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Man injured in a tractor crash just east of Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was injured on Friday afternoon in a tractor crash just east of Lincoln. Bennet Fire & Rescue responded just after 1 p.m. to an area near 190th Street and Yankee Hill Road, northeast of Bennet, on reports of an injury accident involving a tractor.
$20,000 in jeans, sunglasses stolen from south Lincoln clothing store, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are investigating an overnight clothing heist at a south Lincoln retailer, police say. On Thursday around 9 a.m., officers responded to The Buckle at SouthPointe Pavilions on a report of a break-in. A maintenance employee found the retailer’s glass door had been shattered, according...
Teen Charged for April Train Derailment in Bennet
LINCOLN–(KFOR/KOLN July 26)–The 17-year-old boy accused of tampering with a rail line and filming a train derailment on the southside of Bennet back in April has now been charged with two counts of felony criminal mischief in Lancaster County Court. Those charges were filed by the Lancaster County...
Lincoln Crime Stoppers seeking help in identifying suspicious people caught on camera
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Crime Stoppers is searching for help in identifying suspicious people in two recent cases. According to LPD, neighbors noticed suspicious activity at a house across from them near 40th and Sumner. The neighbors said they knew the owner was out of town on vacation. Lincoln...
Teens charged after twice burglarizing home in northeast Lincoln, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Three Lincoln teens are facing charges after a home was burglarized twice in a few months. Prosecutors have charged 18-year-old Andrew Minzel with burglary and possession of a stolen firearm, and he was arrested on Wednesday. Two other 17-year-old boys have also been charged in the case. They face an assortment of theft, burglary and weapons charges.
Nebraska man whose dog died in subzero temps gets jail time
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A central Nebraska man was sentenced on Wednesday for leaving his dogs in the extreme cold, killing one of them. Kevin Jemison, 60, will spend a month in jail and two years on probation. In January, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jemison’s home...
Man charged after meth, fentanyl sent to Lincoln via FedEx
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man is behind bars after picking up a package filled with methamphetamine, according to police. Investigators arrested 22-year-old Miguel De La Cruz Montoya on Friday. He has since been charged with possessing more than 140 grams of methamphetamine and a money violation. Homeland Security...
Man accused of stabbing woman in neck at north Lincoln home
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was arrested Tuesday in the stabbing of a woman at a north Lincoln home earlier this month. Jarrell Walker, 25, is charged on suspicion of first-degree assault and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, court records say. On July 14,...
Omaha man facing charges in prescription fraud spanning three counties
Omaha, Neb. — An Omaha man faces charges in multiple counties after investigators said he used fraudulent prescriptions to get Hydrocodone and Oxycodone. Tyrese Reese, 25, faces multiple counts of intentionally violating a narcotic drug law in Dodge, Hall and Lancaster Counties. According to arrest affidavits in all three...
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