Nebraska junior Brooke Thomason was named the Big Ten Conference’s Player of the Week for her performance in a Husker sweep of Wisconsin last weekend. Thomason ripped four hits, including two doubles, and drove in three runs in spearheading the Nebraska offensive effort. It’s the second time in her career Thomason has been named conference Player of the Week. The Huskers concluded their season with a 33-22 overall record, good for third place in the Big Ten.
Month: May 2012
Lincoln City Council Approves ‘Fairness Amendment’
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln City Council has voted in favor of a measure that protects gay and transgendered people from discrimination. Council members approved the measure with 5-0 vote. The newspaper says council members Adam Hornung and John Camp abstained from voting, citing different legal opinions on the city’s authority to pass such a measure. At least 200 people showed up for a May 7 public hearing on the proposal, which supporters have labeled the fairness amendment. Ninety-nine people signed up to speak. The measure legally protects people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations in Lincoln based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Trial Reset in Panhandle Vehicular Homicide
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Trial is reset for a Nebraska Panhandle man charged with vehicular homicide and manslaughter in the death of his passenger who officials say stuck his head out the window and a hit a road sign. The bench trial of 19-year-old Bryan Bloom, of Henry, which had been set for later this month, is now scheduled for June. Authorities say Bloom was driving a van to Torrington, Wyo., in June 2011 when his passenger, 18-year-old Johrdan Stone, was killed. Bloom told police he didn’t know Scott had been hurt until they arrived at a home in Torrington. Stone died of neck and head injuries. Officials say Bloom was driving drunk. Court documents show Stone also had been drinking.
Ceremony in Grand Island honors Fallen Officers
(GRAND ISLAND, NE) Deb Collins / NSP Public Information Coordinator
Family, friends, fellow officers, and the public gathered at the Memorial to pay tribute to the fallen and to recognize the service and sacrifice of all law enforcement officers.
State and local dignitaries were on hand to pay their respects. Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy provided opening remarks. Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican was the keynote speaker. Chief Justice Heavican was Lancaster County Attorney in 1987 when Lancaster County Deputy Sheriff Craig Dodge, was killed in the line of duty. 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Deputy Dodge’s death. Remarks were also provided by Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner.
The ceremony included the addition of two names to the Memorial. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy William Johnson died of a heart attack in March 1959, while transporting a prisoner. U.S. Park Police Officer Julie A. Weir was killed in a car crash near Kearney in February 2011. Officer Weir was moving to a new duty station at the time of the crash. There are now 134 officers whose names are engraved on the Memorial’s granite panels.
The Nebraska ceremony was held as part of National Police Week May 13-19, 2012. Dedicated during National Police Week in 2009, the $400,000 Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial was paid for through the generosity of private donations. For more information on the Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial and how you can contribute to its upkeep, visit the Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial Committee website at < https://www.nememorial.org >
May 14
- Cate Blanchett (Academy Award-winning actress, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Babel, Notes on a Scandal, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Aviator, the Lord Of The Rings movies, Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Golden Age) (43)
- George Lucas (director, producer, screenwriter, American Graffiti, the Star Wars movies, the Indiana Jones movies) (68)
- Sofia Coppola (screenwriter/director, Lost In Translation, Marie Antoinette) (41)
- Tim Roth (actor, Lie To Me, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) (51)
- Amber Tamblyn (actress, The Unusuals, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants I & II, Joan Of Arcadia) (29)
- Robert Zemeckis (director who specializes in films using special effects in new ways, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back To The Future, Cast Away, Polar Express, Forrest Gump, Contact, Beowulf) (61, disputed)
- David Byrne (quirky rock star, former singer of Talking Heads) (60)
- Danny Wood (member of New Kids on the Block) (43)
- Henry Garza (singer and guitarist, Los Lonely Boys) (34)
- Jay Beckenstein (jazz saxophonist, Spyro Gyra) (61)
- Ian Astbury (lead singer, the Cult; formerly with Riders On The Storm) (50)
- Jack Bruce (bassist of Cream) (69)
- C.C. DeVille (guitarist, Poison) (50)
- Fab Morvan (one half of Milli Vanilli) (46)
- Tom Cochrane (singer, Red Rider) (59)
- Raphael Saadiq (singer) (46, disputed)
- Miranda Cosgrove (actress/singer, Drake & Josh, School of Rock) (19)
- Mark Zuckerberg (Co-Founder of Facebook) (27)
