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Drive Time Lincoln
by Jack Mitchell
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 hit
Episodes
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Medical Cannabis Clash, Signgate Part Deux, Elk Creek Mining
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission clash over agency's direction, Nebraska State Senator pursuing charges over alleged office vandalism, Elk Creek mine nears $840 million federal loan and more on the latest Drive Time...
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Maggie Griffin, N4VB
Jack welcomes 2006 Husker Volleyball National Champion Maggie Griffin to talk about the N4VB ballot measure on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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OpenAI Suit, Season Ticket Prices, First Cold Snaprst Freexe
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Nebraska AG Hilgers flies suit against OpenAI, Nebraska Athletics sets 2027 season ticket prices, colder weather on the way for this weekend and more!
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Real Bad Party, Lottery Winner, Blood Shortage
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including a York County man arrested after deputies find 28 minors at underage party, a winning Pick 5 jackpot ticket sold in northeast LNK, LNK proclaims 'We Give Blood Day' to encourage donations and more on the latest Drive Time...
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Midday Shooting, NU President's Bonus, Rhule Comments
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including a LNK man shot in Everett Neighborhood, NU President Jeffrey Gold gets new contract, comments from Husker Head Coach Matt Rhule's press conference and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Mayor's State Of The City, Recap Of President's Trump Visit, Unclaimed Property Auctions. Matthew Boring From The Lied Center
Jack has a whiparound of today's top stories: the Mayor's Sate of the City, a recap of President Trump's visit to Grand Island, local unclaimed property auctions and more! Matthew Boring from the Lied Center stops by to talk about this weekends events along with upcoming events this season at the...
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President Trumps Visit To Nebraska Coverage
Jack has an extended coverage of President Trump's visit to Grand Island, Nebraska, along with a dive into past presidential visits to the Cornhusker State.
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Super Friends Roundtable
Jack is joined by John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduction on 1620 The Zone in Omaha for the Super Friends Roundtable as they preview Nebraska Football's Homecoming matchup against Maryland!
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Technological Advances, Reboots, Glazed and Confused
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Meta wants people to use 'AI agents' to do daily tasks, new "Ebenezer' movie starring Johnny Depp and 'GI Joe' staring Bradley Cooper, a new website maps 1800+ independent donut shops across all 50 States and more!
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Omaha Shooting, Polo Effects, The Ultimate Sandwich
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including one student injured and another in custody after Omaha Burke shooting, flooding possible due to remnants of Hurricane Polo, a viral $50 sandwich and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Tyler Kai, Deputy AD - Revenue Generation
Jack welcomes Tyler Kai, University of Nebraska Deputy Athletic Director - Revenue Generation, to talk about The Big Red Rebuild and re-seating the next two seasons at Memorial Stadium.
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Heavy Rain on the Way,Trump to GI, (Red) Antelope Creek
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including the start of a very rainy few days, President Trump will make an appearance in Grand Island early next week, investigation into Antelope Creek turning red and more!
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Extended Whiparound: Omaha Minimum Wage Ruling, Local FBI Investigation, Husker Updates And More!
Jack has an extended whiparound of today's top stories, fall weather coming soon, FBI travel agent investigation, Omaha minimum wage ruling, husker sports updates and more!
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Super Friends Roundtable
Jack is joined by John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduct on 1620 The Zone in Omaha for the Super Friends Roundtable and a preview of Nebraska Football's B1G opener tomorrow at Michigan State!
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Pressure on Clerk, Return of the Cat, Gas Pump Glitch
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Lancaster County Commissioner calls for removal of County Treasurer and Deputy, Cameron the Capitol Cat statue gains support, LNK woman steals 7,000 gallons of gas and more!
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Downtown Groundbreaking, Back to Arrowhead, AAU Opposition
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including LNK's multi-modal transportation center under construction, Nebraska Football to open 2027 season at Arrowhead Stadium, the AAUP says University of Nebraska should not be readmitted to the AAU and more!
