Klkntv News Updates

As a low pressure system moves across the Midwest, we’ll see scattered showers and storm on and off tonight into Thursday. It doesn’t look like a lot of rain, but rain nonetheless. We’ll start the day near 60 degrees, then warm into the 70s by noon, but that’s about as… Read more »

BEATRICE, Neb. (KLKN) – On the sidelines, young athletes are stepping into a bigger role. The Nebraska Developmental Referee Program implemented a new training league for anyone 13 years old and up to learn the ins and outs of refereeing soccer. “They have a space where they can learn the… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A person was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on a rural highway near Grand Island, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office says. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. near Highway 281 and Guenther Road, just south of Grand Island. A box truck was heading north when… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A semitrailer caught fire Wednesday afternoon at a salvage yard near downtown Lincoln. The fire was reported around 1:35 p.m. at North Second and Q streets near the People’s City Mission. A Channel 8 reporter at the scene said several Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews put… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board provided an update Wednesday in its investigation of a fatal explosion at a plant in Fremont. The agency’s investigation plans to examine “the operations and conditions at the Horizon Biofuels facility, as well dust control systems, industry guidance… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are searching for a man who was involved in an assault at a north Lincoln bar last month. It happened around 11 p.m. on August 16 at the La Cabana bar near 32nd Street and Cornhusker Highway. Two men had gotten into three separate fights… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man was killed Sunday in a head-on crash in rural central Nebraska, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office says. The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. at the intersection of Road 429 and Highway 30, just west of Lexington. A GMC pickup truck had crossed the center… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Players at Big Ten Media Days earlier this year voted on the conference arena that has the best atmosphere. In a social media post on Wednesday, the Big Ten Network released the results of that vote, crowning the Wisconsin Field House as the winner. Of the… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A man fell asleep in an office chair after breaking into a business in north Lincoln on Tuesday, police say. Around 5:45 p.m., officers were sent to a business near North 48th Street and Cornhusker Highway on a report of a robbery. Officers arrived and spoke… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are investigating a swatting call at Lincoln Northeast High School on Wednesday. In a letter sent to parents, Principal Liz Miller said the school’s office received a call that “vaguely” stated there was a possible weapon and hostage situation in a classroom. The school’s SRO… Read more »