May 14
1607 The first permanent settlement by Europeans in North America is established at Jamestown, in what is now Virginia.
1796, English physician Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox to an eight-year-old boy.
1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from St. Louis, beginning the first overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back.
1897, John Philip Sousa‘s march “Stars And Stripes Forever” was first performed.
1936 singer Bobby Darin was born. He died in 1973.
1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed by Prime Minster David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv, as British rule in Palestine came to an end.
1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact, creating an alliance opposing NATO.
1965, Queen Elizabeth II unveiled a memorial to the late U.S. president John Kennedy on a field at Runnymede, the site west of London where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215.
1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release “Ohio” just 10 days after members of the Ohio National Guard kill four students and wound nine others at Kent State University during an anti-war protest.
1982 Actor Hugh Beaumont (Leave It To Beaver‘s Ward Cleaver) dies at age 73.
1989, Tens of thousands demonstrated for democratic reforms in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the eve of a visit to the country by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
1993, Eighty-five-year-old newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, Jr. died after a heart attack. He was editor-in-chief of Hearst Newspapers and chairman of the executive committee of the Hearst Corporation.
1996, Hall Of Fame NBA player Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers retired for a second and final time. The 36-year-old, HIV-positive Johnson had returned to the Lakers four months earlier, after first retiring in 1991 upon learning he was infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
1996 Actors Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith are married.
1998, the hit NBC sitcom Seinfeld aired its final episode after a nine-year run.
2000, tens of thousands of mothers rallied in Washington, D.C., in the Million Mom March to demand strict control of handguns.
2003 Actor Robert Stack (The Untouchables, Airplane!, Caddyshack II) dies at age 84.
May 14
CBS
- HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER – Lily goes into labor while Marshall and Barney are in Atlantic City.
- HOW I MET YOU MOTHER – (season finale) On Barney’s wedding day, the friends remember they time they encouraged Ted to go after the one that got away.
- TWO AND A HALF MEN – (season finale) Jake graduates and must decide what to do with his life.
- MIKE & MOLLY – (season finale) Mike and Molly come across speed bumps as they try to tie the knot.
- HAWAII FIVE-0 – (season finale) The team goes on a manhunt whe one of its own is killed.
- AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – (season premiere) Hopefuls audition for the judges.
- SMASH – (season finale) As Tom and Julia work to save the show, Derek makes a decision that permanently changes Karen’s and Ivy’s lives.
- BONES – (season finale) When a past suspect is back in court on appeal, Booth and Breenan work to prove he is guilty once and for all.
- HOUSE – The team believes a patient’s problems are both physical and psychological.
- DANCING WITH THE STARS – The couples perform for the judges.
- THE BACHELORETTE – (season premiere) Emily Maynard meets 25 bachelors in hope of finding love.
- GOSSIP GIRL – (season finale) Blair is targeted by Gossip Girl; Lily makes a decision about her marriage.
- HART OF DIXIE – (season finale) As Bluebell braces for an impending storm, Lemon and George get ready for their wedding day; Zoe is stranded with Wade.
BRAVO
- BETHENNY EVER AFTER – Bethenny’s attempt to give Jason an early Christmas present backfires.
VH1
- BASKETBALL WIVES – The women play a joke on Kenya; Tami and Kesha’s conflict escalates.
- LA LA’S FULL COURT LIFE – Hectic schedules prevent La La and Carmelo from spending time together.
