By  | According to a statement by Lincoln Public Schools, members of a local legion baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a request by the health department for the whole team to quarantine.LPS said that members of the Pinnacle Bank baseball team tested positive for COVID-19. Pinnacle Bank is made up of players from Lincoln Southwest High School.The condition of the players is currently being monitored.The Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department has asked all players and coaches on the team to quarantine.According to LPS, contact tracing shows that none of...…By  | According to a statement by Lincoln Public Schools, members of a local legion baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a request by the health department for the whole team to quarantine.LPS said that members of the Pinnacle Bank baseball team tested positive for COVID-19. Pinnacle Bank is made up of players from Lincoln Southwest High School.The condition of the players is currently being monitored.The Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department has asked all players and coaches on the team to quarantine.According to LPS, contact tracing shows that none of...WW…

Numbers released from the University of Nebraska Medical Center estimate nearly 96 million Americans could become infected with COVID-19, resulting in roughly 480,000 deaths. UNMC said those numbers can only hold true if no precautions are taken to stop the spread of the virus. Nebraska State Senators were briefed on the UNMC's “Best Guess Epidemiology" numbers for the coronavirus on Tuesday morning. Lincoln Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez presented lawmakers with the numbers provided by UNMC, which estimates 96 million people could be infected with the virus in the United States...…Numbers released from the University of Nebraska Medical Center estimate nearly 96 million Americans could become infected with COVID-19, resulting in roughly 480,000 deaths. UNMC said those numbers can only hold true if no precautions are taken to stop the spread of the virus. Nebraska State Senators were briefed on the UNMC's “Best Guess Epidemiology" numbers for the coronavirus on Tuesday morning. Lincoln Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez presented lawmakers with the numbers provided by UNMC, which estimates 96 million people could be infected with the virus in the United States...WW…

Kansas ranchers eager to prepare their land for cattle grazing have mostly brushed off the plea from state health officials to voluntarily cut back this spring’s prairie burning to reduce air pollution during the coronavirus pandemic.With the potential of the pandemic overwhelming the state’s medical facilities, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on March 26 encouraged land owners and managers to reduce burned acres this spring in an effort to mitigate respiratory concerns connected to breathing the smoke.Officials warned that individuals with respiratory issues, including...…Kansas ranchers eager to prepare their land for cattle grazing have mostly brushed off the plea from state health officials to voluntarily cut back this spring’s prairie burning to reduce air pollution during the coronavirus pandemic.With the potential of the pandemic overwhelming the state’s medical facilities, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on March 26 encouraged land owners and managers to reduce burned acres this spring in an effort to mitigate respiratory concerns connected to breathing the smoke.Officials warned that individuals with respiratory issues, including...WW…

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and health officials updated the community on the City’s efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at a briefing on Monday.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County have jumped to 31.City of Lincoln officials said the cases are individuals ranging in age from 29 to 71. City officials said in regards to 13 of the new illnesses, two individuals are in their 20's, three in their 30's, one in their 40's, four in their 50's, two in their 60's, and one in their 70's. One individual is currently hospitalized. Of these 13 individuals, four were contracted via...…Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and health officials updated the community on the City’s efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at a briefing on Monday.Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lancaster County have jumped to 31.City of Lincoln officials said the cases are individuals ranging in age from 29 to 71. City officials said in regards to 13 of the new illnesses, two individuals are in their 20's, three in their 30's, one in their 40's, four in their 50's, two in their 60's, and one in their 70's. One individual is currently hospitalized. Of these 13 individuals, four were contracted via...WW…

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the murder conviction and death penalty sentence of a state prisoner who admitted killing his cellmate in 2017 for being too talkative.Patrick Schroeder, 42, was sentenced to death by a panel of three judges in 2018 for strangling 22-year-old Terry Berry in April 2017 at the Tecumseh State Prison in southeast Nebraska. At the time, the two were sharing a 10-by-12 cell meant for solitary confinement. Schroeder told investigators that he killed Berry for being too talkative and said he had warned Berry several times that he needed to “shut up.”...…The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the murder conviction and death penalty sentence of a state prisoner who admitted killing his cellmate in 2017 for being too talkative.Patrick Schroeder, 42, was sentenced to death by a panel of three judges in 2018 for strangling 22-year-old Terry Berry in April 2017 at the Tecumseh State Prison in southeast Nebraska. At the time, the two were sharing a 10-by-12 cell meant for solitary confinement. Schroeder told investigators that he killed Berry for being too talkative and said he had warned Berry several times that he needed to “shut up.”...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - On Thursday, Gov. Pete Ricketts and state officials discussed vaccine distribution throughout the state and how an increase in doses could mean getting vaccines to the general population by April or May.Although Nebraska is participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, none of Nebraska’s pharmacies received vaccines through the program this week.DHHS incident commander Angie Ling said some of the state’s allotted vaccines have not made it to the state due to the extreme weather most of the U.S. has had this week.According to Ling, vaccine production is...…LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - On Thursday, Gov. Pete Ricketts and state officials discussed vaccine distribution throughout the state and how an increase in doses could mean getting vaccines to the general population by April or May.Although Nebraska is participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, none of Nebraska’s pharmacies received vaccines through the program this week.DHHS incident commander Angie Ling said some of the state’s allotted vaccines have not made it to the state due to the extreme weather most of the U.S. has had this week.According to Ling, vaccine production is...WW…

