BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) – Officials are boosting security at the Gage County Courthouse in Beatrice for the trial of a man accused of killing a college student in 2010. Josh Keadle has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the slaying of 19-year-old Tyler “Ty” Thomas, who disappeared Dec. 3, 2010. Her body has never…… Read more »
Author Archives: Jane Monnich
Governor Ricketts Condemns Anti-Semitic Hate Crime
Governor Ricketts is condemning anti-semitic hate crime following the vandalism to the South Street Temple in Lincoln. Lincoln Police are investigating racial epithets painted on the South Street Temple on South 20th Street. Governor Ricketts says in a statement that he condemns anti-Semitism in the strongest possible terms and urges Nebraskans from all backgrounds to…… Read more »
“Fair Pay To Play” Proposal Coming Before Nebraska Lawmakers
State Senator Megan Hunt thinks Nebraska is ready for her “Fair Pay to Play” proposal. Hunt tells KLIN News that the current restrictions aren’t fair. She points out that a volleyball player cannot even currently post a sponsored ad on Instagram or to put on a volleyball camp or serve as a coach. Hunt says…… Read more »
Salvation Army Surpasses Campaign Goal
The star atop the Salvation Army’s Tree of Lights at 2nd and “O” is now shining after surpassing this year’s campaign goal. Salvation Army Major Mark Anderson tells KLIN News that the symbolic lit star at the top serves as a beacon of hope to the city. He says that the fully lit tree and…… Read more »
Downtown Apartments Were Broken Into
A number of downtown apartment residents awoke to find items stolen from their apartments. A couple of residents in the Latitude Apartment Building on South 11th actually discovered the thieves still inside their apartments, who then fled with their purses. Police Officer Erin Spilker says that the apartments that were left unlocked. Police are reviewing…… Read more »
An End Of Year Surge In Nebraska Businesses
Nebraska businesses appear confident heading into the New Year. UNL Bureau of Business Research Director Eric Thompson tells KLIN News that their latest survey showed business confidence spiking during the Holiday Season. Thompson says, in contrast, there was little change in consumer confidence. Thompson says surveyed Nebraska businesses remain most concerned about customer demand and…… Read more »
A Climate Crisis Resolution Written By Students Comes Before Lawmakers
A climate crisis resolution written by area Middle Schoolers will come before Nebraska lawmakers. Prairie Hill Learning Center 6th grader Tela Hamric said at today’s news conference in the state capitol that climate change is not a conspiracy theory. Hamric says it’s not a matter of left or right…..She says that change is coming and…… Read more »
Two Nebraska Children Have Died From Influenza Complications
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Health officials in Omaha have confirmed that two children have died of complications from influenza this flu season. The Douglas County Health Department said Friday in a news release that both deaths were in people under 18. The department says it is prohibited by privacy laws from identifying the two children…… Read more »
Congressman Fortenberry Urges Diplomacy In the Long Run
Iran is a dangerous country…that Congressman Jeff Fortenberry tells KLIN News has to be countered. Congressman Fortenberry says that President Trump was very clear in his remarks that we will counter danger to America. But Fortenberry also urges holding out some hope that we can normalize relations. Fortenberry says scaling back down from any direct…… Read more »
Man Awaiting Sentencing Says He’s Ready To Be Executed
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska man awaiting sentencing for killing and dismembering a 24-year-old Lincoln woman says he’s ready to be executed. Aubrey Trail told the Omaha World-Herald in an email that if he’s sentenced to death he’ll file a lawsuit to try to force the state to carry out the sentence in a…… Read more »