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200 Speeders Cited for 100 MPH in Two Months
As traffic volume slowly rises, Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol are seeing a dramatic increase in excessive speeding. In the two months since the first Directed Health Measures (DHMs) were iss...
May 19, 2020
Toddler Temptation Test
The #ToddlerTemptationTest took off over the weekend. Friends of mine kept posting videos and I knew it was just a matter of time before we saw some from our country music family. If you’re not ...
May 19, 2020
A Car Accident That Rolls Through A Yard And Over The Pool
It is always nice to have a pool on a warm day, but typical of a normal Spring and Summer day in Florida, it rains between 3 and 4 every day and some of those showers have the potential for severe lig...
May 19, 2020
Tuesday Morning COVID-19 Update
The largest single-day increase of 90 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lincoln Monday, bringing the community total to 889 with 120 recoveries. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird says the larg...
May 19, 2020
Lancaster County Sees Largest-Single Day Increase In COVID-19 Cases, Sixth Death
Local Health officials reported Lancaster County’s sixth death from COVID-19 as the area sees the largest single-day increase of 90 cases. The total is almost 900 lab-confirmed cases with 120 re...
May 18, 2020
The Latest: Legislature Reconvenes In July, Ricketts Pleased With Data and Proclamation Singed For EMS Week
The Nebraska Capitol will see state senators in July as Governor Pete Ricketts updated the state on the response to COVID-19. Legislature Set To Reconvene in July After a two-month hiatus, the Nebrask...
May 18, 2020
Social Distance Dining Seat Fillers
This past weekend, restaurants all over Lincoln opened up, but they have to do the social distancing thing. For the most part, you see restaurants skipping seats and removing tables, while others deci...
May 18, 2020
State Tax Receipts Decline In April
Nebraska’s tax collections came in far lower than expected in April as the coronavirus forced the closure of businesses throughout the state. The Nebraska Department of Revenue says net tax rece...
May 18, 2020
National Guard Flyover Rescheduled For Monday Afternoon
The Nebraska Air National Guard plans a flyover salute to healthcare professionals and all Nebraskans responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. After weather caused the cancellation of the salute originall...
May 18, 2020
Monday Morning COVID-19 Update
Thirteen lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Lincoln Sunday, bringing the community total to 799. Nebraska now has 10,348 cases of COVID-19. The State’s death total from the virus s...
May 18, 2020