LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Opponents of a proposed pipeline that would carry Canadian tar sands oil through Nebraska on its way refineries near the Gulf of Mexico are holding a series of events to draw attention to the plan.  The Stand with Randy series begins Friday and continues through Sunday in Nebraska.  The event’s website lists 24 events, including book drives, talks, a bike ride, poetry readings and concerts.  Most events are in Lincoln.  The series is named for Merrick County farmer Randy Thompson, who’s opposed to TransCanada’s Keystone XL project.  Environmental groups have raised concerns that the pipeline could foul water supplies and increase pollution.  The pipeline is designed to carry oil from Canada across Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – A Scottsbluff man is being held on $200,000 bond after he was arrested in connection with the stabbing of two men in a Scottsbluff parking lot.  KNEB is reporting that Christopher Ceplecha was charged Thursday with three counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony, one count of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree assault.  Police say the stabbing occurred when Ceplecha and his girlfriend’s brother fought over things that were said about the man’s sister.  The man was stabbed four times, including three wounds to the abdomen. Another man was stabbed once in the arm.  The men were taken to a hospital where one is in fair condition.  There is no record of the other.  Court records did not contain attorney information for Ceplecha.