Category Archives: KLIN News
Governor Ricketts Names Next Director of Insurance
Governor Pete Ricketts announced on Friday that Eric Dunning of Omaha has been appointed as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance. Dunning has been the Director of Government Affai...
Apr 02, 2021
Nebraska Man Recovering From COVID-Related Double Lung Transplant
A 31 year old Nebraska rancher who recently underwent the first COVID related double lung transplant in the state says he is lucky to be alive and on the road to recovery. Jake Immink works on his fam...
Apr 02, 2021
Omaha Man Sentenced for Misappropriating Postal Funds
A 44 year old Omaha man has been sentenced in federal court for the misappropriation of postal funds. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Cameron Hogan on Friday to 5 yea...
Apr 02, 2021
Red Flag Warning Friday Noon Until 8PM
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA… The National Weather Service has issued a Red Fl...
Apr 02, 2021
72 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Thursday In Lancaster County
The Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department reports 72 new COVID-19 cases Thursday bringing the total number to 29,708. Recovers are at 26,498 and the number of deaths is 227. The weekly positivity...
Apr 01, 2021
Attorney General Peterson Fights Unlawful Sales of Fake Vaccination Cards
-Attorney General Peterson today called on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to act immediately to prevent people from selling fraudulent CDC vaccination cards on their platforms. A bipartisan coalition of 4...
Apr 01, 2021
Potential Air Quality Impacts From Prescribed Burning In Kansas and Oklahoma
An advisory of possible Moderate (yellow category) air quality impacts may occur in Nebraska east of Grand Island from April 1 at 7 p.m. to April 2 at 7 p.m. This may affect Grand Island, York, Beatri...
Apr 01, 2021
Nebraskans Urged To Take Steps To Prevent Child Abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Department of Health and Human Services encourages all Nebraskans to take steps to prevent child abuse. In 2008, Prevent Child Abuse America star...
Apr 01, 2021
PETA Wants Investigation Into Frozen Pigs At Crete Packing House
After PETA obtained U.S. Department of Agriculture documents revealing that over a two-day period, 91 pigs slowly froze to death on trucks while exposed to temperatures as low as minus 27 degrees at t...
Apr 01, 2021
Governor Ricketts To Get First COVID-19 Vaccine Saturday
Governor Pete Ricketts will get his first coronavirus vaccination shot on Saturday at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. The 56-year-old governor had previously signed up for the vaccine online, and was noti...
Apr 01, 2021