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- Lincoln, NE (68508)
  
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  Generally cloudy. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds light and variable..
  
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  Mainly cloudy. Low 26F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph.
  
  Updated: January 17, 2019 @ 1:59 pm
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Inspector general: 'Thousands' more migrant children were taken from families than government claimed, and it doesn't know how many

Lincoln is in winter weather advisory for Friday

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Lincoln is in winter weather advisory for Friday

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The forecast has improved slightly for this weekend.

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Lincoln man who saw friend gunned down sentenced to prison in drive-by shooting

Lincoln man who saw friend gunned down sentenced to prison in drive-by shooting

15 min ago

Chief justice gives senators ‘reality check’ about state’s growing problem-solving courts

Chief justice gives senators ‘reality check’ about state’s growing problem-solving courts

Updated 24 min ago

Mayoral candidate Kirkpatrick wants to specifically earmark some sales tax money for residential streets

Mayoral candidate Kirkpatrick wants to specifically earmark some sales tax money for residential streets

Updated 1 hr ago

Mugshots from the county jail: 01-17-2019

Mugshots from the county jail: 01-17-2019

Updated 2 hrs ago

Foul play not suspected in UNL student's death

Foul play not suspected in UNL student's death

Updated 21 min ago

Police: Lincoln man pointed gun at wife because he couldn't sleep

Police: Lincoln man pointed gun at wife because he couldn't sleep

Updated 21 min ago

$50K in tools swiped from trailer parked at Lincoln hotel, police say

$50K in tools swiped from trailer parked at Lincoln hotel, police say

Updated 21 min ago

Authorities release name of man fatally shot in Omaha suburb

Authorities release name of man fatally shot in Omaha suburb

Updated 5 hrs ago

Omaha day care shuttered after owner's husband charged with sexual assault of child

Omaha day care shuttered after owner's husband charged with sexual assault of child

Updated 5 hrs ago

Veterans greeted with applause at new home in Kearney

Veterans greeted with applause at new home in Kearney

Updated 3 hrs ago

Southeast Nebraska neighbors: Obituaries published today

Southeast Nebraska neighbors: Obituaries published today

Updated 5 hrs ago

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Favorite photos from our readers

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Favorite photos from our readers

The nice mailman and the old Pony Express rider make sure your letters are delivered

Local

The nice mailman and the old Pony Express rider make sure your letters are delivered

To former captain Gifford, offseason Husker optimism for 2019 is well-warranted

Football

To former captain Gifford, offseason Husker optimism for 2019 is well-warranted

A look back: The Husker basketball teams from 1965-1967 won 20 straight games in Lincoln

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A look back: The Husker basketball teams from 1965-1967 won 20 straight games in Lincoln

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Lincoln man who saw friend gunned down sentenced to prison in drive-by shooting

Crime and Courts

Lincoln man who saw friend gunned down sentenced to prison in drive-by shooting

Chief justice gives senators ‘reality check’ about state’s growing problem-solving courts

Regional Government

Chief justice gives senators ‘reality check’ about state’s growing problem-solving courts

Mayoral candidate Kirkpatrick wants to specifically earmark some sales tax money for residential streets

Local Government

Mayoral candidate Kirkpatrick wants to specifically earmark some sales tax money for residential streets

Mugshots from the county jail: 01-17-2019

Crime and Courts

Mugshots from the county jail: 01-17-2019

Huskers

Impressive streaks collide as Huskers try to defend home court against invading Spartans

Men's Basketball

Impressive streaks collide as Huskers try to defend home court against invading Spartans

Fast-break points: Lineups and quick hits for Nebraska-Michigan State

Men's Basketball

Fast-break points: Lineups and quick hits for Nebraska-Michigan State

Williams shares list of areas where Nebraska women can improve scoring production

Women's Basketball

Williams shares list of areas where Nebraska women can improve scoring production

Fast-break points: Lineups and quick hits for Nebraska-Illinois

Women's Basketball

Fast-break points: Lineups and quick hits for Nebraska-Illinois

Life & Entertainment

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

Music

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

What we like: 'Where the Crawdads Sing' knocks off 'Bird Box' for top book this week, plus popular movies, DVDs, apps and TV shows

Entertainment

What we like: 'Where the Crawdads Sing' knocks off 'Bird Box' for top book this week, plus popular movies, DVDs, apps and TV shows

Screenings 1-18

Movies

Screenings 1-18

The longest and shortest commutes in America

Health and Fitness

The longest and shortest commutes in America

5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

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5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

50 of the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the Lincoln Area

Home and Garden

50 of the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the Lincoln Area

Performing arts calendar for Jan. 18-25

Theater

Performing arts calendar for Jan. 18-25

Opinion

Editorial

Midwest perspectives: Cash reserve must be rebuilt; Water vital for crops, tourism; Steve King should resign

