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UPDATE: Oklahoma tornado death toll revised
UPDATE: Oklahoma tornado death toll revised
Posted By: KKLN Newsroom 8@klkntv.com MOORE, Okla. (AP) Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado. Gary Knight with the OklahomaMore >>
The medical examiners office says some of the victims may have been counted twice.More >>
Could a devastating tornado strike Lincoln?
Could a devastating tornado strike Lincoln?
By: Bill Schammert bschammert@klkntv.com Two dozen dead, including nine children, hundreds more injured. They're the statistics nobody likes to hear. But, as University of Nebraska-Lincoln climatologist,More >>
Two dozen dead, including nine children, hundreds more injured. They're the statistics nobody likes to hear. But, as University of Nebraska-Lincoln climatologist, Dr. Ken Dewey, tells us, this tornado is eerily similar to what happened in Lancaster Co., in 2004.More >>
Authorities looking for missing Martell girl
Authorities looking for missing Martell girl
Posted By: KLKN Newsroom 8@klkntv.com The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 17-year-old girl. Chief Deputy Jeff Bliemeister says Lisa Van Meveren was last seen at her family'sMore >>
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 17-year-old girl.More >>
Fired StarTran bus driver pleads not guilty to assault
Fired StarTran bus driver pleads not guilty to assault
By: Megan Palera mpalera@klkntv.com A former StarTran bus driver accused of beating up a passenger pled not guilty in court Tuesday. 43-year-old Troy Fischer is charged with misdemeanor assault. TheMore >>
StarTran bus driver accused of assaulting rider pleads not guilty.More >>
Lincoln man catches Okla. tornado on camera
Lincoln man catches Okla. tornado on camera
By: Megan Palera mpalera@klkntv.com Imagine and EF-5 tornado coming right at you. It did to a Lincoln man coming home from Texas. It was a 200 mph monster that Luke Dierking never thought he would see.More >>
A Lincoln man captures the Okla. tornado on camera as he heads home from Texas.More >>
Nebraska police department target of burglary
Nebraska police department target of burglary
Burglars made a bold move in southeast Nebraska, targeting a small-town police department.More >>
Burglars made a bold move in southeast Nebraska, targeting a small-town police department.More >>
Pit bull kills neighbor's dog in Lincoln
Pit bull kills neighbor's dog in Lincoln
By: Megan Palera mpalera@klkntv.com An elderly Lincoln woman is mourning the loss of her dog after it was attacked by a pit bull Sunday night. The big question now: is the neighborhood safe? The CamposMore >>
A pit bull attacked and killed a neighbor's dog in Lincoln. Animal Control is investigating.More >>
Injured biker hopes to raise road awareness
Injured biker hopes to raise road awareness
By: Jenn Schanz jschanz@klkntv.com Keven Skiles has been biking since he can remember. He rides everywhere, sometimes biking the same path three or four times a day. While riding his usual route onMore >>
While riding his usual route on the bike path in front of McDonalds on 56th and Old Cheney road, Keven was clipped by a car that he says, wasn't paying attention after he pulled out too far at a stop sign.More >>
Emerson Network Power Helps CIOs Manage for the Future
Emerson Network Power Helps CIOs Manage for the Future
Executive briefs detail strategies for making data centers true...More >>
Executive briefs detail strategies for making data centers true business...More >>
Two arrested in Reynolds for drug possession
Two arrested in Reynolds for drug possession
By: KLKN Newsroom 8@klkntv.com Two people are in custody after Jefferson County Deputies find meth in their car. Deputies said it happened on Friday around 3 p.m. in Reynolds. After they cited theMore >>
Two people are in custody after Jefferson County Deputies find meth in their car.More >>
Raymond Central High School burglarized, former students arrested
Raymond Central High School burglarized, former students arrested
By: Cole Miller cmiller@klkntv.com While most kids are now anxious to get out of high school, deputies say two teens tried to break back in. The quiet hallways of Raymond Central High School cameMore >>
Two former Raymond Central students were arrested over the weekend for burglary.More >>
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Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown comes to Lincoln from the CW affiliate, KDAF-TV, in Dallas, Texas where she was a reporter. She also served as producer and host of a weekly community service show called "DFW Closeup."More >>
Vanessa Brown comes to Lincoln from the CW affiliate, KDAF-TV, in Dallas, Texas where she was a freelance reporter and hosted a community service program called "DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) Closeup."More >>
Urban Search & Rescue Team dispatched to Oklahoma
Urban Search & Rescue Team dispatched to Oklahoma
By: Bill Schammert bschammert@klkntv.com It's a call you never want to get, it means disaster has struck. But, the Lincoln Area Urban Search and Rescue Team is always ready. Now, they must be readyMore >>
It's a call you never want to get, it means disaster has struck. But, the Lincoln Area Urban Search and Rescue Team is always ready. Now, they must be ready again as 80 men and women are being deployed to Oklahoma.More >>
Channel 8 Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist
Luke Dorris
Luke Dorris
Luke has always been drawn to weather and the affects of weather. He grew up in Edwardsville, Illinois across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. In 1993, he remembers surveying the damage caused byMore >>
Luke has always been drawn to weather and the affects of weather and while his love for weather didn't change, he initially chose to pursue a career in engineering.More >>
Rainy Day Umbrella Giveaway Contest Rules
Rainy Day Umbrella Giveaway Contest Rules
Click here for the official rules of the Motorola contest from Channel 8 Eyewitness News.More >>
Click here for the official rules of the Totes Rainy Day Umbrella Giveaway contest from Channel 8 Eyewitness News.
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Abandoned house has neighbors asking for city action
Abandoned house has neighbors asking for city action
By: Jenn Schanz jschanz@klkntv.com Linda McPherson and her husband have lived near 9th and B for almost 30 years. But over the past couple, Linda says the forgotten property next door has cast a shadowMore >>
Neighbors say the house has been abandoned for two years.More >>
Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline
Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline
The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.More >>

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