Klkntv News Updates

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Domestic violence deaths have significantly increased in Nebraska in 2025, according to a report released Friday by the Domestic Abuse Deaths Report Team. Since the team began collecting data in 2022, there have been 72 domestic violence deaths in the state. That number increased significantly this… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A new season with a new attitude. The Lincoln North Star Navigators are hungry to compete in 2025, coming off their first winning record in over 10 years. North Star finished 6-4 in 2024 with a 14-6 first-round playoff loss to Bellevue West. But that loss… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A nonprofit in Lincoln hit a road bump after someone stole more than $1,000 in equipment from its bus. Food Fort serves meals to children in need. On Monday, the team had a terrible realization when preparing the bus to deliver food. “We discovered that our lock… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Part of 27th Street will be closed Monday, the city says. On Friday, the Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Department announced that 27th will shut down from J to L streets for private crane work. The closure will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEE ALSO:… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said Friday that he will not accept his merit-based raise. Under his contract, Gold could have received $159,385.95 bonus — 15% of his base salary — for his performance over the last year. The Board of Regents approved the merit… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Health officials said Friday there is E. coli in a Kearney swimming pond. According to samples taken on Monday, the Cottonmill Swimming Pond has bacteria levels higher than normal. But the Two Rivers Public Health Department said a health alert has not been issued and signs… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center-Omaha was arrested Wednesday. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Dustin Debusk was taken into custody and booked into the Douglas County Jail. Debusk went missing on June 8 when he did not return from a… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Three people will be facing charges in Stanton County after two teenagers were stabbed Thursday with a butcher knife. It happened around 5:30 p.m. at a home in Pilger, according to the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, they found two youths with injuries from… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — It was a historic moment Friday as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to talk about a ceasefire in Ukraine. No deal was reached, but Trump said they made “great progress.” Ukrainian refugees and immigrants in Lincoln said they’ve been through… Read more »

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin on Friday to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, falling short in his most significant move yet to stop the bloodshed, even after rolling out the red carpet for the man who started it. “There’s no… Read more »