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Lincoln’s Bryan Olesen advances to finals of NBC’s The Voice1011 Now12 HOURS AGO
‘I’ve never felt so much pain in my life’: Lincoln woman partially paralyzed after alleged punch to the head1011now.com1 DAY AGO
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‘I’ve never felt so much pain in my life’: Lincoln woman partially paralyzed after alleged punch to the head
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A woman was partially paralyzed after a Lincoln man punched her in the head in March, police allege. An arrest warrant for 30-year-old Dupree Prentice was fulfilled on Monday. Prentice faces a single first-degree assault charge after a woman landed in the hospital in March. On...
Lincoln East High School temporarily enters secure protocol as authorities arrest wanted man
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A high school went under a standard response protocol of secure as law enforcement surrounded a home in east Lincoln. Law enforcement with the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force executed an arrest warrant at a home near South 70th Street and South Wedgewood Drive on Wednesday morning.
Male dead after hit-and-run crash in north Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — One person was killed Tuesday night in a hit-and-run crash in north Lincoln. About 8:20 p.m., police received a report of a male lying unconscious on Cornhusker Highway near 37th Street. First responders performed life-saving measures on him at the scene. He was taken to...
Lincoln Police find defaced semi-automatic shotgun during indecent exposure call
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A call about a man exposing himself in an alley led police to a defaced shotgun and a felon illegally possessing it, court records show. Lincoln Police were called to an alley near 8th and N streets around 6:25 p.m. on Monday. A woman reported a man pleasuring himself in the alley as she walked by.
Lincoln man gets over 15 years in federal prison on meth charges
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln man will spend over a decade in federal prison on meth charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says. Patrick Carey, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years and eight months in prison for possession to distribute meth and a meth mixture. On March...
Lincoln’s Bryan Olesen advances to finals of NBC’s The Voice
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Bryan Olesen of Lincoln won the fifth and final spot Tuesday night in next week’s finale of NBC’s “The Voice”. His instant save performance of Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” helped get the votes from America to beat out Serenity Arce, Tae Lewis, Madison Curbelo and Maddi Jane.
Bond set at $2 million for man in 2022 slaying in rural Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A high bond has been set for the man accused of killing a Columbus woman in 2022. Anthony Mattison, 35, was arraigned Tuesday in Clay County Court. Judge Michael Burns set his bond at $2 million. Mattison would have to pay $200,000 to be released....
Potential Witness in April 7 Homicide Case Being Sought by LPD
LINCOLN–(KFOR May 15)–The latest information to surface from the April 7 deadly shooting at a downtown Lincoln bar happens to be some photos captured and shared with Crime Stoppers. Lincoln Police forensics technician Becky Keller told Lincoln’s Morning News on KFOR Wednesday the witness is NOT a suspect...
One Person Died in Southeast Lincoln Crash on Tuesday Afternoon
LINCOLN–(KFOR May 14)–A 30-year-old man is dead after he rear-ended a car and rolled his truck into a southeast Lincoln home on Tuesday afternoon. According to Lincoln Police, two vehicles were heading north on 56th Street when they collided near Cooper Avenue, which is between Calvert Street and Pioneers Boulevard. The impact of the crash sent the truck rolling into a nearby garage and the driver was ejected. He was taken to a hospital where he died. His name has not yet been released.
Taser deployed after Lincoln man beats officer over the head, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln Police officer suffered minor injuries while arresting someone early Monday morning. Authorities were called to a home near North 33rd and O streets around 3:20 a.m. on report of an assault in progress. Responders found 37-year-old Nestor Osorio throwing things from his apartment window....
Omaha teen arrested after Lincoln shop loses $20,000 in burglary
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An Omaha teen was arrested after a Lincoln clothing store was burglarized last August. Jacobi Meridy, 18, was lodged in the Lancaster County Jail on Monday. He faces a single burglary charge and four outstanding arrest warrants in Sarpy County. On Aug. 18, 2023, Lincoln Police...
Former Lincoln man sentenced for making, selling guns to felons
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A former Lincoln man was sentenced Tuesday after making guns for people barred from owning them. Spenser Ware, 35, will spend 3½ years in federal prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person. Ware has felony convictions out of Florida, preventing...
Few stronger storms possible Wednesday in southeast Nebraska
A quick, light shower was seen north Lincoln early Wednesday morning, but it’ll be the scattered showers and thunderstorms approaching from the west by the afternoon that we’ll be watching a bit closer. The warm front and cloud cover working through eastern Nebraska is keeping temperatures in the...
A round of midweek thunderstorms
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Showers and thunderstorms in the western part of the Local 4 area Tuesday evening, will gradually lose there steam once the sun sets. After a lull overnight, an upper level low and adjacent cold front will trigger a couple of waves of thunderstorms on Wednesday. The first is expected to develop mid morning into the forenoon over Central Nebraska, pushing into eastern areas of the state through the afternoon. An approaching cold front will produce another line of storms late afternoon, that is projected to sweep through the Tri-Cities by early evening, before sweeping east into the Lincoln area by late evening.
WATCH: Duo sprints out of Lincoln Target with three stolen Dyson vacuums
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are looking for a duo involved in a Dyson vacuum theft last month at a south Lincoln target. The theft happened on April 13 at Target near 40th Street and Yankee Hill Road. Security cameras captured two men scoping out the fire exit in...
Lincoln woman sentenced for selling heroin leading to man’s overdose
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln woman was sentenced on Tuesday for selling a dose of heroin that led to an overdose. According to the Department of Justice, 34-year-old Lidia Irena Kula, of Lincoln, was sentenced for distribution of heroin. Kula was ordered to 132 months’ imprisonment. There is no...
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