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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Sidney Police Department released the name of the person whose body was discovered on Sunday. Kara Bancroft-Westman’s body was found at about 11 a.m. Sunday, according to the the police department’s social media update. Sidney Police and the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a...

Despite temperatures plunging to subzero levels last week, individuals haven’t held back from braving the cold to commit crimes. On Jan. 19, University of Nebraska-Lincoln police officers inside the Nebraska Union engaged in a brief foot pursuit with an individual after one officer recognized that the individual had...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Medical experts at the Lincoln Regional Center have determined a doctor arrested for two different cases involving minors is now competent to stand trial. Dr. Travis Tierney, 56, was taken into custody by a fugitive team at the airport last May. He is accused of sneaking...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A worker was rescued after a staircase collapsed at a construction site Tuesday morning. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the construction site at the corner of 48th Street and Aylesworth Avenue, just north of Holdrege Street, where the staircase collapsed inside a building under...

There’s something magical about finding that perfect local eatery where the coffee’s always hot, the portions are generous, and the pie… oh my goodness, the pie. Tucked into a modest strip mall in Lincoln, Nebraska, Stauffer’s Cafe & Pie Shoppe is that rare gem where time seems to slow down just enough for you to...

Lincoln Animal Control officers rescued a beaver in “rough condition” outside a liquor store on Saturday during frigid temperatures. Manager Denise Bollwitt tells KLIN News they received a call from Lincoln Police around 5:15 p.m. that there was a beaver outside of Mum’s Liquor near 22nd and “O” Street.

LINCOLN—(KFOR Jan. 26)–The deadly shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a nurse that was allegedly shot by a federal immigration agent on Saturday in Minneapolis, prompted more protests in the Twin Cities and across the country, including in Lincoln. Former KFOR personality Ward Jacobson, who lives in Minneapolis and...

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) has awarded a total of $250,000 in manufacturing modernization and workforce development grants to five Nebraska businesses. The pilot program selected businesses that are utilizing innovative approaches to increasing productivity and building their workforces. “The...

LINCOLN, Neb — Nebraska Extension is inviting feedlot owners, managers, employees, and allied industry professionals to attend the 2026 Beef Feedlot Roundtable Series, set for Feb. 17–19 at three locations across western and central Nebraska. The series will feature research-based discussions on feedlot management,...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Center for People expanded access to its pantry following record-high numbers of people served last week. Last Tuesday, the People’s Pantry served 2,151 people in six and a half hours. According to the organization, those numbers exceed its weekly average in 2025. Due to...