Mark Vail

2 weeks ago | klin.com | Mark Vail

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA…A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from noon until 8 PM due to the combination of strong northwest winds with gusts of 35 to 40 mph and low relative humidity of 20 to 25 percent. The Warning area is generally along and west of a Bloomfield to Wayne to Lincoln to Beatrice line. Any fires that develop will spread quickly and outdoor burning is not recommended.

2 weeks ago | klin.com | Mark Vail

Lincoln Police were called to a house in the 54 hundred block of South Street about 8:45 last evening to check on a man and woman arguing. LPD Lieutenant Michelle Jochum tells KLIN News Jose Santillian of Lincoln fired several rounds from a handgun into a TV and fled in a truck still armed. NSP Air assisted in a search and Santillian was eventually located and taken into custody. A firearm was found in the vehicle.

3 weeks ago | klin.com | Mark Vail

February gaming tax receipts dropped 4.9% from January totalling just over $3.3 million. Lincoln’s WarHorse casino saw the largest monthly decline among the 5 casinos operating. February receipts were slightly more than $178,000, down 13.4%. Lincoln and Lancaster County each received nearly $144,000 from the February receipts and Statewide the Property Tax Credit Fund received over $2.3 million. The full report from the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission is available here

3 weeks ago | klin.com | Mark Vail

…RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA…The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. Ahead of an approaching low-pressure system today, winds will be out of the southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. With plenty of available fuel and relative humidity as low as 25 percent any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.   Outdoor burning is not recommended.

3 weeks ago | klin.com | Mark Vail

Shortly before 3:45 Thursday afternoon Lincoln Police responded to an attempted child abduction on Washington Street between S. 35th and S. 37th streets. LPD Lieutenant Michelle Jochum tells KLIN News A 12-year-old girl said she was walking along the sidewalk in the area when a four-door white sedan with a male driver approached her. The man rolled down the window of the vehicle and attempted to get her into his vehicle.