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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man was arrested after police say he lured an 8-year-old boy into his vehicle and drove off with him from a park on Monday evening. According to the Lincoln Police Department, officers were dispatched to Peach Park in the Near South neighborhood around 8 p.m. Aug. 18 for a report of a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln woman was charged with her fourth DUI after leading officers on a chase, according to police. On Aug. 13, dispatch aired an report of a driver swerving and hitting multiple curves at 1:06 p.m. near South 84th and A streets. LPD said police found...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man pleaded not guilty Monday to accessory charges in a north Lincoln shooting. Donald Handy, 55, waived his preliminary hearing in Lancaster County Court, and the case was sent to district court. He is charged with two counts of accessory to a felony.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Black Hills Energy and NorthWestern Energy announced Tuesday plans to merge their companies to create a regional regulated electric and natural gas utility company. Each company’s board of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger. The...

CRETE, Neb. (KOLN) - Authorities are investigating a swatting call that shut down Doane University Tuesday morning - the second day of classes for the fall semester. The university received a report at 8:44 a.m. of a possible armed suspect in the restroom of the Communications Building on the Crete campus.

Lincoln Police have issued a scam alert after a woman got a call from someone posing as an LPD sergeant. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says the person on the other end of the phone claimed to be Sgt. Alton or Aldon saying she had to pay $500 for an ankle monitor program for someone in jail.

LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 19)–A 34-year-old Columbus man is in the Lancaster County Jail, after he allegedly assaulted two Lincoln Police officers during a disturbance on Monday afternoon at a northwest Lincoln home. LPD was called to the home near 21st and Atlas Avenue, where Robinson Contreras was extremely intoxicated....

LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 19)–A kidnapping Monday night at a south Lincoln park has led to an arrest of a 48-year-old Lincoln man. Lincoln Police say officers were called to Peach Park near 14th and Peach and as they started to investigate, the victim, an 8-year-old boy, was found a short time later at his home nearby with...

Lincoln Animal Control says their officers responded to two separate animal hoarding cases this summer that ended with the rescue of over 30 animals. According to a Facebook post, officers responded to an apartment in northwest Lincoln in July. Officers observed the floor of the apartment to be covered with...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Transportation and Utilities announced that northbound South 27th Street between J and L streets will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for private property crane work. The sidewalk on the east side of 27th Street will be closed during this work. The...