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Youth Sports Reopening: June 1 Practice, June 18 Games
Guidelines for some summer sports give specified dates for practices and games to take place next month. At his Monday press briefing, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts laid the groundwork for softball ...
May 11, 2020
LPD: Lincoln Woman Arrested After Threatening Children With Knife
A woman is arrested after threatening children with a knife. Lincoln Police Officer Erin Spilker says officers were sent to a residence in the 1800 block of Knox just after 3 Am Sunday on reports of a...
May 11, 2020
LPD: Lincoln Housekeeper Arrested For Pawning Thousands In Stolen Jewelry
A Lincoln housekeeper is arrested for stealing over $50,000 in jewelry from customers. Officer Erin Spilker said 31-year-old Samantha Neeman was taken into custody on Friday, May 8th, after investigat...
May 11, 2020
Food Trucks Serving Up Success Amid Stresses From COVID-19
One food business booming during the coronavirus pandemic is food trucks. “This just goes to show how amazing our community is in support,” Nick Maestas, Owner of Muchachos Food Truck says...
May 11, 2020
More Cases of COVID-19 Announced Monday For Lancaster County
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 17 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lincoln Monday morning, bringing the c...
May 11, 2020
Heinz Ketchup's 570 Piece Puzzle With No Image
Puzzle have been the go-to thing for people to do while they are sheltering-in-place. They have been flying off the shelves. Companies, in their effort to keep up have even made puzzles with more and ...
May 11, 2020
Another Round Of COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird today announced that $60,500 from the Lincoln COVID-19 Response Fund was awarded to three nonprofit organizations serving those affected by the pandemic - Bryan Health, the ...
May 11, 2020
Monday Morning COVID-19 Update
Two deaths related to COVID-19 were reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on Sunday. One death was a Douglas County resident. A second death was reported to DHHS. Mor...
May 11, 2020
Lancaster County Adds 76 Cases Of COVID-19 Saturday
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) announced that 76 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lancaster County in the last 24 hours, the...
May 09, 2020
Updated COVID-19 Guidelines for Businesses, Religious Groups and Farmer's Markets Now Available
The updated requirements and guidance documents to help local businesses prevent the spread of COVID-19 are now available at COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov. The website includes specific information for resta...
May 09, 2020