Author Archives: News
City Unveils New Dial Feature To Help Businesses Adjust
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today unveiled a new feature of the COVID-19 Risk Dial specifically designed for businesses. Located on the Busine...
May 20, 2020
University Reduces Online Tuition Rates For Nebraska Students
In another step to expand access and flexibility for students and families, University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced today that the NU system is moving to a single, reduced in-state tuiti...
May 20, 2020
Lincoln-Man Arrested In Missouri After Authorities Search For 13 Hours
Two men are charged after a police chase in central Missouri that left one officer injured. Authorities searched for nearly 13 hours before finding 31-year-old Drew Pierce, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and 3...
May 20, 2020
LPD: Suspect Arrested After Stealing Budweiser, Struggling With Officers
Multiple officers struggle with a suspected shoplifter. Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz says police were sent to the Kwik Shop at 2710 W St. around 1:30 AM Tuesday after an employee reported a ...
May 20, 2020
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum Open to the Public
After voluntarily closing March 16 in response to the rapidly evolving situation with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum has re-opened its doors to the...
May 20, 2020
Froggy 98 Virtual Concert Calendar
I think we all know how difficult it can be to pass time since we all have to do our part to “Social Distance” ourselves from others. With that, we’ve seen every concert canceled and...
May 20, 2020
Leave It To New Orleans To Help You Drink In A Mask
If you need to know anything about Louisiana, they love to drink. They have drive-through daiquiri shops that give you an open container, but they put tape over the straw so it’s not REALLY open...
May 20, 2020
Nebraska Farm Bureau Asks SBA to Modify Paycheck Protection Program to Help Farmers, Ranchers, Self-Employed
The Nebraska Farm Bureau is urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to modify the agency's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to allow more farm and ranch businesses experiencing COVID-19 financ...
May 20, 2020
Seventh Lancaster County Resident Dies, Lincoln Avoiding Outbreaks In Long-Term Care Facilities
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today announced that a seventh resident has died from COVID-19 in Lincoln. Twenty-one lab-confirmed cases of COVID...
May 19, 2020
From the Capitol: Business Survey Shows Major COVID-19 Impacts, Long-Term Care Facility Numbers and Death Rates
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts provided a coronavirus update Tuesday afternoon. Nebraska Business Response Survey Report A statewide business survey shows the vast majority of owners were negatively ...
May 19, 2020