Lincoln Police are looking for an armed suspect that chased an employee of Chili’s near SouthPointe Mall. Lincoln Police Captain Jake Dilsaver tells KLIN News around midnight last night, a Chili’s’ employee reported he was closing the store when he was approached by a stranger holding a handgun and wearing a mask. “(He) began chasing…… Read more »
HONOLULU (AP) — A Marine stationed in Hawaii faces a military hearing this week after officials say he tried to enter an Air Force base while off-duty and heavily armed in his home state of Nebraska. Pfc. Ali Al-kazahg, 22, is in custody in Hawaii on allegations that he tried to enter Offutt Air Force…… Read more »
A Southern Nebraska Youth detention Center is coming under scrutiny for its conditions after several state lawmakers made an un-announced visit. Channel 8 reports the concern from lawmakers initially came as Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services ordered two buildings closed this week at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Geneva, which houses…… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates a shrinking rural economy, and three-quarters of bankers said President Donald Trump’s trade policies are having a negative effect on their local economies. The Rural Mainstreet survey released Thursday shows the its overall index falling from…… Read more »
WAHOO, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a semitrailer driver was arrested in eastern Nebraska after he rammed into two police vehicles after accelerating toward an officer. The 60-year-old man was arrested in Wahoo on suspicion of attempted murder of a police officer, assault of a police officer, two counts of using a weapon and two…… Read more »
Lincoln police are looking for whoever opened up several fire-hydrants across town. Lincoln Police Captain Ben Kopsa tells KLIN News that police responded to six counts of spraying hydrants overnight. “Just kind of an odd deal,” says Kopsa. “I don’t know what they were thinking but they obviously put some effort into it.” Kopsa says…… Read more »
A Lincoln man is arrested after leading police on a short pursuit. Lincoln Police Captain Ben Kopsa tells KLIN News that the chase began around 12:45 a.m. Thursday after an officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of B and Goodhue. “The vehicle fled from the stop and the…… Read more »
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is grieving today with news one of their professors died in a car accident in Minnesota. 53-year-old David R Swanson was one of two people killed in a two vehicle collision in rural Minnesota over the weekend. According to his UNL obituary, Swanson was Director for the university’s Holland Computing Center…… Read more »
Lincoln police arrest a man after he attempted to take one of their guns during a struggle. Officer Angela Sands says police were dispatched to the 800 block of Rutland Drive Saturday, August 3rd, on reports of a suicidal person. There they met 28-year-old Joseph Guenther and determined he needed to be taken in for…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A prison staffer at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln has been arrested on suspicion of unauthorized communication with an inmate. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says in a news release that 36-year-old Audra Jensen was arrested Friday by the Nebraska State Patrol following an investigation. Officials did not reveal…… Read more »