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Judge rules murder suspect unfit for trial in Grand Island rest stop killing. An Ohio man accused of murder in Nebraska remains in the Lincoln Regional Center unfit to stand trial. City of Lincoln and police department host National Night Out events across Lincoln. Updated: 5 hours ago. National Night...

The clock has begun ticking on the construction of a new prison for Nebraska. The state announced in June it had chosen Hausmann Construction of Lincoln to build a new, 1,512-bed prison off north 70th Street, just north of Interstate 80 in the city. Now, the $312 million contract has been signed, and Hausmann was...

ASHLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - Tuesday, state leaders from the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, to U.S. congressmen and senators, gathered for the 16th Annual Federal Legislative Summit. Surrounded by historic planes in the hanger of the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, around 425 to 450 expected guests filled tables,...

WILBER, Nebraska — Wilber’s claim to the title of Czech Capital of the USA is on full display during the eastern Nebraska town’s annual Czech Festival. While Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is home to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and hosts a number of Czech festivals, the entire town of Wilber embraces Czech...

A Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy collided with another vehicle while turning through a northwest Lincoln intersection Sunday morning. According to Lincoln Police Public Information Manager Erika Thomas, the 49-year-old deputy was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer LSO cruiser northbound on NW 48th Street just after...

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln must cut approximately $27.5 million from its budget by the end of 2024, according to a letter penned Monday by UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett. “I want to acknowledge the significance of the challenges we are facing, as well as the cumulative effect of repeated budget...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln aims to cut $27.5 million from budget by end of 2025. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett posted on Monday a plan to cut $27.5 million from the budget by the end of 2025. Updated: 5 hours ago. Lancaster Co. Deputy not cited after weekend crash.

Lincoln residents are invited to join in National Night Out celebrations on Tuesday, August 5, with free events designed to strengthen neighborhood bonds and foster police-community partnerships. The city is hosting two community gatherings:. Air Park Community Center at Arnold Heights Pool (4000 NW 46th St.) 5 to 8...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Several days after a moving trailer crashed into a creek west of Lincoln, one family is still trying to get their belongings back. The trailer went off Interstate 80 and lost all the contents it was hauling into the South Branch of Middle Creek. The...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Police arrested a 31-year-old man Monday in an Omaha shooting that wounded seven people over the weekend. Maurice Brown, who was one of the people shot, was arrested on suspicion of a raft of charges:. Attempted first-degree assault. Six counts of second-degree assault. Possession of...