DAY TIME TALK SHOW
THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW – Kate Beckinsale, Taylor Kitsch, The Voice winner Jermaine Paul
THE VIEW – Jenna Ushkowitz, Marc Cherry
LATE NIGHT TALK SHOWS
THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (CBS) – Kelly Ripa, Adam Scott, Tenacious D
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO (NBC) – Kourtney, Kim & Khloe Kardashian, Donny Deutsch, Karmin
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE (ABC) – (repeat)
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON (CBS) – Craig visits Scotlan with Mila Kunis, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rashida Jones, David Sedaris, Ariel Tweto, the Imagineers
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON (NBC) – Gordon Ramsay, Willie Nelson, Jeff Musial
LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY (NBC) – Artie Lang, Chely Wright, We Are Augustines
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (COMEDY CENTRAL) – (repeat)
THE COLBERT REPORT (COMEDY CENTRAL) – (repeat)
CONAN – (repeat)
May 14
WEEKEND MOVIE WRAP-UP
The blockbuster superhero mash-up The Avengers was the top movie for the second weekend in a row and again broke a record getting there. After having the highest domestic box office debut in history last weekend, The Avengers took in the biggest second weekend haul ever, its $103.2 million easily besting the $75.6 million Avatar made in its second weekend, which was the previous record. Adding in the $95.4 million The Avengers added internationally, it has now topped $1 billion worldwide in just 19 days since its debut.
Opening far behind in second place was the horror comedy Dark Shadows, based on the cult TV soap opera of the same name that ran from 1966 to 1971. The movie re-teams director Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, with Depp starring as an 18th-century vampire who’s freed after being buried alive for 200 years and returns to his ancestral country manor in Maine in the 1970s. Co-starring are Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley and Jonny Lee Miller.
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel broke into the top 10 at Number Eight as it expanded from just a few theaters in its second weekend. The movie stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson in a story about older Brits looking to retire in India.
- Debuting in 10th place in limited release was the comic drama Girl in Progress, starring Eva Mendesas a single mother with a precocious daughter.
THIS WEEKEND’S TOP TEN MOVIES — MAY 11-13
- The Avengers, $103.2 million
- Dark Shadows, $28.8 million
- Think Like a Man, $6.3 million
- The Hunger Games, $4.4 million
- The Lucky One, $4.1 million
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits, $3.2 million
- The Five-Year Engagement, $3.1 million
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, $2.7 million
- Chimpanzee, $1.6 million
- Girl in Progress, $1.4 million
CHRIS HEMSWORTH IS A FATHER: Chris Hemsworth is a father. The Avengers star and his wife Elsa Pataky welcomed a baby girl on Friday (May 11th). The actor, 28, told USA Today that they’ve named the baby India because “We love the country and love the name.”
KRIS HUMPHRIES MOCKS KANYE: Kris Humphries took a shot at his ex Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend in a Funny or Die video. The NBA player stars in a new skit, in which talent agents are convincing him to brand himself as a jerk. When they give him a pair of striped white sunglasses similar to the onesKanye West famously sported in his “Stronger” video, Kris responds, “Guys, this feels terrible.” The agents then say, “Well, that’s cause you have the wrong sunglasses. We don’t want you to look like an (bleep), we want you to look like a douchebag.” Check out the video: https://bit.ly/JILz9a
BEN AFFLECK THANKS THE MOMS IN HIS LIFE: Ben Affleck is a great husband and son. The actor/director/activist gave a shout-out to the moms in his life on Sunday, saying on Facebook, “I want to say Happy Mother’s Day to the moms in my life: my mom Chris and my amazing wife Jennifer, who is an incredible, spectacular, world-class mom.” The message was part of a video that advocates for those raising children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
ASHLEY TISDALE REUNITES WITH BEAU: Ashley Tisdale is giving her relationship with Scott Speer another shot. The two split in December after two years of dating, but have been spotted together again over the past few weeks. Speer seemed to confirm the reunion reports on Twitter after congratulating Ashley on her new development deal with ABC.
