LPD Arrests Suspect in Thursday Morning Armed Robbery
LINCOLN–(KFOR June 6)–Lincoln Police have made an arrest in the Thursday morning armed robbery of the Fat Dog’s convenience store near NW 12th and West Adams. Follow up done by officers led to 30-year-old Kain Brandt being responsible for the robbery. He was arrested Thursday for robbery and use of a deadly weapon to...
Street Closures in Havelock for Block Party and Havelock Run
LINCOLN–(KFOR June 6)–Portions of several streets will close for special events beginning June 6. That includes the Havelock Block Party Friday through Sunday on 62nd Street between Platte Street and Havelock Avenue. The Havelock Run will be 6am to 11am on Saturday. Streets impacted will be 70th Street...
Bryan Health launches Esketamine therapy to treat depression
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - For a large percentage of people living with major depression, traditional treatment has fallen short, forcing them to live with symptoms that affect their daily lives. It’s why this year, the Bryan Outpatient Medication Clinic launched a new treatment they say is already making a difference...
Man accused of drunkenly crashing into tree, Lincoln Police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A man was arrested after crashing his car into a tree while intoxicated Thursday night, police say. Ron Leafty, 42, was taken to the Lancaster County Jail for a DUI causing serious bodily injury, driving during a license revocation and a subsequent offense of resisting arrest.
LFR knocks down flames at house converted into apartment near 30th & U
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Firefighters rushed to knock down flames that were spreading at a house converted into an apartment in central Lincoln early Friday morning. Lincoln Fire & Rescue were called to the structure on 30th Street between U and Vine around 4:45 a.m. 10/11′s Skyview camera showed smoke...
LPD: Two Bobcats stolen from construction site in northwest Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Police Department is looking for two Bobcat track loaders and those responsible for taking them. On Wednesday, police were sent to a construction site near Northwest 48th and Holdrege streets on the report of stolen equipment. The manager of Duke Aerial Equipment told...
LPS looking to fill 85 positions this summer
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — With the school year just wrapping up, Lincoln Public Schools is now staffing up for the next one. Its goal is to fill 85 new positions before the next school year begins. LPS is hosting its first job fair of the summer on Friday to...
‘Helps a lot of people’: Free Little Pantries puts on garage sale in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Little Free Pantries of Lincoln is putting donated goods up for sale to help support the organization and a local Scout troop. “It goes a long ways; it helps a lot of people,” said Chris Booe, host of little free pantry Bill’s Locker on Lenox.
Armed Robbery Early Thursday at NW Lincoln Convenience Store
LINCOLN–(KFOR June 5)–Lincoln Police responded to an armed robbery call just after 4am Thursday at the Fat Dog’s Convenience Store near NW 12th and West Adams, not far from the Lincoln Airport. LPD public information manager Erika Thomas tells KFOR News an unknown man walked in, approached...
Star City Buzz: Events happening June 6-8
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Here are some events happening around Lincoln for the weekend of June 6-8. Multi-day Puzzling Adventures Scavenger Hunt - Puzzling Adventures (Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Girl Scouts 2025 Bike Nebraska Challenge - Nebraska (until July 31) First Annual Czech Beer Festival -...