Lincoln Police warn of DMV text scam
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police are warning Nebraskans about a text scam in which a person pretends to be from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. According to LPD, several people have received texts from a person claiming to be from the DMV. In the scam, a person receives the text which claims that the...
‘My future is in this book’: Nebraska’s prison education programs transform lives, face hurdles
This story is part of a collection of stories in the "Nebraska behind bars" series produced by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications 2025 in-depth reporting class. Rudy Valentino Johnson sat in a classroom at Southeast Community College’s Center for People campus in Lincoln...
Two taken to hospital with serious injuries in north Lincoln shooting, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Police Department responded to a shooting in north Lincoln on Saturday. Around 10:30 a.m., both the police department and Lincoln Fire & Rescue were sent to a home near 26th and Potter streets. When officers arrived, they found a male and a female...
Huskers offer Top 150 prospect in ’27 class at Boneyard event
Nebraska on Friday extended an offer to four-star cornerback Ace Alston, whose Midwest Boom team was participating at the Battle at the Boneyard Event. The 2027 cornerback from Cincinnati adds a Husker offer to a deep list that include LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon and Ohio State among others. Alston...
Hickman woman turns fundraising efforts into success for new life-saving devices
HICKMAN, Neb. (KOLN) - Children’s birthdays can be one to remember for parents, but for Kristen Twidwell her son’s 8th birthday is hard to remember, because it’s the same day she suffered from cardiac arrest. In April 2021, Kristen felt something that was off. “I was describing...
Dave Feit’s Greatest Huskers by the Numbers: 83 – Kyle Vanden Bosch
The Heisman of Academia and Terrence Nunn’s journey from hero to goat.
LPD is Searching for Missing Person
LINCOLN—(KFOR June 6)—Lincoln Police need your help in finding a missing person, who has not been seen or heard from since Wednesday. LPD is looking for 35-year-old Sara Crawford, AKA Rory, who lives in the area of 22nd and Washington streets and was not home when their partner woke up on Thursday, June 5, around 4...
Missing Construction Equipment May Be Part of Scam
LINCOLN–(KFOR June 6)–Two Bobcat track loaders are missing, after the manager of a Lincoln business apparently rented out the equipment for one week to who he thought was a construction company out of Oklahoma. It turned out to be a possible scam. Lincoln Police say on Wednesday they...
Saturday morning rain followed by afternoon sunshine
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Morning rain to start off the weekend is looking more and more likely, but it will not be a washout by any means. Similar to Friday, cloud cover is expected early with afternoon sunshine and highs in the upper 70s. Starting off with skycast, showers and...
‘Those things do just explode’: Lincoln garbage hauler talks vape-fueled trash fires
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — More than 5,000 fires are reported by waste and recycling centers across the U.S. each year. Lincoln saw two just this week, both caused by discarded disposal vapes. “Ever since the disposable battery vapes came out, it caused a large problem for us haulers and...
