When Leirion Gaylor Baird talked to Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler about her designs to run for a City Council seat in 2011, she couldn't help but laugh at his response. "Who knows? Maybe one day you ...

Leirion Gaylor Baird has both served as chair of the Lincoln City Council and as assistant coach to her 8-year-old daughter’s YMCA basketball team since being elected to her first term on the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln voters have re-elected Leirion Gaylor Baird as mayor. The Lancaster County Election Commission released unofficial final results for the Lincoln General Election ...

THE LAST WAS MIKE JOHANNS, WHO SERVED AS THE CAPITA Previous coverage in the video aboveIncumbent Leirion Gaylor Baird won a second term as Mayor of Lincoln Tuesday, defeating challenger and ...

Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird speaks with supporters Tuesday as she makes her rounds around an election night party for Democrats at the DelRay Ballroom. LINCOLN — Leirion Gaylor Baird ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird summarized the status of the Capital City Tuesday with a resounding “...our city is indeed strong,” at the State of the City address.

Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced Wednesday that she tested positive for COVID-19.“After developing symptoms yesterday afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19. Thanks to the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and community partners shared that significant steps are being made on the city’s new permanent supportive housing project to end chronic ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced her nomination and intent to appoint Peter Hind, of Lincoln, as the next Urban Development Director for the City of Lincoln Wednesday.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Leirion Gaylor Baird, mayor of Lincoln, Neb., about her top issues for the election season, and how the next administration can help her community. Mayors from across ...

Leirion Gaylor Baird, who saw Lincoln through a global pandemic during her first term, won re-election Tuesday against former state Sen. Suzanne Geist in a contentious race marked by attack ads ...