Lincoln News

From state employees losing work hours, to elimination of school funds, and possible layoffs... many solutions have been discussed to close the state budget gap, and some could result in big changes for Lincoln.

A Lincoln Police officer shot a fleeing driver in the arm after the driver tried to run the officer over Saturday evening.

According to court records, 23-year old Chance Paap was formally charged with manslaughter Thursday in Lancaster County Court.

A former firefighter recruit in Lincoln has lost his case against the city. Anthony Grazziano of Omaha had alleged in a lawsuit that he was fired in retaliation for falling off a ladder during training in March 2008.

Lincoln residents can learn more about the proposed Lincoln Haymarket Arena project at one of two open houses next week.

Lincoln police have released the name of a 28-year-old man who they say was shot by a friend.

Police say they are questioning a 23-year-old man about the death of another man whose body was found at a residence in central Lincoln.

A 50-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to up to six years in prison and had his driver's license suspended for 15 years -- for a second time.

The Silver Hawks of Lincoln Southwest will meet the Mustangs of Millard North Friday night at Seacrest Field to begin the Class A football playoffs.

If your munchkins are itching to wear their Halloween costumes early, the Lincoln Children's Museum has the perfect opportunity.

Despite the cries of communism and socialism, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls show the Democrats picking up ground they had lost last month when dealing with the question: Who would you rather see control congress? The question has been asked four times this year by the poll, and the Democrats have had a stable lead for most of those ...

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A state commission has signed off on elevating the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's veterinary department to a school of the same.

Lincoln police say three vandals shot at cars early Wednesday morning; one of them was a police cruiser.

An Omaha political consultant will run as a Democrat for secretary of state, the first Democrat to announce candidacy for a statewide office in the 2010 election.

They're calling one of their strangests discoveries ever. The State Treasurers Office found some unclaimed property.

No neighbors noticed the fire that police say killed an 84-year-old woman living alone in north Lincoln overnight Saturday.

A Lincoln couple who dropped their son off at a hospital last year under the state's old safe-haven law are fighting a gag order that has kept them from providing personal and medical information about him.

Three Lincoln politicians have been fined $250 for violating state election laws.

A final ruling has not been made, but Lincoln authorities say the death of a 4-month-old girl does not appear to be a result of a crime.