U.S. Attorney Is Visiting Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to be in Omaha later this week to appear with law enforcement officials for an announcement about plans to combat the opioid crisis. Sessions is scheduled to appear at a press conference Thursday in Omaha with Robert Patterson, acting director of the Drug Enforcement…… read more »
Rental Online Scammers Are Busy
“Tis the season” for an uptick in rental or sale home scams on Craigslist. Police Officer Angela Sands says they are definitely hearing from more victims as the summer begins. Sands says the scammer will search the internet for homes that are for sale or rent and will create their own ap for that property.…… read more »
Saltillo Road Set to Get $10 Million In Safety Improvements
Big changes are there way to the most dangerous road in Lancaster County. Lancaster County Engineer Pam Dingman tells KLIN’s Coby Mach on Drive Time Lincoln, state and county officials have passed a $10 million dollar agreement to improve safety conditions on Saltillo Road. “What we did is we did a study of all…… read more »
Nebraska’s Scott Schreiber taken in ninth round of MLB Draft
Nebraska senior and utility player Scott Schreiber was selected in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday by the Houston Astros. Schreiber was the 282nd pick overall and the first Husker off the board in the 2018 draft. Schreiber finished his senior year batting .369 and finishing second the Big Ten…… read more »
NASCAR drivers visit Lincoln for crash test, also learn about SAFER barrier development
NASCAR Xfinity series driver Michael Annett and Camping World Truck Series driver Dalton Sargeant visited the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Tuesday to see a crash test of a thrie-beam bull-nose guardrail developed at UNL. The drivers also stopped by to oversee the development of the Steel and Foam Energy…… read more »
Nebraska Air Guard Gets First Female Commander
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The first female commander of the Nebraska Air National Guard has taken command. Brig. Gen. Wendy Johnson was installed as commander during ceremonies this past weekend at the Nebraska National Guard headquarters in Lincoln. Johnson is a native of Elba who enlisted in 1984 and has held a variety of leadership…… read more »