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 ...

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced the appointment of Rick Hoppe as Chief of Staff on Monday. Hoppe will be replacing T.J. McDowell Jr., who has been Chief of Staff since ...

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 ...

Night Beat: DOJ in talks about President Trump’s federal charges, the future of abortion in Nebraska, and a light-hearted story from state volleyball. A teen accused in a deadly shooting that ...

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 ...