Hall County Emergency Manager wins statewide award

Hall County’s Emergency Manager, Jon Rosenlund, was honored by the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management as a “Partner of the Year” award winner. It happened during the association’s conference in April, and Rosenlund said county officials nominated him for the award. “Every year the State Emergency Management Association has a nomination process and the county board was gracious enough to nominate me for this award and I was very, very grateful and surprised to receive it,” Rosenlund said. Rosenlund said the credit for this award goes to several agencies in Hall County. “I think there’s just been a lot of great work happening in Hall County, with a number of incidents that we’ve had in the past year, a few years, have really required us to work closely together as Hall County response agencies,” Rosenlund said.
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Woman rescued from lake in Lincoln after car found partially submerged in water

VIDEO: Lincoln Fire and Rescue rescued a woman on Tuesday after police said she intentionally drove her car into a lake. Emergency crews were called to Oak Lake near Sun Valley Boulevard and Charleston Street just before 11:20 a.m. after a car was found partially submerged in the water. A 10/11 reporter on scene said the car was about waist deep in the water. According to Lincoln Police, a woman in her 30s was suffering from a mental health crisis and intentionally drove her car into the lake. Police said she refused to exit the car, so crews had to tow it out of the water with her inside around noon. LPD said no citations or arrests were made, and the woman was receiving care following the crash. The woman was not injured. Westbound traffic on Charleston Street was temporarily closed off and has since reopened.
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Two relocated after fire causes $10,000 in damage to Lincoln home

A fire in central Lincoln caused nearly $10,000 in damages on Saturday. Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to a call for heavy smoke from a rear parking area near 16th and B Streets just after 5:30 p.m. LFR had the fire under control after 10 minutes of battling the blaze. There were no injuries caused by the fire. LFR reported the house consisted of three apartment units, and two residents have been relocated. The fire started in a crawl space under the rear addition of the house, but the cause is still under investigation.
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Grand Island car show raises money for first responders

VIDEO: The 33rd annual Knuckleheads Garage Car Show took place at Fonner Park at the Heartland Events Center. The fundraising event was raising money for the Thin Line Project, which benefits fallen and injured first responders. Officials said supporting the local community is important, and our first responders are valuable to the community. “They’re the ones that provide us protection,” said organizer Danny Oberg. “You know they’re the ones that provide us with safety and you know a lot of times you know these people put their lives in danger for other people and I can’t imagine that life and you just gotta appreciate it.” Oberg said they feature classic cars because they are nostalgic and people love to see craftsmanship.
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