KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Buffalo County authorities have approved erection of wind turbines in industrial zones.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a zoning amendment that will require special-use permits before the turbines may be built.
The amendment was spurred by a business owner who wanted to put up a turbine to power his facility.
Tim Williams with Buffalo Air Services told the board that safety was a concern for him as a pilot, so he asked supervisors to mandate special markings for the turbine towers.
The turbine planned by Denny Jorgensen will have a red light on the top. Before approving his permit, the board recommended he use a stripe pattern with alternating colors on the base tower to improve its visibility.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska State Fair officials say an aerial tram will be built on the Grand Island fairgrounds at Fonner Park in time for the 2012 fair.
The Sky Tram will be 40 feet in the air and run more than 400 yards, from the Exhibition Building to the Cattle Barn.
Executive director Joseph McDermott says construction will begin next month.
He says the Sky Tram will be a permanent feature at the fairgrounds but will run only during the State Fair. This year’s fair opens Aug. 24 and ends Sept. 3.
The tram will be owned and operated by Wade Shows, which will be the fair’s carnival provider starting next year.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) – Bellevue police say a woman shot in the head at her mother’s home this week has died.
Police said in a news release that 21-year-old Michala Pomfret died early Thursday morning from her injuries.
Police say her stepfather, 36-year-old Michael Williams, is suspected of shooting her Tuesday morning on the front porch of her mother’s home. Williams and Pomfret’s mother had recently separated.
Soon after the shooting, police found Williams unconscious at his apartment, about a block from where Pomfret was shot.
Williams remains hospitalized with an undisclosed condition, but police say he is expected to survive.

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – Police seized $232,530 in cash after a central Nebraska traffic stop because officers believe the money came from illegal drug sales.
The Nebraska State Patrol seized the money April 5 after a trooper stopped a car for speeding in a construction zone along Interstate 80 near Kearney.
Buffalo County Court records say the trooper smelled marijuana while he was talking to the 32-year-old driver of the car. The 38-year-old passenger admitted smoking the drug.
When the driver got out of the car, the trooper saw three bundles of money on the floor. A small box of cash was found after the vehicle was searched.
Both men were ticketed for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia before being released.