Lincoln high school goes virtual for two days after gun threat
A Lincoln high school student told administrators that a 16-year-old boy in her class flashed a gun at her and threatened to pistol-whip her. At least two students said they had seen what they described as a pistol. The incident put Lincoln High School into a brief lockdown.
Live streams: Ford announces $11.4 billion investment for EV and battery production at brand new Tennessee, Kentucky plants
Ford Motor Company plans to invest $11.4 billion and create nearly 11,000 new jobs at three new plants in Tennessee and Kentucky to produce the automakerโs next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
Ford announces $11.4 billion investment for EV and battery production at brand new Tennessee, Kentucky plants
Ford Motor Company plans to invest $11.4 billion and create nearly 11,000 new jobs at three new plants in Tennessee and Kentucky to produce the automakerโs next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
Nightside Report Feb. 6, 2021: Saturday night snow heading for Metro Detroit, winter weather expected to cause more ice jams along St. Clair River
A snow plow clears the road of snow December 9, 2005 near Lincoln, Massachusetts. The fast moving storm, shut down some schools and snarled traffic on its way to dumping up to seven inches of snow across the Northeast. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Snowfall to start near midnight SaturdayWe remain in winterโs icy grip Saturday evening and overnight. Most, if not all, of the new snow will fall overnight while many Detroiters are sleeping. โ๏ธ Live weather radar: Track snow in Michigan4 Fast FactsFriday, Feb. 5, 2021 --
Winter storm could bring up to 5 inches of snow to Metro Detroit
A snow plow clears the road of snow December 9, 2005 near Lincoln, Massachusetts. The fast moving storm, shut down some schools and snarled traffic on its way to dumping up to seven inches of snow across the Northeast. DETROIT โ Everything appears to be on track with the winter storm approaching Metro Detroit this weekend. Winter storm update: Here are the snow totals for Metro Detroit as of Sunday afternoonWhatโs comingSnow will develop around midnight Saturday along the southern Michigan, and will spread northward during the night. For Metro Detroit, this means that the snow will likely lessen in intensity and coverage by Sunday afternoon.
Storm threatens Midwest with heavy snow, travel disruptions
Several coronavirus testing sites in Nebraska and Iowa were closing early Monday because of the snow. More than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow had already fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by Monday evening. The agency said most roads in the area were covered with snow and heavy snow continued falling Monday afternoon. A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix. Three to 6 feet (91 cm to 1.8 meters) of snow is forecast in the Sierra above elevations of 7,000 feet
Police seek suspected gunman in shooting in Detroitโs Midtown district
Police are looking for a suspected gunman in a Jan. 15, 2021 shooting in Midtown Detroit. DETROIT โ Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a nonfatal shooting in Detroitโs Midtown district. According to authorities, the shooting happened just before 3 p.m. Friday in a building near the intersection of Willis Street and 2nd Avenue. Surveillance cameras captured the suspected gunman entering and driving off in a champagne-color Lincoln MKZ. More: Detroit crime news
Dog and goat serving as mayor raise money for a playground
In this Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, Lincoln, a Nubian goat, stands in her pen in Fair Haven, Vt. A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor of a Vermont town have helped raise money to renovate a community playground. The Fair Haven town manager came up with the oddball idea of pet mayor elections to raise money and to help get local kids civically involved. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)FAIR HAVEN, Vt. โ A goat and a dog who were each elected mayor have helped raise money to renovate a Vermont community playground. The oddball idea of pet mayor elections to raise money to rehabilitate the playground and to help get local kids civically involved came from a local town manager. Murfeeโs owner, Linda Barker, said that when she was talked into having Murfee get involved in politics, she thought it would be easy to raise money through T-shirts.
Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
Ten months into quarantines and working from home because of the pandemic, household petsโ lives and relationships with humans have in many cases changed, and not always for the better. โThe pandemic has brought us closer together.โDevika Ranjan, a theater director in Chicago, wanted pandemic company and got a rescue cat she named Aloo during the summer. The formerly feral cat is believed to be around 3, and seems to be very comfortable with a slow-paced, high-attention pandemic life. The pandemic hasn't been positive for all pets, though, such as those with owners who are struggling financially. However, Hedgis and other pet owners say they have become more than companions in recent months, that they provide valuable emotional support to their humans.
Virus shuts many UK theaters but online the show goes on
(Aaron Chown/PA via AP)LONDON โ When Andrew Lincoln steps onstage at Londonโs Old Vic Theatre as Ebenezer Scrooge in โA Christmas Carol,โ he looks out on an empty auditorium. The Old Vic is among theaters trying to keep the flame alive. That includes London, where theaters had just begun to reopen after a four-week national lockdown ended Dec. 2. The Old Vic has mounted an โIn Cameraโ season of plays performed on its stage and broadcast online. Playwright Jack Thorneโs adaptation has been a hit at the Old Vic for the past three Christmases.
Nebraska to end nearly all social distancing restrictions
Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday even as the number of new coronavirus cases has trended upward over the last few months. โWe are loosening the restrictions further on Sept. 14,โ Ricketts said at a news conference. Nebraska will also allow smaller indoor facilities, such as bars, restaurants, churches, gyms and hair salons, to operate with no formal restrictions. For several days before that, the state's public health data system wasn't receiving results even though laboratories were processing tests. Nebraska ranks 15th highest in the rate of positive cases as of this week, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- Aug. 25, 2020
Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Investigation launched after Peeping Tom caught outside 11-year-old girls bedroomEastpointe officers were called to the area of Redmond and Lincoln on a report of a peeping Tom on Aug. 24, 2020. Police said it was reported that the suspect was looking in a bedroom window at a sleeping 11-year-old girl. The suspect was carrying a stepladder.
