Grand Island man denies thefts of skid loader, ATM
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - An October trial has been scheduled for a Grand Island man accused of stealing a skid loader to rip up and carry off an automated teller machine.
41-year-old Bryce Malesker has pleaded not guilty to theft and other charges stemming from an incident on April 26.
Police say officers dispatched to the Five Points Bank building on South Locus found the skid
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Hagel returns to Omaha for speech at UNO
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making his first trip back to Nebraska for a speech at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Hagel, a former U.S. senator from Nebraska, will speak Wednesday afternoon on the challenges the Defense Department is facing.
On Thursday, Secretary Hagel will visit U.S. Strategic Command on Offutt Air Force Base south of
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Offutt opens POW/MIA forensics lab
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) - A forensics lab has opened at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha with a special mission: identify the remains of missing soldiers, sailors and airmen from past wars.
The lab has been constructed at Offutt Air Force Base inside a section of the massive former Martin bomber plant.
The nearly 23,000-square-foot lab is a satellite of the Joint
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Belitz to continue on UNMC Board of Counselors
COLUMBUS, Neb - Columbus-area Chamber of Commerce President K.C. Belitz will continue as a member of the UNMC Board of Counselors.
A press release from UNMC named Belitz as one the 56 returning members to the board. Eight new members were welcomed during the board’s recent annual meeting.
The UNMC Board of Counselors is a group of 64 community and business leaders from
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Stromsburg woman who bragged about bank heist gets prison
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A Stromsburg woman who made a video in which she gleefully described robbing a bank has been given 10 to 20 years in prison.
Twenty-year-old Hannah Sabata was sentenced on Monday in York County District Court. In May she'd pleaded guilty to robbery after a charge of theft was dismissed. She'd been charged with stealing a car to use for the robbery
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Regulators raise concern about Neb. nuke plant
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The utility that runs the Cooper nuclear power plant in southeast Nebraska must persuade regulators it has improved the way workers respond to problems.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials plan to meet on June 26th with the Nebraska Public Power District to discuss the concerns inspectors identified last year.
The NRC says that Cooper's overall
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Neb. cancels paper-recycling contract
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials are canceling their contract with a Lincoln-based paper recycling firm after auditors found that the state failed to collect more than $60,000 from the company.
Auditor Mike Foley tells The Associated Press that Shredding Solutions, Inc. was required to pay a market rate for the paper that it picked up from state offices and sold for other
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Sen. Lathrop to kick off Nebraska 'listening tour'
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Sen. Steve Lathrop is kicking off his statewide listening tour as he weighs a run for governor.
Lathrop announced that he will visit Plattsmouth on Tuesday to meet with business and community leaders, and attend a dinner at the Plattsmouth VFW. The stop is the first of nearly 20 planned visits to communities throughout the state.
Lathrop, a Democrat,
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Nebraskan pulled from Platte River dies
WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) — A 36-year-old man who was pulled unresponsive from the Platte River in eastern Nebraska has died.
Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Tom Wheeler said Monday that Christopher Creekmore of Omaha was pronounced dead Sunday evening at a hospital.
Creekmore and his stepbrother, 19-year-old James Duncan, had been in the river at Two Rivers State Park on Sunday
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1 person dies, another hurt in Nebraska crash
SEWARD, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old passenger has been killed and another injured in a rollover crash west of Seward.
The Seward County Sheriff's Office says the accident occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The car was headed east on Bluff Road when it ran off the pavement and rolled.
The office says Austin Krivda died at the scene. Michael Johnson, also of Seward, has been
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Officials: River body was that of missing Neb. man
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials say a body found in the Missouri River at South Sioux City was that of a missing Nebraska man.
Dakota County Attorney Kim Watson on Monday confirmed the identification of Anthony Campbell, of Waterbury.
Campbell had been missing since he went into the water around 4 a.m. Friday at Scenic Park Campground and was swept away. The body was
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Nebraska woman gets probation for sham marriage
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 32-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 30 months of probation for her fake marriage to a man who was living in the country illegally.
A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Crystal Foster was sentenced for harboring an alien.
Prosecutors say Foster married Ibrahim Matari in 2009 and tried to have his citizenship status
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Perfect scores for Nebraska state veterans homes
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's four state-run veterans homes have received perfect scores on their most recent annual Health Care System Surveys from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The homes are in Bellevue, Grand Island, Norfolk and Scottsbluff and have a combined capacity of 637 veterans.
