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Eric Church Wants To "Stick That In Your Country Song"
Eric Church is ready to release new music and it’s supposed to “kick like a f**king mule,” he said. He will be releasing his new song “Stick That In Your Country Song” on...
Jun 23, 2020
LPD To Review Excessive Force Policy, Decisions Announced June 30
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Bair announces city police will have a mid-year, expedited review of their use of force policy in response to concerns of nation-wide police brutality. Gaylor Baird said p...
Jun 23, 2020
LPD: Man Reports Being Robbed At Gun Point Near Home
A man reports being robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight. Officer Erin Spilker says police reported to an alley the 3800 block of South 48th St. around 1 p.m yesterday on a report of a robbery. "The v...
Jun 23, 2020
LPD: Suspect Sought In Evening Stabbing, Robbery
A man reports being stabbed in the torso during an evening robbery. Officer Erin Spilker said police were called to a hospital just after 7 pm Monday after staff reported a man with a stab wound had c...
Jun 23, 2020
BREAKING: City Officials Select Proposal For Pershing Center Block Redevelopment
The Pershing Center Block will be revived after sitting lifeless for eight years with an announcement Tuesday morning it will become a 100-unit affordable housing complex. “Although a great deal...
Jun 23, 2020
LPD: Officers Talk Down Juvenile Threatening To Jump Off Bridge
Lincoln police talk down a teenager threatening to jump from an area bridge. Officer Erin Spilker reports that around 2:30 a.m.Tuesday, police were sent to a railroad bridge near Havelock and Cornhusk...
Jun 23, 2020
Penrod Named New Southeast High School Principal
Lincoln Public Schools announced Tuesday that Tanner Penrod will be the next principal at Southeast High School. Penrod will follow Brent Toalson, who is retiring at the end of August. Penrod has serv...
Jun 23, 2020
Will Major League Baseball Happen This Year
It has been in “talks” for months and we FINALLY have an answer, will the MLB return this year? The official answer is maybe. Last night the MLB announced that the agreement the owners cam...
Jun 23, 2020
City Council Approves Expanded Outdoor Liquor Licenses
The Lincoln City Council unanimously approves the city’s first round of expanded liquor licenses allowing eateries to move onto green spaces, parking lots and sidewalks. Hub Cafe Owner Doug Ditt...
Jun 23, 2020
Sales Tax Receipts Show Near 14 Percent Drop In Lincoln
June sales tax receipts are better than expected in Lincoln. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued through April with most of the state shut down, Lincoln city officials expected a 40 percent drop in sal...
Jun 23, 2020