged at the Youth Services Center on suspicion of two counts of first-degree...

Seward, Nebraska wears its modesty like a badge, then flips the script every Fourth of July. The town’s century-spanning celebration turns quiet streets into a living timeline of American civic pride. I went to see how a place some might call boring keeps its promise to throw the same...

As the government shutdown continues, many "excepted" government workers are feeling the financial strain. These individuals are required to work their usual 40-hour weeks without receiving a paycheck until funds are appropriated. The uncertainty of the situation has led many to seek additional short-term work to...

LINCOLN, Neb — Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird is calling on Lincoln residents to support the Food Bank of Lincoln as the federal government's food assistance program remains paused due to the government shutdown that began Oct. 29. The disruption affects approximately 26,000 SNAP recipients in Lancaster County. "We know...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An 18-year-old accused of a stabbing that punctured the lung of a 17-year-old in central Lincoln has been charged. Court records show that 18-year-old Fomo Mohamed has been charged with second-degree assault and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. On Saturday, officers were...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Three teens were taken into custody after shots were fired during an attempted vehicle theft early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a home in the area of South 29th and E streets around 1:15 a.m. A 40-year-old Lincoln woman told police three males were trying to...

HazToGo, Lincoln’s household hazardous waste center at 5101 N. 48th St., will add Friday hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting November 7, 2025. The center serves Lincoln and Lancaster County residents at no cost. It is also open on Wednesdays and the third Saturday of each month during the same hours.

Breeze Airways has expanded its services in Lincoln to include direct flights to Las Vegas, Nev. and a one-stop service onto Orange County, Calif.