Health officials said Friday that 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were due to flu-like illnesses. That’s as high as the peak of the 2017-18 flu season and higher than any season since.

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gering, where a police officer shot a man who reportedly threatened officers with a gun.

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First Day Vinyl is located just south of 27th and Pine Lake.

A Lincoln woman discovered that her sentimental wolf statue was missing last Friday.

The Senate passed a bill Thursday to bind rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the rail companies and union leaders in September.

LFR extinguished an early morning fire at a restaurant in east-central Lincoln.

Bond was set at 10% of $20,000 and Mickey Joseph was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.

The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%, still near a 53-year low, the Labor Department said Friday.

In 2021, Nebraska sanctioned girls wrestling to be its own sport, but LPS couldn’t pin down money in the budget to add those teams until this school year.

Another warm and windy day

As of November 1, 2022, the Lincoln Police Department had tested roughly 65% of all the kits it's seen this year. It’s a sharp jump compared to last year when just 37% were tested.