NO CHARGES FOR LISA ROBIN KELLY: That 70s Show star Lisa Robin Kelly won’t face charges stemming from her recent domestic violence case. TMZ.com reported that the alleged victim — Kelly’s male roommate — has decided not to press charges against her. Because he refused to cooperate with authorities, it was impossible for them to pursue a case. The arrest caused a stir because of Kelly’s crazed appearance in her mug shot. She insists she was not drunk or high at the time of her arrest.
CHELSEA HANDLER DROPS OUT OF MOVIE: Chelsea Handler might be rethinking her career transition to acting. Variety reported that the 37-year-old has dropped out of the upcoming film The Mallbecause of scheduling conflicts. Gina Gershon will replace Chelsea in the drama, which “follows five suburban strangers whose paths cross over the course of one hellish night at a shopping mall, where a drug-addled madman goes on a shooting spree.” ‘VAMPIRE DIARIES’ SET BURNS DOWN: A popular set used for the CW’s Vampire Diaries burned down late last week. TMZ.com reported that The Mystic Grill — the center of their fictional town Mystic Falls — was devastated by a fire after a truck smashed into an electrical pole behind the building. No actors were on location as filming wrapped in April.
AMBER RILEY CLARIFIES ‘GLEE’ TWEET: Amber Riley says she’s not leaving Glee after all. The actress caused a stir after sending a tweet that implied she was done filming the Fox series. However she later clarified, “My tweet apparently has been misconstrued. I was not confirming I was leaving the show. Just stating that I would miss being in the classroom everyday with the cast and that would be changing. Thanks for the support guys 🙂 That’s the good and bad thing about twitter. It can be used to extinguish rumors but it also spreads them like wildfire!”
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES JOINS ‘RED 2’: Catherine-Zeta Jones has joined the case of Red 2. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, and Helen Mirren will reportedly all be returning to the sequel to reprise their characters from the original.
CBS has cancelled CSI: Miami after ten years. The show is already off the air, having had its episode order cut to 19 to make room for another show. Star Eva LaRue recently said that she would be disappointed if the show didn’t get renewed since it didn’t have a proper send off. She told Kelly Ripa last month, “It’s not fair, we didn’t get to tie it up right. After 10 seasons, we ended in a bar. That doesn’t seem right.”
The CW is renewing Hart of Dixie, featuring Rachel Bilson and Jaime King, Gossip Girl, Nikita, The Vampire Diaries, and 90210. Among the high-profile shows that didn’t make the cut were Sarah Michelle Gellar’s drama Ringer and fantasy series The Secret Circle. The network also confirmed that they’ll run The Carrie Diaries, a Sex and the City prequel series, in the fall.
The Office will return for another season without Steve Carell. NBC announced its fall schedule, which included The Office, as well as a third season of The Voice. Meanwhile, even though they have not been cancelled, Smash and The Biggest Loser will be held back for the first few months of the season as six new series debut.
Two and a Half Men has officially been renewed for a tenth season. It had been widely reported that Ashton Kutcher and the gang would be back, but CBS had yet to confirm it until now. CBS also renewed The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly.
WEATHER: A nice warm week ahead!
7-DAY FORECAST
- Today Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
- Tonight Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the evening.
- Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
- Wednesday Night A slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday A slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
- Friday Sunny, with a high near 90.
Man in Kearney Co. trying to lure kids to his vehicle
MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — Parents in Kearney County are being warned of a man trying to lure children into his vehicle.
A joint letter issued Thursday by guidance counselors at Hildreth-Wilcox Public Schools and Axtell Community School warns parents of recent reports of a suspicious man trying to lure children. The incidents were reported within a 30-mile radius of the public schools.
The letter, obtained by a local TV station urges parents to talk to their children about “stranger danger.”
The Kearney County sheriff’s office says it expects to release information on the incidents this week.
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Information from: https://www.nebraska.tv