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Month: January 2012

NE fire chief found dead; possible suicide

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Ralston Fire Chief Kyle Ienn

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Omaha police are investigating the death of Ralston’s fire chief, but they say it appears Kyle Ienn committed suicide Tuesday.
Ienn’s body was found hanging from a bridge in an Omaha park Tuesday morning. A fire department vehicle was parked nearby.
The 40-year-old Ienn had been Ralston’s fire chief since 2000, and he had served on the board of the National Council on Fireworks Safety.
Ienn was a 22-year veteran of the volunteer Ralston fire department in the Omaha suburbs. He also managed an Ace Hardware store in Omaha for the past two decades.
Ienn was married with three children.

 

 

Give to the United Way- Heads may be shaved!!!

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NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- The Mid Plains United Way has two goals for February- raise $55,000 and shave some heads.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Mid Plains United Way progress thermometer took up residence on the corner of B and Dewey, right in front of Pro Printing. Currently, the local United Way chapter is at $195,000 of their $250,000 goal. Executive Director Ginny Martin and Administrative Assistant Sandra Kroon have volunteered to shave their heads if their goal is met.
However, with such a short time to achieve such a big goal, the board knew they would need more help. So, board member Karen Knisley challenged Mayor Marc Kashke to join Martin and Kroon to shave his head if the United Way succeeded. He quickly and enthusiastically agreed.
If you would like to contribute to the challenge and help some hair fly, send your donation to: Mid Plains United Way, PO Box 172, North Platte, Nebraska, 69103.

 

Another NP man busted for child abuse

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Russ Bennett

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- North Platte Police are investigating a serious injury to a three month old baby.
On Friday, police responded to a call from a local medical facility that a baby had suffered a suspicious injury. Upon investigation, police found that the 3 month old child had a fractured left arm. The baby’s parents were questioned and as a result the child’s father, 20 year old Russ Bennett was arrested for child abuse.
Bennett is being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $25,000 bail.

 

 

Run free young puma!!!

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CHADRON, Neb. (AP) – A young mountain lion that had been unintentionally caught in a Nebraska Panhandle trap has been released.
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials say the young female weighed about 50 pounds. She was caught in a legal foothold trap in Dawes County.
The trapper called Game and Parks to report the trapping.
Officials tranquilized the animal, checked her health, and then released her on Friday.
Commission carnivore program manager Sam Wilson says high prices for bobcat pelts have led to more trapping and more incidental captures of mountain lions, which also are called cougars or pumas.

 

2nd Hastings robber takes plea deal

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Andrew Lyle

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) – A 22-year-old Hastings man has taken a plea deal in a robbery case.
Andrew Lyle had been accused of attempted murder, robbery and home invasion. The charges stemmed from a robbery at a bank night deposit and a home invasion on May 9.
Lyle pleaded no contest to three counts of robbery, one of discharging a firearm and one of possession of a firearm by a felon. In exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of attempted murder, use of a firearm for a felony and two counts of terroristic threats.
Sentencing is set for April 9.
Lyle’s cousin, Tyrell Lyle, has been given 11-to-18 years in prison for his role in the Hastings robberies.

 

 

Richardson Named Big Ten Basketball Player of the Week

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Nebraska senior guard Brandon Richardson became the first ever Husker men’s basketball player to be honored as the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week when he received a share of the award yesterday. Richardson’s career-high 25 points led the Huskers to their first ever Big Ten road victory, a 79-73 win over Iowa last Thursday night. He made nine of his ten field goal attempts, including six of seven from three point range, and also pulled down a season-high six rebounds and handed out five assists. Richardson shares the award with Michigan State forward Draymond Green. The Huskers, who improved to 11-9 on the season and 3-6 in Big Ten play with the win, return to action on Thursday night, as they make their first conference trip to Evanston, Illinois to take on Northwestern.

Broncos Introduce Del Rio as New Defensive Coordinator

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The new defensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos arrived at the team’s facilities yesterday to, as he put it, ‘get a head start’ on the job. Jack Del Rio was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator on Saturday, replacing Dennis Allen, who left after one season to take the head coaching job with the Oakland Raiders. Del Rio was the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003 until late November of 2011, when he was fired. In Del Rio’s tenure in Jacksonville, the Jags went 68-71 and reached the playoffs twice. Prior to becoming a head coach, Del Rio was the defensive coordinator in Carolina in 2002, working with current Broncos head coach John Fox. Del Rio played in the NFL for eleven seasons as a linebacker, and was a Pro Bowler in 1994. He is Denver’s seventh defensive coordinator in as many seasons.

Husker Shot-Putter, Gymnast Honored by Big Ten

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Two Olympic sport athletes at Nebraska were honored by the Big Ten conference yesterday. Nebraska senior Luke Pinkelman was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday after being selected as the Big Ten Co-Field Athlete-of-the-Week. It’s the second consecutive week he’s won the award. Pinkelman earned the honor after placing first in the shot put at the Mark Colligan Memorial last Saturday. The senior from Cozad ranks first in the Big Ten and fourth in the nation in the event. In gymnastics, freshman Jessie DeZiel earned her third consecutive Big Ten individual honor after her performance in the Huskers’ meet against Missouri last Saturday. DeZiel was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after she won the all-around competition against the Tigers.

Gambling in NE? What are the odds???

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A state lawmaker says a gambling proposal he introduced would generate millions in Nebraska tax revenue that is currently going to Iowa.
Columbus Sen. Paul Schumacher told a legislative panel Monday that his measure (LR375CA) would help Nebraska cover the cost of education programs and roads. The proposed constitutional amendment would give the Legislature authority to legalize casino gambling.
Schumacher says three casinos within a 60-mile radius of downtown Omaha collect a combined $428 million a year in revenue.
Roughly three-fourths of that total comes from Nebraskans. He says Iowa collects about $93 million a year in tax revenue.
Gambling opponents say the economic benefits are overblown, given the cost of regulating such businesses as well as the likely increases in embezzlement and other crimes related to gambling addictions.

 

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