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Entertainment News April 6

THE SITUATION LEAVES REHAB: The Situation has left rehab. TMZ.com reported that the Jersey Shorestar has checked out of the Cirque Lodge rehab center in Utah where sources say he was receiving treatment for substance abuse. Despite his problems, he will be returning to tape another season of Jersey Shore this summer.

GARY SINISE INJURED IN CAR CRASH: Gary Sinise has cancelled all appearances with his Lt. Dan Band after suffering injuries in a car accident. A spokesperson for the actor didn’t offer details about the extent of his injuries, but said he was a passenger in the car last Friday. Sinise was due to perform both last weekend and this weekend.

NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN WANTS RETRIAL: Nicollette Sheridan wants to go back to court. After her wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC ended in a mistrial, the network asked the judge to grant a verdict in their favor — while Sheridan’s lawyers are calling for a retrial. Eight jury members voted in favor of the actress and they needed nine, so her legal team thinks they can win a second go round.

LINDSAY LOHAN HANGS WITH ROB PATTINSON: Lindsay Lohan is trying to get some high-profile friends to go along with her career comeback. PerezHilton.com reported that the starlet left her usual hangout, the Chateau Marmont, to go hang out with Robert Pattinson and his friends earlier this week. Witnesses say the crew hung out for about two hours before all leaving separately.

TILA TEQUILA LEAVES REHAB: Tila Tequila is also finished up with rehab for the time being. TMZ.com reported that the former reality star has returned home after receiving help for substance abuse and psychological issues. After a rumored suicide attempt, Tila underwent 30 days of treatment. A source told TMZ.com, “She is the healthiest she’s ever been and wants to thank all of her fans for their undying support while she was battling through some hard times.”

NEW HOUSEWIVES JOIN NEW YORK CAST: The new Real Housewives of New York have been revealed. During a Watch What Happens: Live All-Star party in Manhattan this week, Andy Cohen announced that Aviva Drescher, Carole Radziwill and Heather Thomson will be joining the cast in place of four ladies who were fired at the end of last season. The trio will join surviving cast members LuAnn de Lesseps, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan.TAYLOR LAUTNER TEAMS UP WITH ADAM SANDLER: Taylor Lautner will reportedly star alongsideAdam Sandler in the sequel to 2010’s Grown Ups. The Hollywood Reporter announced that most of the original cast will return, including Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Maya Rudolph and Salma Hayek. Lautner “will make an appearance in a ‘fun’ role, in which he goes toe-to-toe with Sandler.”

MARK ZUCKERBERG’S SISTER GETS REALITY SHOW: Mark Zuckerberg’s sister will be starring on a Bravo reality show. Randi Zuckerberg — who worked with her brother at Facebook until last August — will star on the show, which will follow young people trying to become “Silicon Valley’s next great success stories.”

 

Opening Day is Here as Rockies Face Astros (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)

The new-look Colorado Rockies finally open the 2012 regular season tonight, as they open up a three-game series in Houston against the Astros. After a disappointing 73-89 record in 2011, the Rockies rebuilt their roster with several trades and free agent acquisitions, and as a result will have five new starters in their Opening Day lineup tonight, including right fielder Michael Cuddyer, second baseman Marco Scutaro, catcher Ramon Hernandez, and starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. The Astros, who had the National League’s worst record last season, losing 106 games, counter with southpaw Wandy Rodriguez. Rockies baseball comes your way on ESPN Radio 1410 tonight. Pregame coverage gets underway at 5:30 with the first pitch from Minute Maid Park scheduled for 6:05.

Huskers Open Three-Game Home Set With Hawkeyes

The Husker baseball team opens their third Big Ten conference series tonight when they take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first game of a three-game series at Hawks Field. Both teams are off to 3-3 starts in league action, with the Huskers dropping two of three at Northwestern last weekend. Their win at Kansas State on Tuesday moved the Big Red to 20-11 on the season. Iowa lost two out of three at Indiana last weekend but beat South Dakota State twice this weekend to improve their record to 12-14. Right-hander Tom Lemke takes the hill for the Huskers tonight, looking for his team-leading fourth win of the season. The Nebraska offense will contend with three lefty starting pitchers for the Hawkeyes, starting with Big Ten innings leader Jared Hippen tonight. First pitch from Hawks Field is set for 6:35.

Husker Softball Hosts Double-Dip With Illinois

The Husker softball team is hoping to start a new winning streak this evening as they host Illinois in a Big Ten conference doubleheader. After their nine-game winning streak was snapped with a pair of losses at Minnesota last week, the Huskers rebounded to beat the Gophers on Sunday and move their conference record to 4-2 and overall record to 21-14. Game one of today’s doubleheader will start at 3 PM, with the nightcap set for 5 PM.

Nuggets Host Suns in Crucial Conference Clash

The Denver Nuggets take the floor for an important game in the Western Conference playoff hunt tonight, as they play host to the Phoenix Suns. Denver enters the night in a tie with Houston for eighth in the conference, with the Suns just one game behind. The Nuggets have beaten the Suns four straight times, including a 109-92 win February 14th in which the Suns rested their point guard, Steve Nash. Tip-off at Pepsi Center tonight is set for 8 PM.