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Ben Houchin, Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Jack welcomes Lancaster County Chief Deputy and candidate for Lancaster County Sheriff, Ben Houchin, to the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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LFR Chief Censured, Officer Assaulted, Unclaimed Property Auction
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including a union censure on LFR Chief Dave Engler, a LNK man accused of assaulting officer after Nebraska football game, a Nebraska unclaimed property auction and more!
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Super Friends Roundtable
Jack joins John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduct on 1620 The Zone in Omaha for the Super Friends Roundtable on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Tom Osborne Induction, Treasurer Not Resigning, A Better Forecast?
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Tom Osborne induced into Nebraska Hall of Fame, embattled Lancaster County Treasurer rejects calls to resign, weather conditions possibly improving for the weekend and more!
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Brodey Weber, Lincoln City Council
Jack welcomes Lincoln City Council Chair Brodey Weber to discuss the alternative charter amendment for the November ballot and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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Homicide Victim ID'd, Volleyball World Cup, Memorial Stadium Heist
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Lincoln Police identify victim in northeast LNK homicide, Omaha to host FIVB World Cup matches in 2027, man steals cement truck outside Memorial Stadium and more!
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Amie Just, Junior League of Lincoln Diaper Bank
Jack welcomes Lincoln Journal Star columnist Amie Just to talk about the upcoming Junior League of Lincoln Diaper Bank. Plus Nebraska Volleyball's rescheduled match against Missouri next Wednesday and the season so far.
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Volleyball Rain Date, Budget Bounce Back, Goodbye Rodeo
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Nebraska Volleyball vs. Missouri match rescheduled to next Wednesday, Nebraska's August tax receipts beat projections, National High School Rodeo Finals outgrows LNK venue and more!
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Tommy Buoy, Yachtley Crew
Jack welcomes Yachtley Crew guitarist Tommy Buoy, ahead of their Friday night performance at the Lied Center, on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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Stormy Evening, Alt Charter Amendments, Big Bust
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including the possibility of storms moving into the area this evening, LNK officials propose two alterative charter amendments, Nebraska State Patrol announces a historic drug bust and more!
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Super Friends Roundtable
Jack Mitchell joins John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduct on 1620 The Zone in Omaha for the Super Friends Roundtable ahead of Nebraska's Saturday matchup with Bowling Green.
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Remembering 9/11
Jack Mitchell remembers the events of 9/11/2001 with a timeline of events of the day on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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No Respect, Weekend Rain, Data Center Task Forces
Jack Mitchell has an abbreviated Whip Around of today's top stories including Respect Nebraska Voters will not appear on November ballot, multiple storm chance and heavy rain possible for this upcoming weekend, Lancaster County considers two data center task forces and Kearney could be all in on...
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Barbara Zach Lee and Richard Fountain, Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
Jack welcomes Executive Director Barbara Zach Lee and Principal Pianist Richard Fountain from the Lincoln Symphony ahead of their 100th Season Opener Friday night at the Lied Center.
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NE Supreme Court Ruling, Governor Immigration Stance, Swatting False Alarm
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including the Nebraska Supreme Court rules initiatives to change LNK elections must be added to November ballot, Governor Pillen faces blowback on Nebraska immigration stance, police investigate false threat call at Lincoln Southwest HS and...
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Tony Michaels, Five Minutes in America
Jack Mitchell welcomes independent broadcaster and podcaster Tony Michaels, to talk about his new program 'Five Minutes in America' on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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LFR Audit, Flock Assist, Volleyball Reschedule?
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Nebraska's state auditor calls for audit of Lincoln Fire & Rescue, a Loup City teen found thanks to Flock camera, could Nebraska/Mizzou Volleyball be rescheduled and more!
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Dr. Ken Dewey, UNL Climatologist (Ret.)
