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Banks Handling Over $1 Billion In SBA Loans From Businesses
Nebraska banks have applied for more than $1.4 billion dollars in loans through the Small Business Association. “They work 24-hours a day – literally – in putting these applications ...
Apr 14, 2020
LPD: Man Reports Being Assaulted By Multiple Suspects, Hit With Brass Knuckles While Taking Walk
A Lincoln man reports he was beaten by multiple people while taking a walk around a south Lincoln apartment complex, apparently at random. Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz says officers reported...
Apr 14, 2020
LPD: Man Beaten After Phone Stolen By Friend
A man reports being beaten by multiple people after his phone is stolen by a friend. Lincoln Police Officer Luke Bonkiewicz says officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of North Cotner around...
Apr 14, 2020
Ricketts Remains Steadfast In Coronavirus Approach Amidst Urges To Tighten, Loosen Restrictions
Two State Senators want Governor Pete Ricketts to ease COVID-19 restrictions. State Senators Steve Halloran and Steve Erdman want to resume normal school and business activities in Nebraska right away...
Apr 14, 2020
Additional Positive COVID-19 Case in Lincoln
One new lab-confirmed case of COVID-19 has been reported in Lincoln, bringing the community’s total to 57. The new case is a man in his 30s, and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department ( ...
Apr 14, 2020
Joe Exotic Slam Miranda Lambert
Yesterday Miranda Lambert decided she was going to share a “Monday memory for y’all”. It was a picture of her with the “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. In her original tweet, the...
Apr 14, 2020
Prices At The Pump Continue To Fall
Since Monday, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has decreased a nickel a gallon to $1.87, reports AAA. Low crude prices due to COVID-19 and lower demand for gas, as Americans conti...
Apr 14, 2020
Lincoln Shows Low COVID-19 Positivity Rate Compared To State, Country
Four more COVID-19 cases reported in Lincoln today bringing the total to 56. With a pool of results, Pat Lopez, interim director for the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, says the city’...
Apr 13, 2020
Huskers to Stream Simulated Spring Game, Fans Invited to Participate
Husker football will follow the NBA and NASCAR in filling the sports void with a virtual game. Nebraska Athletics announced that they will stream a video game simulation of the Spring Game with roster...
Apr 13, 2020
Lincoln Food Bank Concerned For Future As Food Pipelines Begin "Choking Up", Increased Demand Expected
Food banks and pantries across the state are bracing for a rough period. At Monday's gubernatorial COVID-19 press briefing, Executive Director for the Food Bank of Lincoln, Scott Young, says that non-...
Apr 13, 2020