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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide after finding a couple dead inside their home near south Lincoln. Around 10:45 a.m. Friday, officers were sent to a welfare check in the area of 14th and Sumner streets. During an investigation, officers determined there...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man found a grenade in his northeast Lincoln home on Friday. Bill McFarland has been buying abandoned storage units for years. He then sells the items in a yard sale at his home near 70th Street and Cotner Boulevard. But as he was sorting...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) announced Thursday that the South 56th and Van Dorn streets intersection will close beginning Monday, Oct. 6. This work is expected to be completed by the end of December. The recommended detour is Normal Boulevard to 48th Street to Pioneers Boulevard...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – After months of construction at the intersection of 56th street and Pioneers boulevard, a nearby business is celebrating the project’s progress in a unique way. A colorful display of individual letters stand tall near the intersection, spelling out “Look, you can turn left,” with...

Nebraska State Patrol troopers arrested a North Carolina man Thursday after finding nearly 100 pounds of ketamine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. According to NSP, a trooper pulled over a westbound Hyundai Tucson around 11:25 a.m. near mile marker 179 for speeding. While contacting the driver, the trooper...

Phil Ruhlman had a hunch. It sure like Ashland — smack dab between west Omaha’s suburbs and downtown Lincoln — could support a steakhouse. When he was in college in Lincoln in the 1970s studying theater, Ruhlman bartended at Misty’s Steakhouse, a capital city icon. He grew to love the environment, the regulars and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln Journal Star announced Friday they will soon be ending paper delivery services on Mondays. In a letter to readers, LJS Editor Shelly Kulhanek said beginning the week of Nov. 3., the newspaper will produce a printed paper six days a week, Tuesday through Sunday.

WINNEBAGO, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska’s largest casino operator, WarHorse Gaming, LLC, has secured refinancing of $300 million in startup loans to a 5-year deal that’ll launch the next phase of casino expansions and construction of a new casino in South Sioux City. The deal is one of the...

A Lincoln dining landmark is marking a milestone. Lee’s Chicken, the city’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, will celebrate its 80th anniversary with a community open house this Sunday. The event runs from 12 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Lee’s, located at 1940 West Van Dorn Street....

LINCOLN, NE — Nebraska is on pace to surpass its five-year record for pedestrian crash fatalities, with 17 deaths already reported statewide in 2025. Nearly a quarter of those fatal accidents occurred in Lincoln, prompting police to step up enforcement efforts aimed at preventing more tragedies. Pedestrian Fatalities...