Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including Governor Pillen says ICE Facility in McCook is now operational with detainees, West O St in LNK almost saw another Powerball jackpot winner, the northern lights may be visible in Lancaster County and more!
Later Jack Welcomes retired University of Nebraska Climatologist Dr. Ken Dewey with an extended preview of the November forecast!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including a fatality accident this afternoon in East LNK, Julie Slama suspends treasurer campaign and backs Spellerberg for job, Nebraska AG accuses Swiss billionaire of funneling donations to ballot campaigns and more!
Later Jack welcomes Ed Polochick and Barbara Zach Lee from the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra ahead of Friday night's performance of "Exploring the Expanse" Friday night at the Lied Center!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including Sen. Dan McKeon issues statement amid groping incident, state lawmaker seeks special session over Nebraska SNAP food benefits, Gretna fathers says son had no ability to carry out threat against Scary Acres and more!
Later Jack welcomes Rachel Barth, Director of Communications at the Lincoln Airport, as Breeze Airways adds fights from LNK to Las Vegas and Orange County, CA!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including a busy afternoon at the state capitol as current state treasurer Tom Briese steps down, Governor Jim Pillen appoints Fremont Mayor Joey Sellerberg to the open seat, former state senator Julie Slama announces run for state treasurer in 2026 and more!
Later Jack welcomes the Voice of Husker Men's Basketball, Kent Pavelka, ahead of tonight's 2025-26 regular season opener against West Georgia at Pinnacle Bank Arena!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including a Nebraska state senator cited for 'public indecency' during session-ending party, a north LNK intersection closed for over 200 gallons of spilled diesel, Lancaster County Treasurer Garver announces bid for third term and more!
Later Jack is joined by John Bishop and Josh Perterson for Unsportsmanlike Conduction on 1620 the Zone for the Super Friends Roundtable ahead of tomorrow night's matchup at Memorial Stadium against USC!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including Nebraska DHHS posts partisan message from Governor amid SNAP freeze, LNK officials do victory lap as construction season nears ends, LNK proclaims Ken Siemek Day in honor of his retirement and more!
Later Jack has audio from Nebraska Head Football Coach Matt Ruhle's press conference as he signs a contract extension that keeps him in Lincoln!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including a LNK man robbed while playing slots at WarHorse Casino, a report show University of Nebraska in good financial health, Nebraska continues legal fight against Colorado over South Platte River water rights and more!
Later Jack welcomes Tiffany Murray, Food Bank of Lincoln Chief Operating Officer, to discuss the local impact of the government shutdown on SNAP benefits.
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whiparound of today's top stories including another delay for the opening of the McCook ICE facility, several states suing Trump administration over suspension of SNAP benefits, Daylight Saving Time returns on Sunday and more!
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including Lincoln Police determine last week's killing related to domestic violence, a district judge lets Nebraska-ICE facility plans to move forward, LNK honors Maroon 5 guitarist and native, James Valentin, with street renaming and more on an abbreviated Drive Time Lincoln.
Jack Mitchell has a Whiparound of today's top stories including LPD investigating a possible homicide in NE LNK, ICE certifies McCook facility to house detainees, a class-action lawsuit alleges Casey's General Stores of not honoring in-store discounts and more!
Later Jack welcomes John Shaw, a LNK fine art photographer and author of "Cameron the Capitol Cat: A Portrait in Light, Stone and Fur"
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About Drive Time Lincoln
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Drive Time Lincoln is hosted by Jack Mitchell, who has also served as KLIN's morning show host since 2006. Since it's nearly impossible to follow the news all day long, Jack will spend the first half of each show, from 5-5:30 p.m. on the 'Whiparound', a segment designed to get you up to speed on what you missed during your busy day. Whatever that day's most impactful stories are, Jack will report, explain, discuss, and ask questions about them in a fast-moving daily breakdown that you'll be able to tune into at any time and during your drive or at home and get a lot of information in a short amount of time, all presented with Jack's brand of energy, humor knowledge of this city and area, its history, its culture, its people, its institutions, its disagreements, and its common experiences. The Whiparound will also feature the resources and work of the KLIN Newsroom, whether it be exclusive reporting, audio clips so you can hear what happened firsthand, breaking news alerts, and live hits with Mark Vail, Chase Porter, Tom Stanton, Chris Lofgreen and Nate Rohr. Every day isn't the same, and every day's most important news isn't the same. While local government and politics are often the story of the day, sometimes your world is most affected by whether a storm is coming, what's happening with your kids in school, when that road is going open, what there is to do this weekend, what that new business in town is, or what that app everyone is using does. Jack will cover it all, and will do so with resources, people and reporting of the KLIN newsroom.
For the second half of the show, just after 5:30 p.m., Jack will be joined by an interview guest every day. These discussions with local elected officials, agency heads, community leaders, newsmakers, interesting people, weathermen and women, experts on issues and subjects we're not experts on, media members, coaches, athletes, people from the world of local entertainment and fine art and beyond will take you further in-depth into the local news, issues, and events that you care about.
Finally, as he does on the morning show, Jack will interact with listeners throughout the show on the Summit Lawns Text line, which you can use to communicate directly to Jack at 402-479-1400. In the final segment Jack will share reaction from listeners to the day's topics.
Listen to Drive Time Lincoln every weekday afternoon from 5-6 p.m. on 1400 & 99.3 KLIN.