McKenzie Johnson
Weekend Anchor at KLKN-TV (Lincoln, NE)
Reporter for @Channel8ABC in Lincoln, NE | UNL
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5 days ago |
klkntv.com | McKenzie Johnson
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are urging the administration to team up with other Big Ten schools to protect each other from federal funding cuts. “It is very much NATO for the Big Ten,” assistant professor Elizabeth Niehaus said Friday. Prestigious universities like Columbia and Harvard are facing steep federal funding cuts and potential legal battles against the Trump administration.
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1 week ago |
klkntv.com | McKenzie Johnson
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. (KLKN) — An unexpected change of mind on Tuesday reignited the fight over a proposed solar farm in York County. A potential 3,000-acre solar farm project backed by the Omaha Public Power District has been the subject of debate for months. OPPD said it will help make energy reliable and more affordable.
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1 week ago |
klkntv.com | McKenzie Johnson
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — You will need a REAL ID by May 7 to board a domestic flight in the United States. The Transportation Security Administration will begin enforcing the rule, which is intended to increase flying safety by making it more difficult for criminals to forge an ID. But plenty of people are unaware of the new rule that’s about to go into effect. “I think it’s a little strange that I haven’t heard about it,” said Cindy Skov of Lincoln.
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1 week ago |
klkntv.com | McKenzie Johnson
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska Task Force One members were greeted with hugs and smiles Friday as they returned home from a nine-day mission in Arkansas. The team was helping towns recover after deadly storms swept through. Many people were stranded in dangerous floodwaters and had to be saved, according to team leader Capt. Dan Ripley. “We’ve had flood events, we’ve had hurricanes, we’ve been to different places,” he said.
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2 weeks ago |
klkntv.com | McKenzie Johnson
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Several familiar faces are moving forward in the race for three spots on the Lincoln City Council after Tuesday’s primary election. Six people will continue on to the general election on May 6, when voters will decide on the winners. Incumbent candidates Sändra Washington, Tom Beckius and Bennie Shobe each advanced. Former Councilman Jerry Shoecraft is also moving on, along with Stan Parker, who ran for mayor in 2023.
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