Lincoln NE

If you have ever promised yourself you would save room for dessert, Stauffer’s Cafe & Pie Shoppe makes that promise easy to keep. This Lincoln favorite serves homey plates and an irresistible pie list that locals whisper about like a delicious secret. Pull up a chair, breathe in the cinnamon and butter, and let the...

Lincoln residents who use the city’s paratransit service can say goodbye to phone wait times and hello to a new automated voice menu later this month. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) has announced that in mid to late January, StarTran will implement a new phone service for paratransit scheduling and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man has been accused of fatally abusing his girlfriend’s cats in Lincoln after two cats that were brought into a veterinary clinic had to be euthanized due to their extensive injuries. On Sept. 6, 2025, a woman brought her 1-year-old cat to the Lincoln...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Sen. Wendy DeBoer introduced LB304 on Thursday, a bill that makes the current income eligibility levels permanent for childcare assistance. “If we fail to pass LB304, we will fail working families,” Sen. DeBoer said. In 2021, state lawmakers passed a bill that temporarily expanded...

LINCOLN–(KFOR Jan. 7)–We now know the cause of the Dec. 29 apartment building fire off of 11th and “G” Street. Fire investigators and the insurance company investigating the blaze determined it was an electrical failure. Lincoln Fire and Rescue public information officer MJ Lierman says the fire likely burned for...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Officer Ross Bartlett was only 54 when he was killed during a traffic stop on Highway 77 just south of Ceresco in April 2024. On Thursday, nearly two years later, his widow sat in the front row of a Lancaster County Courthouse, holding the wedding ring she wears on a necklace, listening to the...

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Comedian and Nebraska native Larry the Cable Guy will host the 15th annual Git-R-Done Golf Classic in Lincoln May 31–June 1. The two-day charity event will feature the Git-R-Done Gala on the field at Memorial Stadium and a celebrity golf tournament benefiting the Git-R-Done Foundation.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln man who investigators said was driving distracted when he hit and killed a Ceresco Police officer in 2024 was sentenced Thursday. Tony Pierce, 51, was sentenced to more than two years in jail by a judge. His license was also revoked for two years.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird is urging Lincoln residents to roll up their sleeves during National Blood Donor Month. On Wednesday, she issued a proclamation at the Nebraska Community Blood Bank. The blood bank says area hospitals currently have about four days’ worth of blood...