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Woman assaulted on south Lincoln bike trail
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police are investigating an assault on the Tierra Williamsburg Trail that happened Thursday evening. A 20-year-old woman told police she encountered a man on a bicycle on the trail just south of 33rd Street and Nebraska Parkway just before 6:30 p.m. After exchanging pleasantries, the...
Grand Island Public Schools to provide free meals to all students starting 2024
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Starting the 2024-2025 school year, all Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS) students will have access to free breakfast and lunch at every school. GIPS is now one of the largest districts in Nebraska to offer no-cost meals districtwide. Dr. Summer Stephens, our Associate Superintendent, highlights...
Temperatures on the rise, triple digits next week.
Temperatures staying in the mid to upper 90s through this weekend. Tuesday through Thursday in the triple digits. A chance for some evening showers Sunday and Wednesday. Temperatures Friday morning in the 70s, warming up into the mid 90s by the afternoon hours. Highs for your Friday, most of us...
York man under investigation for potential child enticement
YORK, Neb. (KOLN) - A mother’s accusation and an interview with two girls have police suspicious of a York man. Authorities are working to examine any potential evidence on the electronic devices of a 65-year-old York man. A search warrant, filed on Tuesday, details a strange series of accusations...
Health Department Issues Air Quality Advisory
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued an Air Quality Advisory due to smoke from wildfires spanning north-central Canada and areas of the Pacific Northwest. Smoke from these fires may reach levels that are unhealthy for children, older adults and those with asthma, lung disease, and other respiratory or heart conditions.
Crop duster plane a total loss after hitting power lines and crashing
OVERTON, Neb.- - A crop duster plane is a total loss after it crashed in Central Nebraska. According to a news release by the Dawson County Sherriff’s Office, their communications center received an iPhone crash indication about nine miles north of Overton at 4:11 p.m. When officials arrived, they...
Police investigate possible link between recent O'Reilly Auto Parts robberies
Officers responded to O'Reilly Auto Parts at 1201 N. 48th Street in Lincoln regarding a robbery on Wednesday night. An employee told police that two men entered the store, pointed a gun at the employee, and demanded money. The two robbers left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash....
Friday Forecast: Hot and humid conditions continue through the weekend
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The hottest day ever recorded in the Capital City is 115 degrees way way back on July 25th, 1936. No, the high on Friday will not be that high, but the upper 90s are nothing to brush off either. Mostly clear skies, warm and humid Thursday...
Wednesday accident at 6th and Perkins, caused $40,000 in damage
BEATRICE – Beatrice Police and city officials estimated damage at about $20,000 to trailhead facilities Wednesday, during a noon-hour accident where a pickup went off a street near 6th and Perkins Streets. The truck jumped a curb, struck a parked pickup…spinning it around…and smashed a support post at the...
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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