Jack welcomes retired University of Nebraska Climatologist Dr. Ken Dewey to talk about the hot start to September and how long we can expect it to last, plus what we can expect as we move through the month and into fall, on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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Heat Pains, Ballot Petition Reforms, State of the University
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including LPS implements Excessive Heat Protocol, Nebraska leaders seek ballot petition reforms, NU president argues for more state money for university and more!
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Gameday Gridlock, Debate Takeaways, Nebraska Chatbot
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including gameday traffic on Saturday could be tricky heading to Memorial Stadium, what Senator Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn said at last night's debate, Governor Pillen announces new AI chatbot and more on the latest Drive Time...
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Team America First, Sultry September, Sellout Streak Lives
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including America First Party announces five candidates including Brett Lindstrom and Bob Krist, a hot start to September, Nebraska/Ohio football game sold out and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Liz Shey-McCoy & Ellen Sartore, Pershing Mural Cake Social
Jack welcomes Liz Shey-McCoy & Ellen Sartore as they talk about the Pershing Mural Cake Social at the Lincoln Children's Zoon on Sunday, September 13th.
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2026 Husker Starters, Petition Won't Appear on Ballot, AG Sues Amazon
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including the depth chart is released for the 2026 Nebraska football season, Respect Nebraska Voters petition will not be on November election ballot, Nebraska's Attorney General joins lawsuit over Amazon pricing and more!
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Superfriends Round Table
Jack welcomes John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduct on 1620 The Zone in Omaha for the Superfriends Round Table on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Supreme Court Speaks, Another Petition OK'd, Sculpture in Limbo
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including the Nebraska Supreme Court chimes in on LNK petition certification, Fairness for Girls petition makes Nebraska ballot, state commission question potential statue's historical value and more!
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John Shaw, Cameron The Capitol Cat
Jack welcomes John Shaw, author of Cameron The Capitol Cat - A Portrait in Light, Stone and Fur, and the efforts to build a permanent tribute to Cameron at the Nebraska State Capitol.
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Data Center Moratorium, Petition Clears Hurdle, B1G Softball
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including Lancaster County considers a moratorium on data centers, LNK election petition clears signature threshold, the 2027 B1G Softball Tournament is coming to LNK and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Camper Fire, AG May Sue, No Dems in Senate Race
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including Lincoln Fire and Rescue respond to a midday camper fire in southwest LNK, Nebraska's AG threatens legal action over Lincoln charter, a judge's ruling says Nebraska Democrats don't have to name a senate candidate and more…
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Andrew Wegley, Flatwater Free Press
Jack welcomes Andrew Wegley, Flatwater Free Press Nebraska Reporter, as the political chaos leading up to the November general election on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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RIP Dolly
Jack Mitchell has a Whip Around of today's top stories including remembering Dolly Parton, who passed away today at 80, and some Nebraska tie-ins!
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LNK Cold Case, Petition Clears Signatures, Nebraska Football Tickets
Jack Mitchell has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including new leads prompt investigation into 2000 LNK disappearance, LNK term limits petition has enough signatures for ballot, Nebraska Football has another ticket deal and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln!
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Super Friends Roundtable
We're almost two weeks away from the start of the 2026 Nebraska football season, and Jack is joined by John Bishop and Josh Peterson from Unsportsmanlike Conduct on 1620 The Zone for the Super Friends Roundtable on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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Senate Candidate Out, Osborne Responds, Where's the Beef (from)?
Jack a Whip Around of today's top stories including Legal Marijuana NOW candidate exits senate race, Dan Osborn has a jingle, Nebraska lawmakers unify against beef imports and more!
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More Appeals, Politico Denies Assist, LPS Removing Dyes
Jack has an extended Whip Around of today's top stories including GOP and Dems take appeal to Supreme Court against new parties, Nebraska Politico denies helping Brett Lindstrom's governor bid, Lincoln Public Schools removing artificial dyes from meals and more on the latest Drive Time Lincoln.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 hit
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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...
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