Conor Dunn
Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln, NE, United States
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Marathon stories: Anderson siblings don't win, but they're close to trophy
Every year, the winner of the Lincoln Marathon receives a trophy named for Lewis Anderson, who in 1912 became the first Nebraskan to participate in the Olympic Games. → Read More
Marathon runners, volunteers prepare for Sunday's race
It’s nearly race time for the 13,000 runners of the 39th Lincoln Marathon and Half-Marathon. → Read More
Campbell Sharpe is a young actress in a New York state of mind
Since she was 8 years old, Campbell Sharpe has been carefully crafting a path to Broadway. → Read More
2-year-old bitten at Lincoln Children's Zoo
Authorities say a 2-year-old was taken to the hospital after suffering an animal bite at the Lincoln Children's Zoo Sunday afternoon. → Read More
UNL runway gives students a step toward the dream
Abbey Parodi recalls being asked the question that confounds all second-graders: What do you want to be when you grow up? → Read More
Green ribbons mark trees at risk for ash borer invasion
A number of trees in downtown Lincoln were tagged with green ribbons Saturday afternoon. → Read More
More than 1,500 turn up for Lincoln zoo's early opening
Families swarmed a volunteer Saturday as she explained the defense mechanism of the blue-tongued skink. → Read More
Former McDonald's USA president speaks at UNL
Jan Fields began her 35-year career in 1978 cooking McDonald’s French fries in Dayton, Ohio. → Read More
Zoetis growing in Lincoln to meet demands of growing world population
Even as Zoetis has cut its worldwide workforce and number of manufacturing sites, its Lincoln plant continues to grow. → Read More
Sales surge for pizza, wing makers during Super Bowl
Piezano’s manager Aaron Brennfoerder carefully removes a large pepperoni pizza, dripping in a silky cream cheese, from the oven. → Read More
One dead, one injured in early morning accident
Lincoln Police are investigating a one-vehicle fatality accident that occurred around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. → Read More
Cooking fire displaces family, damages apartment complex
A cooking fire left one family without a home early Saturday morning. → Read More
Hundreds gather for 10th Karen New Year Celebration
It's been a decade since the Karen people, one of Nebraska’s fastest-growing refugee communities, began resettling in Nebraska from Burma and Thailand. → Read More
Powerball sales soar; jackpot worth $900 million
Powerball fever is sweeping Lincoln. → Read More
Survey: New technology increasing driving distractions
Lost in a trance, Keith Fix stares at the six hours of open highway ahead of him. → Read More
Breslow ice skaters top 100 per day on average, manager says
Breslow Ice Hockey Center has hosted more than a hundred skaters each day on average since it opened to the public two weeks ago, its general manager says. → Read More
Lincoln native who drowned awarded Carnegie Medal
A Lincoln native who died while attempting to save a swimmer in Lake Superior last year has been awarded a Carnegie Medal. → Read More
Church members assemble disaster relief kits
In honor of its 110th anniversary, parishioners at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln assembled 110 hygiene kits and 10 cleanup buckets Sunday morning to donate toward disaster relief. → Read More
Vigil held outside Capitol calls attention to gun violence in Nebraska
Fifty people attended a candlelight vigil outside the Capitol Friday to honor the victims of gun violence. → Read More
Hour of Code offers interactive experience for families
Saturday was a morning for coding and tinkering with technology at the Nebraska Innovation Campus. → Read More