Eastpointe police searching for Peeping Tom caught on camera outside childs bedroom
EASTPOINTE, MIch. Eastpointe police said a man carrying a step ladder in the middle of the night has been seen multiple times peeping into childrens bedrooms. He didnt make a sound, he didnt cough, he didnt sneeze, he didnt breathe hard, she said. Police said a man matching the description has been seen peeping into other childrens bedrooms. He appeared to be wearing the same clothes and is carrying a step ladder. Anyone with information on his identity is asked to contact Eastpointe Detective Wood at 586-445-5100 ext.
Eastpointe officers investigating report of โPeeping Tomโ outside 11-year-old girlโs bedroom
EASTPOINTE, Mich. โ Eastpointe officers were called to the area of Redmond and Lincoln on a report of a peeping Tom on Aug. 24, 2020. Police said it was reported that the suspect was looking in a bedroom window at a sleeping 11-year-old girl. A K-9 track was done with help from the Roseville Police Department, but the suspect wasnโt located. Police said there were two other similar incidents with the same suspect. The suspect is a 30 to 40-year-old man who is 6 feet tall and weighs around 200 pounds, police said.
Taylor over 200 again in No. 15 Badgers 37-21 win over Neb
Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor (23) carries the ball away from Nebraska linebacker Mohamed Barry, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)LINCOLN, NE Jonathan Taylor ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Aaron Cruickshank ran back a kickoff 89 yards for a score, and No. 15 Wisconsin beat Nebraska 37-21 on Saturday. Taylor became the first Football Bowl Subdivision player since at least 2000 to run for 200 yards three times against the same team, according to Sportradar. Taylor, who spun away from two defenders and ran the rest of the way untouched for a 55-yard touchdown.
Nebraska prisons seek crackdown on out-of-control contraband
This Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, photo shows a guard tower at the Nebraska State Penitentiary, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska officials are making an aggressive new push to remove contraband from the state's largest prisons, but the task is more difficult than it seems. Nebraska prison officials confiscated more than 250 contraband phones last year. The Nebraska State Penitentiary presents the most problems because of the large number of inmates and its location in the middle of Lincoln. The influx of contraband comes as no surprise to Jason Witmer, a former inmate at three Nebraska prisons who still interacts with prisoners through his work at a nonprofit group.
Northern Illinois football vs. Akron: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Safety Trayshon Foster #11 of the Northern Illinois Huskies reacts to a call in the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
Northern Illinois football vs. Miami (Ohio): Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Safety Trayshon Foster #11 of the Northern Illinois Huskies reacts to a call in the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
Northern Illinois football vs. Ball State: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Safety Trayshon Foster #11 of the Northern Illinois Huskies reacts to a call in the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
Nebraska football vs. Northern Illinois: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches the team warm up before the game against the Troy Trojans at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 15, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers attempt to rebound from a deflating road defeat Saturday when they close out their non-conference schedule at home against Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois trailed by only four points at halftime at No. Sophomore Maurice Washington caught four passes for a career-high 118 yards, becoming only the third Nebraska running back with multiple 100-yard receiving games. PREDICTION: Nebraska 31, Northern Illinois 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
No. 20 Michigan State gets on track offensively, routs Western Michigan, 51-17
Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans walks on the field with the team before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 17, 2018, in Lincoln, Nebraska. ABOUT WESTERN MICHIGAN (1-0)The Broncos are going to want to go to the air against Michigan State, but they are going to have to protect Wassink in the process. ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE (1-0)There was a lot of optimism around the Michigan State fan base with Brad Salem taking over as offensive coordinator this season. Dantonio is one win away from tying Duffy Daugherty for the most coaching victories (109) in Michigan State history. PREDICTION: Michigan State 31, Western Michigan 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Michigan State football vs. Western Michigan: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
20 Michigan State looks to build on a dominating performance and improve to 2-0 on the season when it hosts Western Michigan on Saturday night. ABOUT WESTERN MICHIGAN (1-0)The Broncos are going to want to go to the air against Michigan State, but they are going to have to protect Wassink in the process. ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE (1-0)There was a lot of optimism around the Michigan State fan base with Brad Salem taking over as offensive coordinator this season. Dantonio is one win away from tying Duffy Daugherty for the most coaching victories (109) in Michigan State history. PREDICTION: Michigan State 31, Western Michigan 21More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Nebraska football vs. South Alabama: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers awaits a snap during the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. That is the position Nebraska finds itself entering 2019, and it will attempt to live up to those expectations starting Saturday when it hosts South Alabama. ABOUT NEBRASKA (2018: 4-8)Martinez, who ranked 12th nationally and led all freshmen nationally in total offense per game (295.1 yards) last year, also set school marks for 300-yard total offense (seven) and 400-yard total offense (three) games. Martinez ranked fourth nationally among all freshmen in passing yards at 237.9 yards per game in 2018. PREDICTION: Nebraska 48, South Alabama 14More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Hundreds of Strangers Attend Funeral of Korean War Vet With No Known Family Left
Hundreds of people who'd never met Korean War veteran Dale Quick turned out to honor the 91-year-old at his Nebraska funeral. "I know the strong bond that Lincoln has with its veterans," Roper told InsideEdition.com Tuesday. Quick's great niece and about 300 strangers gave Quick a respectful send off at his funeral Monday morning. Happening now in Lincoln: a memorial and burial service for 91-year-old Korean War veteran & Lincoln man Dale Quick. RELATED STORIESHundreds Attend Funeral for Decorated WWII VeteranSoldier Stands in Pouring Rain to Salute Passing Funeral Procession for Military Veteran200 Strangers Attend Funeral of WWII Veteran With No Living Relatives: 'Thank You For Your Service'