Trial Set in State Pen Murder

 

Mohamed Abdulkadir

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The trial of a man charged with killing a fellow inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln is set for June.

The Lincoln Journal Star (https://bit.ly/HSarxZ ) says a judge on Tuesday granted a defense motion to delay the trial of Mohamed Abdulkadir until the June 11 jury term.

Abdulkadir is charged with first-degree murder and a weapons charge. He’s accused of fatally stabbing Michael Grandon in June 2011.

Grandon was serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the 2007 deaths of a North Platte woman and her 5-year-old daughter.

Abdulkadir is in prison for aiding and abetting second-degree murder and drug and robbery charges in the 2009 killing of a man in Grand Island.

New Ethanol “BLENDER” pump now open at Broken Bow


Lincoln, NE-A new blender pump is now open in Broken Bow at Trotter Whoa and Go.

The grand opening of the blender pump will be held Monday, April 9 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The new blender pump is located on west Highway 2 in Broken Bow. During this time, you can register to win one of five $50 ethanol fuel gift cards. There will be additional promotions during this time also.

This E85/blender pump is one of approximately 60 in Nebraska to offer the renewable fuel, ethanol. This station will offer unleaded, E10, E30, and E85. To find a list of retailers that offer E85 and other mid-level ethanol blends visit the Nebraska Ethanol Board website at www.ne-ethanol.org or check the Nebraska Corn Board website at www.nebraskacorn.org.


Over 117,000 Nebraska motorists currently own a flexible fuel vehicle which can run on any blend of ethanol and gasoline, up to E85. To confirm if a vehicle is flex fuel, drivers can check their owner’s manual, their gas cap, look for the flex fuel emblem on their vehicle or visit the website www.ne-ethanol.org/e85.“We are pleased to see another blender pump available to flex fuel vehicle owners,” said Kim Clark, Ag Program Manager with the Nebraska Corn Board. “Blender pumps give consumers flexibility and with gas prices hitting $4 per gallon ethanol fuel provides a cheaper alternative,” said Clark.

“Consumer choice and ethanol fuel availability are a high priority with today’s gas prices,” said Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board’s Administrator. “When flex fuel drivers fill up on E85, they’re strengthening Nebraska’s economy, making our country more energy independent and going easier on the environment,” Sneller said.

Sign up for the Nebraska Ethanol Board’s FFV club for updates of new E85 locations and other announcements. Go to www.ne-ethanol.org/ffv to sign up now.

Two Women Sentenced On Coke Charges

Lisa Rosenberg

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A 19-year-old woman has been given 57 months in federal prison for helping to sell cocaine in North Platte.

A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Megan Miller, formerly of Denver, was sentenced on Wednesday. Miller must serve five years on supervised release after she leaves prison.

Gilg’s office says Miller hauled cocaine from Denver to North Platte for her accomplice to sell. The drug sales occurred between April 26 and June 14 last year.

The accomplice, 27-year-old Lisa Rosenberg, of North Platte, also has been sentenced to 57 months in prison.

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April 5 History

1614, American Indian princess Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia.
1792President George Washington cast the first ever presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1887Anne Sullivan achieved a major breakthrough with her blind and deaf pupil, Helen Keller, when the girl learned the word “water” in the manual alphabet.
1900 Actor Spencer Tracy (Captains CourageousWoman Of The YearBad Day At Black RockDesk SetGuess Who’s Coming To Dinner) is born. He dies in 1967.
1908 Actress Bette Davis (All About EveWhat Ever Happened To Baby Jane?) is born. She dies in 1989.
1916 Actor Gregory Peck (SpellboundTo Kill A Mockingbird) is born. He dies in 2003.
1951Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death following their conviction on charges of conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
1968, violence erupted in many U.S. cities due to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. the day before.
1971, Mrs. Fran Phipps, wife of Canadian pilot Weldy Phipps, became the first woman to set foot at the North Pole.
1984Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers passed Wilt Chamberlain in the record books by scoring his 31,420th point, becoming the new NBA all-time scoring leader. He finished his career in 1989 with 38,387 points, a record which may never be broken.
1986, An American soldier and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of the La Bell discotheque in West Berlin. The incident prompted the U.S. air raid on Libya a week later.
1987, the new Fox television network, headed by Rupert Murdoch, started with two Sunday night offerings — Married… With Children and The Tracey Ullman Show.
1988, A 15-day hijacking ordeal began as gunmen forced a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet to land in Iran.
1994Kurt Cobain, singer and songwriter for the band Nirvana, committed suicide. He was 27.
1997Allen Ginsberg, the counterculture guru who shattered conventions as poet laureate of the Beat Generation, died in New York City at age 70.
1998, In Leeds, England, environment chiefs from the world’s top eight industrialized nations announced plans to curb the smuggling of hazardous waste, endangered species and substances that damage the ozone layer.
1999, In Laramie, Wyoming, Russell Henderson pleaded guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student.
1999, NATO missiles and aircraft blasted Serbian targets inside Yugoslavia for a 13th straight day.
1999, The United Nations suspended sanctions against Libya after Moammar Gadhafi surrendered two suspected Libyan intelligence agents for trial in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.

 

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