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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Friendship Home is an organization in Lincoln where domestic violence survivors come to escape danger. Advocates said a protection order can help, but it’s not enough on its own. Police said a protection order is meant to be a line of defense. But for...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An inmate at the Reception and Treatment Center in Lincoln died Friday, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced. Steven Murray, 74, was serving a life-long sentence for first-degree murder. His sentence started in May 2002. He was also charged with two counts of use...

4-star wide receiver commitment adds firepower to Nebraska's already loaded 2027 recruiting class.

The fire alarm sounded just before 1:00 Thursday afternoon inside Prairie Lane Elementary School at 70th and Vine. LFR crews responded to what was initially reported as an electrical fire. “Had smoke in some of the classrooms, room 123,” Battalion Chief Bob Watton tells KLIN News. “Got on...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The brother of the man convicted in Carly Schaaf’s murder has been sentenced for his role in hiding the body. After taking a plea deal, Danyl Barraza, 20, was convicted of accessory to manslaughter, instead of accessory to murder. He has been sentenced to three years at the Nebraska Department...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A 22-year-old Norfolk man accused in a hate crime incident at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was sentenced to probation on Friday. Court documents show Cale Wacker was given one year and six months of probation for third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The hate crime enhancement, which...

September 26, 1907 - On Sept. 26, 1907, 18-month-old Gladys Dixon followed her older sisters as they walked to school. Their home was near Seward next to the A. & N. track. Little Gladys had wandered onto the tracks when Marion Lux, locomotive fireman saw her. Knowing he couldn’t stop...

A day after a federal indictment was unsealed against him in a public corruption case, former Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Executive Director Hobert Rupe made his first court appearance on the charges. According to the Omaha World-Herald, Rupe, who is accused of using his government position to work against...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Starbucks that sits near 12th and P streets in downtown Lincoln shared they will be shutting their doors this week. This is one of hundreds of Starbucks locations closing in the U.S., Canada and Europe as the company focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant...

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student was arrested Saturday during the Michigan game after he allegedly broke a TV inside Memorial Stadium. Colin Kelly, a junior marketing major from Geneva, Illinois, allegedly threw a plastic water bottle at a TV screen in East Stadium Section 11 and cracked the screen, according...