Category Archives: KLIN News
DHHS Awaiting Federal Confirmation to Begin Enhanced Benefits for Heritage Health Adult
DHHS announced today that they will not receive approval from CMS for the Heritage Health Adult Phase II implementation plan in time to begin the demonstration on April 1, 2021. The Heritage Health Ad...
Feb 25, 2021
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue Decline Last Week
The latest statewide total of COVID-19 cases is 199,782 as of Feb. 23. There have been 36 COVID-19-related deaths in Nebraska reported in the last seven days, for a total of 2,054. To date, a total of...
Feb 25, 2021
One COVID-19 Death In Lancaster County Wednesday, 58 New Cases
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Wednesday announced that one more resident has died from COVID-19. The death was a man in his 70s in a long-term care facility. The total number of death...
Feb 24, 2021
Nearly 2,700 COVID-19 Vaccines Given At Large Scale Clinic At PBA
Nearly 2,700 Lancaster County residents received COVID-19 vaccine at today's large-scale clinic at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Most of those vaccinated were residents age 71 and up and their spouses. Lincoln...
Feb 24, 2021
Suspect In Railroad Equipment Theft Turns Himself In
Between December 14th 2020 and January 30th 2021 there were at least four thefts from the 18th and Dudley and the 13th and N 19th Street. Each theft was of all metal railroad equipment. The victim, OL...
Feb 24, 2021
Nebraska Economic Indicator Rises In Fourth Straight Month
Nebraska's leading economic indicator rose again during January, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The leading indicator rose 0.72%, marking the fourth conse...
Feb 24, 2021
Suspect Pulls Knife On U-Stop Clerk
Lincoln Police are looking for the man who walked out of the U-Stop at 1301 South Street around 5:30 Wednesday morning without paying for items. The clerk stopped the man who then pulled out a knife a...
Feb 24, 2021
LPD Officer Involved In Saturday's Deadly Shootout Remains On Leave
On Saturday, February 20, 2021, Lincoln police officers and Nebraska State Patrol troopers were involved in a shooting that resulted in the deaths of 30-year-old Hailey R. Stainbrook of Casper, Wyomin...
Feb 24, 2021
Study Suggests Attention Perks Up When Politicians Break Ideological Lines
In a time of extreme political polarization, hearing that a political candidate has taken a stance inconsistent with their party might raise some questions for their constituents. New research led by ...
Feb 24, 2021
LPS and LEA Tentative Contract Agreement
The Lincoln Education Association (LEA) and Lincoln Public Schools have reached a tentative contract agreement with teachers for the 2021-22 school year. The tentative agreement was presented to the B...
Feb 24, 2021