NORTON, Kan. (KOLN) - An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred at a Kansas nursing home in Norton. The Andbe Home is a privately owned facility and has confirmed all 62 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these 62 residents, 10 have passed away, one is hospitalized, and the remaining 51 are being cared for at the nursing home facility. Some staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and the remaining staff are being tested.Norton County Hospital has conducted the testing of residents and staff at the nursing home facility. Tests were sent to the Kansas Department of Health and...…NORTON, Kan. (KOLN) - An outbreak of COVID-19 has occurred at a Kansas nursing home in Norton. The Andbe Home is a privately owned facility and has confirmed all 62 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Of these 62 residents, 10 have passed away, one is hospitalized, and the remaining 51 are being cared for at the nursing home facility. Some staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 and the remaining staff are being tested.Norton County Hospital has conducted the testing of residents and staff at the nursing home facility. Tests were sent to the Kansas Department of Health and...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska voters will be able to vote on legalizing casino gambling in the state. Voters will see three separate initiatives related to casino gambling: Initiative 429, 430 and 431. Initiative 429 would change the Nebraska constitution to allow games of chance at licensed horse tracks. Initiative 430 creates a gaming commission and 431 details the gaming tax breakdown.According to initiative 431, casino gambling in Nebraska would be taxed at a 20% rate. 70% of that tax dollar will go towards property tax relief if passed.CEO of the Lincoln Racecourse Mike Newlin said,...…LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska voters will be able to vote on legalizing casino gambling in the state. Voters will see three separate initiatives related to casino gambling: Initiative 429, 430 and 431. Initiative 429 would change the Nebraska constitution to allow games of chance at licensed horse tracks. Initiative 430 creates a gaming commission and 431 details the gaming tax breakdown.According to initiative 431, casino gambling in Nebraska would be taxed at a 20% rate. 70% of that tax dollar will go towards property tax relief if passed.CEO of the Lincoln Racecourse Mike Newlin said,...WW…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A recent surge of coronavirus cases in Nebraska has led to record numbers of hospitalizations, and the state’s rate of new infections now ranks fifth-highest nationally.The state said a record 343 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 after it reported 734 new cases of the virus Sunday to give Nebraska 58,068 cases since the pandemic began. There have also been 548 deaths linked to the virus.The rate of new cases per 100,000 Nebraska residents over the past two weeks registered at 531.86 and ranked fifth-highest among all the states on Sunday, according to an Associated...…OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A recent surge of coronavirus cases in Nebraska has led to record numbers of hospitalizations, and the state’s rate of new infections now ranks fifth-highest nationally.The state said a record 343 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 after it reported 734 new cases of the virus Sunday to give Nebraska 58,068 cases since the pandemic began. There have also been 548 deaths linked to the virus.The rate of new cases per 100,000 Nebraska residents over the past two weeks registered at 531.86 and ranked fifth-highest among all the states on Sunday, according to an Associated...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Norris teacher is saying goodbye to her classroom and retiring a few years earlier than she planned.Mary Schlieder said going back into the classroom isn’t a risk she’s willing to take.“It wasn’t my plan; it not what I wanted to do,” Schlieder said.Schlieder has shared this story on CNN, and Friday will share it on MSNBC, because she said it's important the community knows what teachers are going through.She's been a special education teacher for nearly 30 years."In school you build relationships that are very special," Schlieder said. "Every teacher experiences...…LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Norris teacher is saying goodbye to her classroom and retiring a few years earlier than she planned.Mary Schlieder said going back into the classroom isn’t a risk she’s willing to take.“It wasn’t my plan; it not what I wanted to do,” Schlieder said.Schlieder has shared this story on CNN, and Friday will share it on MSNBC, because she said it's important the community knows what teachers are going through.She's been a special education teacher for nearly 30 years."In school you build relationships that are very special," Schlieder said. "Every teacher experiences...WW…