Santa Cop Program Continues 33 Year Tradition
Posted: 8:05 AM The Lincoln Police Department's "Santa Cops" purchased $28,000 of toys at Wal-Mart Friday morning to give to kids in need on Christmas.
Posted: 8:05 AM The Lincoln Police Department's "Santa Cops" purchased $28,000 of toys at Wal-Mart Friday morning to give to kids in need on Christmas.
Updated: 3:25 PM Thursday night marked the seventh annual "Go Red for Women" event in Lincoln for the American Heart Association.
Updated: 4:55 PM It looked like a facial hair convention, but really it was the Must-Dash-Bash.
Posted: 7:28 AM A local tree farmer continues his tradition of send Christmas Trees to Troops.
Posted: 8:22 AM 18 thousand pounds of food is donated by Feed The Children
Updated: 9:13 PM Tight school budgets mean there isn't always money for things like extra instruments.
Posted: 7:37 AM There's Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and now Giving Tuesday.
Posted: 7:37 AM On December 17, 2012 Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Judy Pancoast will be presenting an outdoor Christmas concert at the home of Terry Stehlik and Gary Morrison at 6431 S. 32nd Street.
Posted: 7:14 AM It's a sight and sound that's familiar this time of year. Many annual charities are getting underway and the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign is one of them. Every time you drop money in one of the red buckets, that money stays in Grand Island.
Posted: 7:41 AM Hundreds of meals were served today at a community Thanksgiving dinner held by the Salvation Army in Grand Island. It's an annual event that's free and open to the public.
Posted: 7:34 AM Monday night we told you the Salvation Army ran out of turkeys and had to shut it's doors. In the last 24-hours, you responded donating hundreds of turkeys for to people have a Thanksgiving meal.
Posted: 7:39 AM Crossroads Mission Director Jerry Bumgardner says they've been reaching their 74 person capacity at their Hastings shelter almost all year - a trend unlikely to change anytime soon.
Posted: 7:33 AM Chapters of The Salvation Army across the state say with the need this season higher and fewer donations, many families could have to go without this Thanksgiving.
Posted: 7:36 AM UNL art students are making a difference in the lives of kids at a local elementary school and they're doing it all with only a paintbrush.
Posted: 8:23 AM The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is opening a display to showcase some of the tiniest things in nature and their real-world applications.
Posted: 7:27 AM Residents gathered this afternoon to fight over some pretty incredible prizes, but it was for a good cause: buying presents for underprivileged kids.
Posted: 7:27 AM The Center for People in Need will distribute special food items and $10 grocery store vouchers to nearly 4,000 low-income families.
Posted: 7:42 AM The Innocents Society together with the UNL Residence Hall Association and the Nebraska Community Blood Bank is sponsoring the "Blood Rivals Blood Drive Challenge."
Updated: 5:33 PM 10/11 and KFRX teamed up for The Battle of the Broadcasters over the past three days and it was a battle to see who would come out on top.
Posted: 7:43 AM Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) is once again helping to collect cards for the Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program which gives Americans the opportunity to send holiday greetings and thanks to service members, veterans and their families around the world.
Posted: 7:18 AM If you've been trying to get your hands on Husker-signed sports swag, this Sunday may be your best chance. Autographed sports memorabilia will be auctioned off to help buy toys for kids in need through the Santa Cop program.
Posted: 7:37 AM Nebraska Wesleyan Students Send Holiday Cards to Overseas Soldiers.
Posted: 7:37 AM Twenty-three hours and 1,300 miles is a long way to a service call. For seven Lincoln Electric System lineman, it was the trip to help victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Posted: 7:32 AM Winter's cold bite is definitely in the air, but some of Lincoln's most vulnerable residents will now be a little warmer.