At the Lincoln City Council meeting on Monday, August 17th, three Lincoln Police Officers received promotions. Brian Clements was promoted to Sergeant, Jared Kink to Sergeant, and Michael Fruge to Corporal.

All three were sworn into their new positions by Lincoln City Attorney John Hoblit with Mayor Tracy Welch and the city alderpersons witnessing the event.

Photos provided by Kevin Bateman
 

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Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.                                                                 
                                      
(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)          [click on picture for larger image] 

The long awaited Tremont Street reconstruction project in Lincoln started on Monday, August 17th. The first step in the project is tree removal, which will result in temporary closures of sections of the street for the next little while.

Because this is a massive project, completion is anticipated to take several months. Motorists who commonly use Tremont as a connector between North Logan Street and Union Street should consider using other connector streets in that area.

Photo by Nila Smith

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Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76 

This image provided by The Kristen Ann Carr Fund shows Dave Marsh speaking at the KACF "A Night to Remember" event at the Tribeca Grill in New York, April 20, 2013.                                                       
                                
(Marc Levine/The Kristen Ann Carr Fund via AP)           [click on picture for larger image]

 

Pete Crow-Armstrong's first career walk-off homer gives Cubs 7-5 win over White Sox in 10 innings

Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong gestures toward the crowd after hitting a walkoff home run during the 10th inning of a baseball game to defeat the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.                          
                                  
(AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)                   [click on picture for larger image]