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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln says it will cut $27.5 million from its budget by the end of the year. In a letter on Monday, Chancellor Rodney Bennett said UNL’s revenue has not kept up with its expenses. Bennett blamed “downward trends” in state funding...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood hosted his third Nebraska town hall of the year Monday — and his first in the capital city. Flood faced a packed auditorium as constituents raised questions and concerns on a wide range of hot-button issues, including immigration, health care, clean energy, and...

A rideshare driver was assaulted by a group of teens and robbed of hundreds of dollars over the weekend in north Lincoln. Just before midnight on Saturday, August 2nd, Lincoln Police Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says the 43-year-old Lyft driver from Lincoln drove to the area of N. 84th Street and Market...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Columbus man accused of making plans to meet with a girl he believed was 15-years-old was arrested on Friday. On July 9, an LPD Special Victims Unit investigator operating an undercover social media account, identifying as a 15-year-old Lincoln girl, received a friend request from 37-year-old...

Members of the public objected to cannabis regulations at a meeting of the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission Monday. During a public comment period on emergency regulations the commission adopted last month, several people objected to a ban on smoking, saying it is the fastest way to get medicine into your system.

Ex-Nebraska standout Tyus Wilson soared to a jaw-dropping claim of the U.S. outdoor high jump title in Eugene.

LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen joined leadership from the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) and the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) urging drivers to reduce speeds, put down their phones, and keep their attention on the road. An NDOT worker was injured while assisting at the scene of a crash east of...

New teachers in Lincoln are getting a little extra help before the school year even begins. A woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Beatrice on Saturday. Woman shot, killed after attacking officer with knife in Columbus, troopers say. Updated: Aug. 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM CDT. Woman shot,...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The state’s new medical marijuana regulatory board is set to meet Monday afternoon. The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission has until Oct. 1 to finish permanent regulations for the industry. It is supposed to be in a position to accept licensing applications from those who want to grow and...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man was taken to the hospital Sunday morning after a car erupted into flames near a railroad track. At 6 a.m., a deputy with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office was sent to the area of 162nd Street and Highway 6 in Waverly.