The homes were judged on safety, care, environment, staff training and
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NU licenses new form of menthol to Chinese firm
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New technology to reduce bad breath that was developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has been licensed to a Chinese company.
UNMC's licensing unit, UNeMed Corporation, says the new form of menthol has been licensed to Bohe Biotech, which will try to develop commercial products with it.
Menthol is a common ingredient in oral hygiene
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Neb. judge allows Keystone XL lawsuit to proceed
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A judge has ruled that opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska can proceed with their legal challenge to a state law that paved the way for a new project route.
Lancaster County District Court Judge Stephanie Stacy on Tuesday rejected a motion by Nebraska state officials to dismiss the lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed by three Nebraska landowners asserts
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Peru State College, others dropped from lawsuit
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal judge has signed an order to drop Peru State College, the state of Nebraska and other local officials from a lawsuit in which a mother blamed them in the disappearance of her daughter.
LaTanya Thomas filed the lawsuit last year accusing the college and officials of neglecting to protect her daughter, 19-year-old student Tyler "Ty" Thomas, from
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Grand Island council wants profane signs removed
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - The Grand Island City Council wants a resident's profane, anti-government signs removed from his properties.
The council voted unanimously Tuesday to support the city administration's efforts to have Larry Tourangeau's signs taken down.
The signs criticize government officials because they refused to indict a former employee of Tourangeau.
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Nebraska awards $1.93M in tire cleanup grants
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska is awarding $1.93 million in grants to support more than 100 tire recycling and cleanup projects throughout the state.
Department of Environmental Quality director Mike Linder says the grant money comes from a $1 fee for every new tire purchased in Nebraska. Nebraska residents generate more than 1.5 million scrap tires each year, according to the
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Ashland councilman accused of city water theft
ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) - A city councilman in the eastern Nebraska city of Ashland has been accused of stealing water from the city.
Councilman Chad Yochum was cited Tuesday for misdemeanor theft.
Investigators say the 39-year-old Yochum is suspected of disconnecting his home's meter so he didn't have to pay for the water. City officials say other residents are suspected of
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Fire in Genoa displaces family overnight
GENOA, Neb. - A Genoa family is displaced after an overnight fire.
The Prairie Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross says they’re helping a Walnut Street family after a fire broke out in the middle of the night. A father and two sons were reportedly in the home
A call to the Nance County Sheriff’s office say that deputies were called to the scene, but not much
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Neb officials: Leave wildlife young alone
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska wildlife officials say people who spot a young wild animal alone should not assume it has been abandoned.
While the urge to "rescue" a young animal is normal, Nebraska Game and Parks officials say such young animals should be left alone.
Officials say a lone fawn, young bird or other animal may appear to be abandoned or injured, but the
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G.I. man gets 96-100 years for girl's kidnap, rape
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Grand Island man convicted in the kidnapping and rape of a 4-year-old girl has been given 96 to 100 years in state prison.
Judge James Livingston on Tuesday sentenced 27-year-old Abraham Richardson to two consecutive terms of 48 to 50 years. Richardson had pleaded no contest in April after prosecutors lowered the charges and dropped
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Heineman planning for new adjutant general by July
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman says he hopes to have a new adjutant general in place for the Nebraska National Guard by mid-July.
Heineman said Tuesday that a screening panel will likely name two to four finalists for the job by the end of June, so the change-of-command can be made in July.
The chosen finalist will replace outgoing Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons, who is taking a
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Heat burst causes Nebraska temperatures to soar
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A so-called heat burst caused temperatures to briefly soar in southern Nebraska.
Rick Chermok, of the National Weather Service, says the temperature in Lincoln rose from 73 to 91 degrees between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday.
In Grand Island, it spiked from 73 to 99 degrees between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Similar surges were noted in Hastings, Kearney and
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4 cities submit bids for new Neb. veterans home
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Four cities have submitted bids for a new Nebraska veterans home, including one pledge of more than $10 million.
State officials confirmed that they have received proposals from Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney and North Platte as of the Tuesday deadline.
The Kearney City Council voted Tuesday to commit $8.5 million in direct funding and utility cost
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