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Streets flood, tornado spotted in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Storms caused flash flooding in some Lincoln streets overnight. Shortly after midnight Tuesday, a user of the NOW Local News App submitted a photo of cars partially submerged on 11th Street near F Street. Another app user posted a video of water in a road...
Temperature swing kills fish in southeast Nebraska lake
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Numerous fish have died at the Big Indian Recreation Area in Gage County. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said in a press release Tuesday that a “substantial fish kill” is affecting all species in the lake, which is south of Wymore. Game...
‘It was really scary’: Trees split in half during storms in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. — Storms sped into Lincoln late Monday night, bringing multiple trees, branches and power lines down. Two tornadoes touched down overnight in southeast Nebraska, including an EF-1 in Lincoln. That tornado didn’t hit northeast Lincoln, but the wind damage there was extensive. Fallen trees and broken...
Controlled explosions used to demolish old wind turbines in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Electric System announced that two wind turbines have been removed after nearly 25 years of operation. LES started the preparation process of the demolition midway through June and removed the wind turbines Tuesday morning. The first turbine collapsed due to a controlled explosion at its...
City of Lincoln provides advice on reporting and cleaning up tree debris
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Heavy rains and winds in Lincoln Monday night into Tuesday led to flash flooding and downed trees throughout the Capital City. At least one vehicle was swallowed up in the waters at 48th Street and Cornhusker Highway under the train overpass. On O Street early Tuesday...
Nebraska’s 2024 border deployments cost $1.27 million
LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - This year’s two border deployments ordered by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen cost a combined $1.27 million. The state says it paid $1.2 million of that total using interest accrued from the second wave of $48 million in federal pandemic relief funds that Congress set aside for rental assistance.
Missouri River flood impacts southeast Nebraska after overnight rain
Eastern Nebraska received several inches of rain Monday night and Tuesday morning, causing floods in the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas. According to the National Weather Service, 6.77 inches of rain fell in Papillion between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue received 5.77 inches over the same time span.
Making wise decisions on a tax shift
Earlier this year, the governor and the Legislature tried and failed to develop a workable plan to reduce Nebraska property taxes through increases in sales taxes. Now, as decision-makers in Lincoln consider coming together in a special session, the options on the table still focus on using sales taxes to pay for cuts in property taxes. Why? Decisions made in the Legislature in 2023 shape what’s possible now.
Health Department shares precautions to stay safe from mosquito bites this summer
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department reminds community members to protect themselves from mosquito bites not just over the Fourth of July, but for the rest of the summer. This season’s first human case of West Nile virus was recently reported in eastern Nebraska, according to the...
History Nebraska Announces Access Program for Low-Income Families
Lincoln, NE - 07/02/2024 - Today, History Nebraska announced that three of its historic sites and museums have joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.
Immigrant family helping to fill the child care gap in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An immigrant family is working to fill the need for child care in Lincoln. Melba Al-Sayagh is starting a day care with her niece and daughters. They will call it Estrellitas, which means little stars. Al-Sayagh said this is a dream that she had held...
Lincoln Health Department issues air quality advisory for fireworks smoke
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department issued a health advisory Monday due to anticipated high levels of smoke from fireworks. “The current National Weather Service forecast calls for a slight chance of rain with 5 mph to 10 mph winds both Wednesday and Thursday evenings between 8 p.m. and midnight,” said LLCHD Air Quality Section Supervisor Gary Bergstrom. “Low wind speeds may allow higher concentrations of smoke to linger in the area. Breathing smoke from fireworks can cause asthma attacks, worsen chronic bronchitis and emphysema and cause chest pain in some people with heart disease.”
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