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Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program Nearing July 19 Application Deadline
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has announced that Nebraska has been approved to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), a new pr...
Jul 15, 2020
Arrest Made In Monday Stabbing Death
An arrest is made in the stabbing death Monday of 37-year-old Jeremy Lane at 14th and D Street. 27-year-old Roy Wyrick was booked for second-degree murder and for use of a weapon to commit a felony. O...
Jul 15, 2020
It's The First COVID-19 Vaccine Test In The USA
Regardless of your position on the virus, the masks, the social distancing and every annoyance, disturbance and inconvenience the pandemic has brought our way, there may be a light at the end of the t...
Jul 15, 2020
Test Nebraska Sites Announced For July
Test Nebraska has released the locations, dates and times for testing scheduled for the remainder of July. Last month, the State has expanded tests for all Nebraska residents, including those who prev...
Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Morning COVID-19 Update
There were 44 new confirmed cases identified yesterday bringing the weekly total to 165 cases. Mayor Lerion Gaylor Baird says progress made over the last month is being reversed and she is asking heal...
Jul 15, 2020
Lincoln Officials Consider Further COVID-19 Restrictions
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and health officials said today the recent increase in local cases of COVID-19 and other trends may prompt further restrictions in the community. The Lincoln-Lancaster Count...
Jul 14, 2020
Centennial Public School Superintendent Facing Sexual Assault Charges
The superintendent of Centennial Public Schools if facing charges involving a high school-aged student. The Seward County Sheriff’s office reports 56-year-old Timothy Dewaard was arrested Monday...
Jul 14, 2020
Nebraska Sees Jump In COVID-19 Weekly Cases
AP: Nebraska health statistics show more than 400 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus so far this week. Associated Press reports the state’s online virus tracker shows 174 cases were rep...
Jul 14, 2020
Arrest Made In Monday Morning Deadly Shooting
An arrest is made in the shooting death of 48-year-old Adolfo Aguado Monday at 13th and Washington Street. Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says investigators determined after speaking with witne...
Jul 14, 2020
Nebraska Recycling Council Receives Two Grants from Nebraska Environmental Trust
Nebraska Recycling Council received two grants from the Nebraska Environmental Trust in the amounts of $290,016 for the "Recycling Equipment Grants and Consultation" project and $145,900 for the "Feed...
Jul 14, 2020