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(PHOTOS) 2 car injury accident in North Platte

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- A two vehicle accident at the corner of B and McDonald in North Platte on Friday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. Lt. Rich Hoaglund with the North Platte Police Department told the North Platte Post that a 2010 Chevy Equinox driven by Lisa Bassett was traveling west on B Street when it was struck by a 1992 Chevy 1500 pickup truck headed north on McDonald. Andrew Lucero, the driver of the pickup, was distracted and failed to yield at the stop sign on the corner. Bassett and another passenger in the Equinox were taken to GPRMC with non life-threatening injuries. No fatalities were reported.

 

Huskers Highest-Ranked Big Ten Team After Big Win Saturday

A Blackshirt rebirth helped the Huskers climb up the polls this week. The Huskers jumped up four spots to ninth in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. That leap enabled them to move up to tenth in the third batch of BCS rankings. The Huskers are the highest ranked Big Ten Conference team in all three of those sets of rankings. Nebraska throttled Michigan State 24-3 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, allowing a season-low 187 yards of total offense to the visiting Spartans. The Husker offense had a season-low of their own, gaining just 270 yards, but two time-consuming touchdown drives in the third quarter sealed the game. The Huskers now sit in a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten Legends Division with Michigan and Michigan State, all of whom have one conference loss.

Husker Women’s Hoops Opens With Exhibition Win

The season for the Husker women’s basketball team opened unofficially last night with an exhibition game against Division II Pittsburg State at the Devaney Center. The young Husker team, who feature six freshmen, got better as the game rolled on and routed the Gorillas 86-55. Sophomore Jordan Hooper set the pace for the Huskers with 24 points and 17 rebounds. Of the six newcomers, Emily Cady had the brightest debut with 14 points. Coming off the bench, Adrianna Maurer added 11 points and Rebecca Woodberry chipped in 10. The Huskers outrebounded the Gorillas 57-38 and forced 23 turnovers. Nebraska was the first Big Ten team to start their exhibition season. They will play one other exhibition game, hosting Nebraska-Kearney next Sunday afternoon.

Tebow Embarrassed As Broncos Routed By Lions

Tim Tebow’s second start of the 2011 season was an unmitigated disaster. Tebow and the Denver Broncos were blown out 45-10 by the Detroit Lions at Sports Authority Field yesterday afternoon. The Broncos drew first blood on a Matt Prater field goal in the first quarter, but then proceeded to give up 45 consecutive points until Tebow connected with Eric Decker for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Tebow completed 18 of his 39 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns – one to his own team, one to Detroit’s Chris Houston, who returned an interception 100 yards for a score. Tebow was sacked seven times and lost a fumble on one of them, which also was returned for a touchdown. The Broncos fall to 2-5 on the season with the loss. They visit the Oakland Raiders next Sunday.

(Listener Email) Brad has an ISSUE

Dear Letters To The Post,

My name is Brad and I’m emailing you this morning because once again my mom is going to give out raisins and apples today on Halloween and I’m going to get harassed by all of my friends for it.  I’m 13 and most of them don’t trick or treat anymore but they take their little brother’s and sisters and then will text me that my house stinks! The thing I think about most is that on Halloween all across America there are other kids just like me resenting their moms for giving out raisins and apples.  Were any of you one of these kids or am I all alone?

 

Signed,

Brad

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Warmer today; snow on the way???

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind between 3 and 9 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north northeast wind between 14 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind between 17 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

 

Nebraska elementary school hit hard by flu

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) – Crews are cleaning a Hastings elementary school after more than 80 students came down with flu symptoms. Alcott Elementary School principal Lawrence Tunks says that 87 students were either absent Friday or left early after becoming ill. Four teachers were also out sick. The student population at the school is about 300, so the number of illnesses was almost 30 percent of students. Tunks says maintenance crews are working over the weekend to scrub desk, doorknobs and handrails. He says he hopes the illness will have run its course by Monday.

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