Tom Stanton

Lincoln

News Reporter and Anchor at KFGE-FM (Lincoln, NE)

News Reporter and Anchor at KLNC-FM (Lincoln, NE)

News Reporter and Anchor at KLIN-AM (Lincoln,NE)

Articles

Omaha Man Arrested on Gun, Drug Charges in Lancaster County

4 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested an Omaha man on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop early Saturday morning near NW 48th and W.’O’ Street. Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says when the deputy stopped Brandon Byrd’s SUV around 2:30 a.m. for not having a license plate there was a smell of marijuana coming from inside and Byrd was asked to step out. During a search deputies opened the hood and found a loaded Hi-Point .45 caliber pistol in the wheel well.
Michigan Man Arrested For Child Enticement in Lincoln

4 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police say a 44-year-old man from Troy, Michigan ended up in jail Friday after the 14-year-old girl he thought he was communicating with was actually a an undercover LPD investigator. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says 44-year-old Brad Strickland was taken into custody at a Lincoln hotel and booked for child enticement. Public Information Manager Erika Thomas says the case began May 27 when the LPD investigator was posing as the 14-year-old girl.
15 People Cited For Trespassing at Lincoln Convenience Store

4 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police were called to the Casey’s at 25th and ‘O’ around 9:40 Friday night for people trespassing in the parking lot. ” Twenty vehicles were in the parking lot, loitering,doing donuts and being verbal with staff,” says Public Information Manager Erika Thomas. Officers issued 15 trespassing tickets and two referrals. “As a reminder, please obey “no loitering,” “no trespassing” and restricted parking signs posted by businesses.
Convenience Store Clerk Injured in Argument With Customer

4 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police are looking for man who tried to run over a 29-year-old clerk at the Super C near 27th and Superior around 9:40 Sunday night. “The clerk told officers he’d gotten into an argument with a customer driving a 2024 gray Nissan Altima,” says Public Information manager Erika Thomas.
LPD Issues 168 Citations During School Zone Enforcement Project

4 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police have released results of a traffic enforcement project that focused on dangerous driving in school zones. From May 1-15 LPD officers worked overtime hours patrolling during active school zone times. LPD says a total of 141 traffic stops were made and 168 citations issued. Officers wrote 107 speeding tickets and cited 13 people for not wearing seat belts. There were 22 no registration citations issued along with six for no insurance.
Man Arrested for Several Package Thefts in South Lincoln

5 days ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police have arrested a 52-year-old man for a series of thefts dating back to the first of the year. LPD says On January 18, March 21, and March 29 officers were sent an apartment complex near 14th and Old Cheney Road to investigate several packages that were stolen from the mailroom. Police say on May 24, officers were sent to an apartment complex near 48th and Yankee Hill Road in reference a stolen vehicle.
Door Dash Driver Arrested for Drunk Driving

1 week ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

The Nebraska State Patrol says they arrested a food service delivery driver in Lincoln Wednesday night for drunk driving. Patrol spokesperson Mikayla Hall tells KLIN News it happened Wednesday night near 9th and ‘N’ Streets. Hall says the 37-year-old door dash driver was making a delivery when the trooper saw him make a turn into the wrong lane and then failed to signal another turn. When the trooper spoke to the driver there was evidence that he had been drinking.
Cary to Serve as Interim Building and Safety Director

1 week ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Planning Department Director David Cary will serve as the Interim Building and Safety Director. Mayor Lerion Gaylor Baird says Building and Safety Director Chad Blahak accepted a position last month at Olsson. Blahak’s last day with the City will be June 27. “David’s decades of experience supporting growth and development in Lincoln and Lancaster County make him the right choice to lead both departments during this transitional period,” Gaylor Baird says.
Residents Invited to Take Field Trip Across Lincoln

1 week ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department is inviting the community to take part in a program this spring and summer that encourages visits to local museums, parks and other local attractions. The Field Trip Across Lincoln program runs now through September 5 and offers prizes such as classes, family memberships, posters, puzzles and artwork.
LSO Warning Residents About a Jury Duty Scam

1 week ago | froggy981.com | Tom Stanton

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department says they fielded more than 100 calls in ninety minutes Friday morning from frantic residents who received messages saying they missed jury duty. “An individual is calling from an unknown number and telling people that they have a warrant,” Houchin says. The voice sounds like artificial intelligence and claims to be a Lancaster County Sheriff’s lieutenant.