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Month: January 2012
For now, death penalty lives
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A measure to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska has been pulled from debate in the Legislature, but could return later in the session.
Omaha Sen. Brenda Council filed a motion Friday to indefinitely postpone her own bill (LB276) until she can learn more about how state officials obtained a lethal injection drug.
The lawyer for death-row inmates Carey Dean Moore and Michael Ryan has challenged the legality of the sodium thiopental purchase, saying the doses were not supposed to be sold.
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has produced documents that show an Indian drug broker bought the drug from a Swiss manufacturer, and then sold the doses to Nebraska.
Council says she will likely seek to revive the bill for more debate later in the session.
Perverts beware…it could cost you a lot later
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Victims of childhood sexual abuse in Nebraska would have more time to sue their assailants, under a bill that advanced in the Legislature.
Lawmakers gave first-round approval Friday to a measure that would extend the time window to file lawsuits to 12 years after the victim turns 21. Current state law gives victims 4 years to sue.
Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch says his bill (LB612) seeks to help victims who endured abuse but have not yet disclosed or come to terms with what happened to them. He says his bill would not apply to any cases that have now expired under the existing statute of limitations.
Lawmakers advanced the measure, 35-0. Two more votes are required before it reaches the governor.
Gothenburg Swedes Sports Update – January 27
We recap Southwest Conference Tournament basketball action and tell you how the Swede grapplers fared on the mat last week at their home invite… listen in for the latest Swede sports news.
Knights Host Northeast (Listen LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s North Platte Community College basketball. The Knights and Lady Knights will be looking for a second Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference win on the week when they host the Northeast Community College Hawks at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium. North Platte pulled off a home sweep of McCook’s men and women on Tuesday night, with the women winning 77-66 and the men rolling to a 78-58 victory. The Knights men are 2-1 in the conference and 3-2 in sub-region play, while the Lady Knights are 1-1 in the conference. The visiting Lady Hawks are also 1-1 in the NCCAC, while the Hawks men are 1-2 in the conference and 0-3 in the sub-region. The women’s game tips at 5:30 with the men’s game to follow. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage begins at 5:15.
Huskers Get Rare Road Win, Come Back to Beat Iowa
Brandon Richardson’s career night led the Nebraska men’s basketball team to a rare road victory. Richardson’s 25 points helped the Huskers come back from an 11-point deficit and defeat Iowa 79-73 in Iowa City last night. The senior guard was 9-for-10 from the field and made six three-pointers, one of which started a late 12-2 run that put the Huskers in front for good. Nebraska fell behind 31-20 in the first half but finished strong to get to within seven points at the halftime break. Joining Richardson in double figures for the Huskers was Bo Spencer with 16 points. The win is Nebraska’s first road conference win of the season and only their fifth in the last three seasons. The Huskers are now 11-9 and 3-6 in the Big Ten. They are off until next Thursday, when they visit Northwestern.
Husker Women Ride Hooper’s Double-Double to Win Over Iowa
Another massive all-around performance from Jordan Hooper helped the 19th-ranked Nebraska women’s basketball team get past a pesky Iowa squad 60-53 at the Devaney Center last night. Hooper posted a double-double, leading the team with 22 points and hauling in a game-high fifteen rebounds. It’s her Big Ten-leading ninth double-double of the season. The Huskers held Iowa without a field goal for the final 12 minutes of the first half and took a 30-17 lead to the locker room, but they had a 10 minute stretch of their own without a field goal in the second half, allowing Iowa to trim the lead to one with 3 minutes left before the Huskers pulled away. The Huskers sweep the season series against Iowa and are now 17-3 and 6-2 in Big Ten play. They return to action on Sunday night, when they visit Illinois.
Goodbye Rogers…
January 24th, 2012- Rogers Fine Foods is nearly completely demolished… A & W soon to follow
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Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Windy, with a north northwest wind between 24 and 34 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 11 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. West northwest wind between 5 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 12 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
OSHA reduces Neb. company fine in worker’s death
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Federal safety officials have reduced the fine they imposed on a construction company over the death of an employee killed in an accident near the Kearney sewage plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reduced the penalty to $12,740 from the original $19,600.
Seventy-five-year-old William Aschoff, of Niobrara, died in the Sept. 30 accident. His piece of heavy equipment went into a sandpit full of water, and he drowned.
Commercial Construction, of Lincoln, has paid the penalty and corrected all the violations OSHA found.
Officials had said the company failed to provide lifejackets or work vests for employees working over or around water and didn’t have needed rescue equipment stationed nearby.