Kathleen Parker: Shutdown built on bad assumptions

Columnists

Kathleen Parker: Shutdown built on bad assumptions

Ramesh Ponnuru: Steve King's fall offers GOP 3 lessons

Columnists

Ramesh Ponnuru: Steve King's fall offers GOP 3 lessons

Letter, 1/17: Concealed carry has additional benefits

Letters

Letter, 1/17: Concealed carry has additional benefits

Letter, 1/17: Congress should be ashamed of itself

Letters

Letter, 1/17: Congress should be ashamed of itself

Editorial, 1/16: Shutdown’s persistence highlights its foolishness

Editorial

Editorial, 1/16: Shutdown’s persistence highlights its foolishness

Letter, 1/16: Cultural district worth pursuing

Letters

Letter, 1/16: Cultural district worth pursuing

Columnists

Local View: Affordable housing, not study, needed

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New book celebrates Huskers’ 1997 National Championship

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New book celebrates Huskers’ 1997 National Championship

Relive the glory of the Huskers’ 1997 National Championship – and Tom Osborne’s final season as head coach – through amazing photographs from the Lincoln Journal Star.

Sports

Centennial, Central, Crossroads, Frontier, EMC and NCC basketball tournament schedules

High School Basketball

Centennial, Central, Crossroads, Frontier, EMC and NCC basketball tournament schedules

Wright named volleyball coach at Papio South

High School Volleyball

Wright named volleyball coach at Papio South

Sleep study has become as much a part of the NBA as analytics

Basketball

Sleep study has become as much a part of the NBA as analytics

Videos: How Kyler Murray could play in both the MLB and NFL: Breaking down the latest in sports

Football

Videos: How Kyler Murray could play in both the MLB and NFL: Breaking down the latest in sports

Business

Local Business News

Lincoln leader profile: Macala Carter -- Deeply rooted in Lincoln

Fed survey finds businesses worried by political uncertainty

National News

Fed survey finds businesses worried by political uncertainty

How small businesses can cope with the government shutdown

National and International business news

How small businesses can cope with the government shutdown

Farm Services offices to reopen temporarily amid shutdown

Nebraska News

Farm Services offices to reopen temporarily amid shutdown

Photos

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell

I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell

I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell

I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell

Music

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

Jimmy Kimmel hosted most of the five-hour tribute concert that took the sold-out crowd through Cornell's career and catalog, with performances by members of his former bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. The all-star lineup also included Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine, Brandi Carlile, Miguel, Chris …

Photos: Anniversary of the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan

Archives

Photos: Anniversary of the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan

Today’s top pics: Tribute to Soundgarden's singer Chris Cornell and more

Archives

Today’s top pics: Tribute to Soundgarden's singer Chris Cornell and more

Today In History, Jan. 17: California Earthquake

Archives

Today In History, Jan. 17: California Earthquake

Today's Birthdays, Jan. 17: James Earl Jones

Archives

Today's Birthdays, Jan. 17: James Earl Jones

Birthday Highlight: Betty White

Archives

Birthday Highlight: Betty White

Birthday Highlight: Jim Carrey

Archives

Birthday Highlight: Jim Carrey

Nation & World

Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad

Trump denies Pelosi aircraft for planned trip abroad

Ex-CBS CEO Les Moonves to challenge severance denial

Ex-CBS CEO Les Moonves to challenge severance denial

TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak

TSA absentee rate still high, but down from Sunday's peak

On day Jayme escaped, suspect sought job — with dodgy resume

On day Jayme escaped, suspect sought job — with dodgy resume

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Trump set to roll out new strategy for more aggressive space-based missile defense, and 9 more things to know for Thursday

Trump set to roll out new strategy for more aggressive space-based missile defense, and 9 more things to know for Thursday

Massive spinning ice disk attracting attention in Maine

Massive spinning ice disk attracting attention in Maine

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

Shopko closing stores nationwide: Where are they? Find out

Will Britain's government fall after devastating Brexit defeat? And 9 more things to know for Wednesday

Will Britain's government fall after devastating Brexit defeat? And 9 more things to know for Wednesday

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

Music

Metallica, Miley Cyrus and more: Scenes from the Chris Cornell tribute concert

The longest and shortest commutes in America

Health and Fitness

The longest and shortest commutes in America

5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

Video

5 To Know for Thursday with Nat Cardona (January 17, 2019)

50 of the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the Lincoln Area

Home and Garden

50 of the Most Expensive Homes for Sale in the Lincoln Area

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Local businesses

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201 S 68th Place, Lincoln, NE 68510

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