Matthew Mittlieder

Multimedia Journalist at KOLN/KGIN-TV (Lincoln, NE)

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Lincoln Public Schools budget proposal shows $8 property tax bump for average homeowner

3 days ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Public Schools unveiled its preliminary $558 million budget for the 2025-26 school year on Tuesday, with property taxes expected to remain roughly the same for the average Lincoln homeowner. This year, LPS says its property tax levy has dropped by about 7 cents to $1.04, the lowest it’s been over a 30 year period.
Habitat for Humanity completes triplex home for Lincoln families

4 days ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Three Lincoln families have a new place to live as of Monday, after getting a home built by the Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln. The new triplex located in southwest Lincoln was appraised at $308,000, and each home includes about 1,800 square feet of space with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and an unfinished basement.
Cars and Cornhole raises money at April Sampson cancer center

1 week ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Both car and cornhole enthusiasts in Lincoln got their fix on Friday, while also helping out a good cause. At the April Sampson Cancer Center on the southern edge of Lincoln, about 200 people gathered together to raise money for local cancer patients and kids in need. This is the fourth year the event has been put on, organized by Cancer Partners and Urology Partners of Nebraska as well as the Lincoln Fire Fighters Association.
Lincoln man launches memoir on Juneteenth, highlighting growth from the past

1 week ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Kwame Gyamfi, an influential figure in Lincoln and leader at the Malone Center, celebrated Juneteenth by launching his new book, Prism of Perspectives. The book details Gyamfi’s life growing up in North Omaha and going to Boys Town, telling the story of being abandoned as a child and experiencing foster care, adoption, gang violence and prison. While Gyamfi is the author, he also had the support of four writers who helped tell his story.
Jack Mitchell raises more than $20,000 during ‘Walk of Shame’ around Lincoln

2 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - It’s been more than 10 years ago now that local radio personality Jack Mitchell made a mistake on one of his weather predictions, turning it into an annual event in Lincoln. The Walk of Shame was coined in the winter of 2013, when Mitchell made a promise to the city that the rest of the year would be 60 degrees or better. If he was wrong, he’d take a “walk of shame” across Lincoln.
Nebraska celebrates dairy industry with proclamation from governor

3 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - In the backyard of the governor’s mansion on Thursday, the Nebraska State Dairy Association was joined by officials from the governor’s office, several dozen kids and a baby cow, all celebrating the dairy industry. Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly shared a proclamation signed by Gov. Jim Pillen, once again marking June as Dairy Month in Nebraska.
Free weekly summer concerts return to Lincoln’s Telegraph District

3 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Live at Telegraph is back again this summer, bringing a weekly Wednesday concert to the Telegraph District near 21st and Capital Parkway. The free concerts have been put on every summer for 7 years now, bringing together a variety of local artists to perform in the patio area outside The Mill Coffee & Tea and Allo Fiber. The Mill also supplies picnic food and drinks, and features local craft breweries each week.
UNL professor says recent rains could help dispel drought, but not for long

3 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - While the rainy days Nebraska has seen over the past month may be putting a damper on outdoor events, it’s a welcome sight for those in the agricultural sector. Eric Hunt, a professor of agricultural meteorology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension, said the state had “nothing but degradation” for about a two month stretch, with the majority of the Nebraska considered to be in severe drought.
Matt Talbot celebrates ‘Give to Lincoln Day’ with outdoor picnic, facility tours

4 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - To celebrate Give to Lincoln Day and the start of summer, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach hosted an outdoor picnic dinner, raising about $275,000 for the fundraiser by Thursday evening. Staff also gave facility tours to raise awareness about their programming, which goes beyond serving meals. “That money goes right here,” Executive Director Alynn Sampson said. “We do meals two times a day, so lunch and dinner.
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission unanimously votes to suspend director

4 weeks ago | 1011now.com | Matthew Mittlieder |Abigail Carrera

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission unanimously voted to suspend its executive director, Hobert Rupe, without pay during an emergency meeting on Thursday. No further details were provided during the meeting which lasted about three minutes, but Chairman Bruce Bailey said this decision was made after a federal search warrant was served at the office of Liquor Control Commission on Wednesday.