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• 18-year-old Lincoln East Student Dies

  20-05-2017 22:42
  
  Lincoln Police say, an 18-year-old Lincoln East student was found unresponsive by a family member and friend, early Saturday morning. Paramedics arrived a little after midnight and transported him to St. Elizabeth Hospital where he was pronounced dead around 1:30 a.m. LPD says, it appears to be an overdose. His name has not been released and an autopsy is pending.
  
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• Woman attempts to rob The Mill Coffee Shop

  20-05-2017 21:41
  A 62-year-old woman tried to rob The Mill Coffee Shop, near 48th and Prescott, Friday at 5:30 p.m. She walked into the shop saying she had a weapon and demanded money, she got nothing. She then left the store and was shortly apprehended, just outside of The Mill. Police have identified her as 62-year-old Katherine Boezell. She has since been booked in jail.
  
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• Lincoln seeks volunteers for park cleanup

  20-05-2017 17:41
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Lincoln's Parks and Recreation Department is asking the public to participate in a park cleanup and maintenance program that kicks off this weekend and will continue on various Saturdays throughout the year.         This Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., volunteers are at Antelope Park South to prepare and plant landscape beds.         Other events will be held June 17 at Woods Park, July 15 at Union Plaza, Aug. 19...
  
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• Nebraska seeking members for several health care board

  20-05-2017 17:39
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ The Nebraska State Board of Health is looking for members to serve on several health care boards.         Professional boards provide recommendations to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for issuing licenses to health care providers. Terms are five years, and most run through November 30, 2022.         There are currently 16 boards with vacancies, including the Board of Advanced Practice Register...
  
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• Congressman Bacon holds two town halls in Omaha Saturday

  20-05-2017 17:35
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Republican Congressman Don Bacon is holding town halls meetings in Omaha.         Bacon, who represents the Omaha area, is slated to speak to constituents and take questions Saturday. His first town hall will start at 10:30 a.m. at the Disabled American Veterans center in south Omaha. Later in the afternoon, he will hold a second town hall at Grandview Middle School in the Elkhorn community.         Bacon says he pla...
  
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• Man sentenced to 6-8 years in prison for sexually suggestive texts to an underage girl

  20-05-2017 17:30
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A 37-year-old Oxford, Nebraska, man has been sentenced to prison for sending sexually suggestive texts to someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Richard Walls was sentenced Tuesday in Lancaster County Court to 6-to-8 years in prison. He pleaded no contest last month to an attempted felony. Investigators say Walls was caught in a sting operation last fall in which a Lincoln police officer posed online as an underage girl
  
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• Judge signs off on charges for man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy

  20-05-2017 17:28
  
  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A judge has signed off on the charges against a man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy and wounding another while escaping from an Iowa jail. The Pottawattamie County District judge on Friday also scheduled 24-year-old Wesley Correa-Carmenaty's arraignment hearing for June 19. Authorities say Correa-Carmenaty managed to grab one of the deputies' guns and shoot them before escaping from the Council Bluffs jail. He was recaptured a short time later across ...
  
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• The city needs artists for storm drain mural project

  20-05-2017 04:41
  
  The City is seeking 10 local artists to help promote Lincoln’s water quality by painting storm drain inlets. 
  
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• Artsplash™ Is The Winner Of ABC's Hit Series, "The Toy Box"

  20-05-2017 04:41
  After eight weeks of viewing over 35 toy inventions the kid judges have spoken, and Artsplash™ (formerly known as Liquid Art) prevailed as the first-ever winner of ABC's "The Toy Box."  Artsplash™ is now available for...
  
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• The 1975 Concert moved to Pinnacle Bank Arena

  20-05-2017 03:16
  
  The 1975 concert may have been moved indoors because of rain, but that sure didn't dampen spirits, Friday. Originally scheduled for Pinewood Bowl, The 1975's concert had to be moved to Pinnacle Bank Arena. But that didn't stop nearly 100 fans from waiting outside in the chilly weather and rain for hours. Lisa and Sydney, waited for nearly 27 hours to be one of the first to get into the show. Lisa Lee and Sydney Neben, who spoke intermittently said, "We've been looking forward...
  
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• Artists Needed for Storm Drain Mural Project

  20-05-2017 01:46
  The City is seeking 10 local artists to help promote Lincoln's water quality by painting storm drain inlets. The purpose of the "UpStream Art - Lincoln" project is to use the City's stormwater infrastructure to send messages about protecting the water and environment.
  
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