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Man pulls a pistol on two people before shooting himself in the leg, Lincoln Police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A 34-year-old Lincoln man was arrested after threatening two people with a gun before shooting himself in the leg, police said. The arrest brings closure to a shooting near 10th and South streets that left one man with a bullet wound. According to an arrest affidavit, Haakeem Shannon showed up at Bryan West with a gunshot wound after midnight on Feb. 8.
Man sentenced for hauling 9,000 fentanyl pills, 44 pounds of meth across Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man from Mexico was sentenced on Wednesday after getting caught with a huge haul of drugs in Nebraska. Fausto Antonio Castro-Mendoza will spend 17½ years in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge Brian Buescher...
Fight at Lincoln High School ends with a teen stabbing another teen
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln police said a teenager will be OK after being stabbed by a classmate at school on Thursday. Officers responded to Lincoln High School around noon. Police said the school resource officer called for backup during a fight between two students. They said a 14-year-old stabbed...
Colorado’s top athlete commits to Nebraska
A Colorado athlete became Nebraska’s seventh commitment to the class of 2025 on Thursday afternoon. Tanner Terch is a three-star prospect out of Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado. According to 247Sports, he is currently ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Colorado for the class of 2025. Terch told the recruiting service On3 that the city of Lincoln impressed him during his campus visit. “Out of all of the places we have been, Lincoln had a special sparkle to it. It really stuck for me. It felt like the people cared a lot. Everywhere I was and everyone I talked to knew who I was, and it felt like they genuinely cared.” Before announcing his commitment, Terch visited Army, Colorado State, Kansas State, and Wyoming. Last season, Terch had 55 receptions for 876 yards and eight touchdowns, finishing the season with 1,317 all-purpose yards and ten touchdowns. COMMITTED❤️🤍🌽!!!!! #GBR @Hayesfawcett3 @CoachTylerK @CoachMattRhule @COACHStultz14 @evancooper2 @On3sports @Coach_Satt pic.twitter.com/6C83XU3tAu — Tanner Terch (@TannerTerch) April 25, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
$600,000 in unused COVID relief money reallocated to Lincoln groups
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – About $600,000 that has gone unused from the American Rescue Plan Act is being put back int0 the community. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced Thursday that the money is going toward four initiatives. The commercial driver’s license program at the American Job Center received $250,000....
Woman who headbutted child outside Lincoln school gets jail sentence
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A woman was sentenced Wednesday for headbutting a student outside Everett Elementary School. Mollyjo Taylor, 26, was initially charged with felony child abuse, but she entered a plea deal that amended the charge to a misdemeanor. A Lancaster County judge sentenced her to a year...
Lincoln teen cited after two-vehicle collision slows traffic on 40th Street
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln teen was cited after a two-vehicle crash brought traffic to a halt at the intersection of 40th Street and Nebraska Parkway. On Wednesday around 5:40 p.m., the driver of a 2013 CC Sport Volkswagen was waiting to make a southbound turn onto 40th Street when the flashing yellow arrow turned solid.
Mother of sexually-abused student sounds alarm over Gov. Pillen’s LB25 veto
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Last Thursday was all smiles for Loree Woods and her daughter, Taylor, as the two came to the Capitol Rotunda to watch the final round vote on LB25. “She was here for the vote,” Woods said. “She was so excited.”. The vote, on the...
Man accused of stealing rifle, PlayStation from home in north Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A burglary in late February has led to an arrest nearly two months after the initial crime was reported. Lincoln Police arrested 40-year-old Jarvis Clay on Wednesday. He’s currently charged with a single count of burglary. On Feb. 26 around 10 a.m., a woman reported...
Blowing dust, zero-visibility conditions cause fatal crash in southeast Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Windy conditions and blowing dust are to blame in a fatality crash west of Wilber on Monday. The Nebraska State Patrol said 87-year-old Roger Haake, of Tobias, Nebraska, was killed as the result of a small dust storm passing over Highway 41. Visibility on the highway...
Storms ahead, with chances of severe weather till Sunday
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Over the rest of this week into Sunday, Nebraska can expect chances for rounds of severe weather starting today. Make sure to stay tuned throughout the week for this active weather pattern. Thursday’s SPC outlook has the best chances for severe weather in southern Nebraska, where...
Suspicious package at south Lincoln apartment has been cleared, LFR says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A suspicious package at a south Lincoln apartment complex Wednesday afternoon has been cleared, according to Lincoln Fire and Rescue. LFR and the bomb squad were called to Old Cheney Place Apartments near 27th Street and Old Cheney Road around 1 p.m. A woman told a...
Ramp closing on Highway 77 in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – An offramp at the U.S. Highway 77 and Van Dorn Street interchange will close for overnight bridge work on Sunday. Weather permitting, the northbound offramp will close at 7 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. the next morning. The Nebraska Department of Transportation said signing...
2 men face multiple charges in Lincoln shooting that injured 4 people
LINCOLN, Neb. — Lincoln law enforcement made two arrests in relation to the Oct. 2023 shooting that injured four people. On Oct. 20, Lincoln police found one shooting victim in the area of 13th and O streets in the early morning hours, and then later, three other victims showed up at a Lincoln hospital.
Man Wanted in Walmart Robbery is in Police Custody
LINCOLN–(KFOR Apr. 24)–Lincoln Police arrested a 37-year-old man that took off with items from Walmart off of 85th and Fremont last Friday night. According to Captain Todd Kocian, an employee tried to stop Derek Walton from taking off. Walton allegedly showed a knife and took off with more than $80 worth of items. Follow up work by officers led to a traffic stop Monday night at 35th and Cornhusker, where Walton was tracked down and arrested for robbery and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
Milford debuts new childcare center
The Milford community is celebrating the opening of a new childcare facility, the Milford Childhood Learning Center, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit childcare center founded to combat Nebraska's severe shortage of childcare options. The project was made possible through the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ business partnership childcare expansion...
Former Lincoln Regional Center staff members honored in Arbor Day ceremony
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - With Arbor Day Friday, the Lincoln Regional Center hosted its 45th Arbor Day Ceremony on Thursday. Eight former staff members who have since died were recognized for their service to Nebraska. The staff members were:. Barry Berumen. Courtney Parry. Mark DeWitt. Richard Durham. Louise Stone. Mark...
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