Tom Stanton

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News Director at KLIN-AM (Lincoln,NE)

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Bicyclist Struck by LSO Cruiser in Downtown Lincoln

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police are investigating a collision between an LSO cruiser and a bicyclist at 9th and K Street just after 5:00 Thursday afternoon. Sergeant Chris Vollmer says the preliminary investigation shows it was a low speed collision and the motorcyclist suffered minor injuries. “The initial investigation found the deputy was approaching a red light at the intersection from the west, preparing to turn south onto 9th street ,” Vollmer says.
Woman Arrested in Florida For Lincoln Shooting

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting around 5:30 last Sunday morning near 3rd and ‘H’ Streets that wounded a 36-year-old man. “A warrant for first-degree assault has been issued for Elyssia Ochoa, she’s 32-years of age,” LPD sergeant Chris Vollmer says. Vollmer says Ochoa was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida.
State Leaders React to Election Of Pope Leo XIV

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

The Catholic church has it’s first American Pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost was born in Chicago and spent many years doing missionary work in Peru. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and many have expressed shock and surprise that the Cardinals chose him after just two days of voting. “I was very surprised that the cardinals would chose an American,” says Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln.
Governor Signs Bill Creating New State Agency

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Governor Jim Pillen ceremoniously signed LB317 Wednesday morning that creates the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment. The bill combines the Department of Environment and Energy and the Department of Natural Resources. Pillen says one of the significant focuses of the new agency will be preserving and enhancing the state’s water resources. “Water is our life blood, and our pot of gold is the Ogallala Aquifer,” Pillen says.
FBI Arrests 205 Alleged Child Sex Abuse Offenders in Nationwide Crackdown

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

The FBI has wrapped up a five-day nationwide operation to identify, track and arrest child predators in coordination with all 55 field offices across the country. Last week the FBI arrested 205 people and rescued 115 children across the country during Operation Restore Justice.
Woman Falls 50 Feet Inside Lincoln Grain Elevator

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Police say a woman was critically injured after falling 50 feet inside an old grain elevator near downtown Lincoln late Tuesday night. Captain Todd Kocian says officers and LFR crews were called to 6th and ‘J’ Street around 10:20 p.m.“Rescue personnel located a 19-year-old female who was later transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries,” Kocian says.
Missing Inmate From Lincoln Arrested in Omaha

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

An inmate who went missing from the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln has been arrested by the Omaha Police Department. Tomica Anderson was taken into custody Monday and booked into the Douglas County Jail. Anderson was reported missing on Sunday, May 4 when she did not return to the facility from a religious furlough. She started her sentence on November 14, 2024. Anderson was sentenced to five to six years for burglary out of Douglas County.
Wilderness Park Controlled Burn Scheduled for May 7

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Lincoln Parks and Recreation staff will be conducting a controlled burn at 9:00 Wednesday morning in about 20 acres of Wilderness Park near the 14th Street trailhead parking lot between Yankee Hill Road and Rokeby Road. The burn project had originally been scheduled in April but was canceled. The Wilderness Park Green Trail east of marker 68 will be closed until noon on Thursday, May 8. Residents are advised to avoid the area during this project.
Two Men Arrested in Nebraska Child Enticement Investigations

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Nebraska State Patrol investigators have arrested two men as part of child enticement investigation. NSP says in April both men began communicating online with an NSP investigator, posing as a 14-year-old girl. In separate communications, each man arranged to meet for a sexual encounter with what they believed to be a 14-year-old girl. On May 1, NSP troopers and investigators showed up at the designated meeting locations and arrested the two individuals.
LSO Finds Loaded Concealed Handguns During Two Traffic Stops

1 week ago | klin.com | Tom Stanton

Three men from Virginia are facing a variety of charges after two vehicles were stopped for reckless driving Saturday night. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says they received a series of calls from a mom and her daughter that a Nissan Infinity and a Ford 150 pickup were speeding and passing on the shoulder of the interstate. Deputies were able to stop both vehicles along Highway 77, one near Roca Road and the other near Stagecoach Road.