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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...
Lancaster County Health Department issues air quality advisory in midst of wildfires
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued an air quality advisory due to the smoke from wildfires that are spanning north-central Canada and Pacific Northwest areas. Air Quality Section Supervisor Gary Bergstrom with LLCHD said that smoke from the fires has been affecting the air quality in...
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...
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....
Kirk Herbstreit Names Two Dark Horse Contenders In The Big Ten
The Big Ten is one of the more exciting conferences in college football now that the USC Trojans, UCLA Bruins, Washington Huskies, and Oregon Ducks are members. This makes the College Football Playoff, with its 12-team format taking place in 2024, a topic of discussion for the Big Ten. Kirk ...
Smoky skies over the Omaha-metro to improve over the weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you’ve stepped outside at any point over the past several days you likely have noticed a layer of smoky haze in the sky. This is being pulled in from fires burning on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A ridge of high...
Friday Forecast: Temperatures continue to climb
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. Thursday night is expected to be fairly...
City of Lincoln announces 154-acre land acquisition for new northwest park
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The City of Lincoln announced on Thursday the acquisition of land for Cornhusker Bank Park on the northwest side of town. The 154-acre plot located at 14th Street and Arbor Road was purchased for $3 million in February and will include the following:. 85 acres...
Crews fight house fire in central Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire Thursday in central Lincoln. The fire was reported about 2 p.m. near 32nd and C streets. A Channel 8 employee at the scene saw smoke rising from the house. There was also a hole in the roof and in the wall.
Nebraska bringing several key wideouts to campus before July ends
Nebraska is taking some big swings at wide receiver before the month is over and the dead period resumes. Husker247 confirmed a few more names that will be dropping by campus and are highly recruited targets of the staff.
Vampire Weekend On A Weekday @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig, Chris Thomson, and Chris Baio were not messing around this past Tuesday, July 23rd, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Opening their set with two upbeat songs, campus, followed by cousins. This definitely set the tone for the rest of the evening, where even if the song played wasn’t necessarily upbeat, the band definitely were.
Rockets close out campaign one game shy of state
The Syracuse American Legion Juniors baseball team finished just one win shy of the state tournament following action at the Area Tournament on Tuesday, July 16, at the Syracuse Sports Complex. After falling 8-0 in the first game of a doubleheader against Tecumseh, the Syracuse team rallied back and took...
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...
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