13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (200+ words) Lincoln Public Schools canceled classes Friday as city officials urged the public to stay safe, with life-threatening wind chills set to blow through Lincoln. How to keep your house warm in cold weather Dec. 17, 1983, through Dec. 25 stands out in history…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1628+ words) This week is gearing up to be another warm one in Lincoln. High temperatures in the low to mid-80s are forecast each day this week, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service is calling for a high of 86 on…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (599+ words) Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen requested the federal government issue a major disaster declaration for a dozen counties hit by high winds and flash flooding during an early August thunderstorm. The major disaster declaration would allow Nebraska to tap into federal…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1055+ words) Gov. Jim Pillen issued a disaster declaration on Thursday for 23 counties in the state, including Lancaster County, as damage totals from a storm earlier this month reached an estimated $24 million. The Aug. 9 storm'downed trees,'damaged the Nebraska State Penitentiary'in Lincoln…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (608+ words) Days after a storm packing 80-90 mph winds blew through eastern Nebraska, local utilities have restored power to nearly all customers in the Lincoln area. As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, just more than 100 Lincoln Electric System customers were still without power. Meanwhile, fewer…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1127+ words) Follow updates on the aftermath of an early Saturday morning storm that caused widespread damage and power outages across eastern Nebraska. 12:50:The American Red Cross has opened a reception center in Lincoln at one of the city's four cooling centers,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (359+ words) A woman died and a man was seriously injured after a tree fell on a pickup truck at Two Rivers State Park west of Omaha during Saturday morning's storm. Just before 7 a.m., the Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department was called to the…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1272+ words) Lincoln staved off the sweltering heat Monday, but this week is still expected to be hot. Lingering cloud cover kept temperatures in the 80s, prompting the National Weather Service to cancel a heat advisory that had been set to be in…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1621+ words) If you're feeling the heat, chances are pets and animals are too " and perhaps even more. Lincoln is under an extreme heat warning through Sunday evening. On Friday, temperatures exceeded 100 degrees with heat indexes even higher. According to PetMD.com,…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (911+ words) During a heat wave, she doesn't enter her makeshift home until well into the evening. Holly, a 39-year-old Lincoln woman experiencing homelessness, who did not provide her last name, doesn't dare enter the tent she calls home during the day…...