Stone Temple Pilots have accused the band’s former frontman Scott Weiland of hijacking its name and songs to promote his solo career.
The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Weiland of being chronically late to concerts when he was with the band and having a lawyer interfere with airplay of a new single by the group.
The 45-year-old Weiland and Stone Temple Pilots parted ways in February, and the singer said at the time that he learned of his ouster from a statement released to the media.
A phone message left for his manager Andrea Pett-Joseph was not immediately returned.
The band’s hits include “Vasoline,” ”Interstate Love Song” and “Plush,” which won a Grammy in 1993 for best hard rock performance with vocal.
(AP) — A Canadian mining firm says it’s close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast Nebraska.
NioCorp Developments CEO Peter Dickie says he expects to secure financing for the Elk Creek, Neb., project within the next few weeks.
Once the company gets funding, it will resume drilling samples to determine how much niobium and other rare earth elements are present, and NioCorp will finish analyzing the samples it has already collected. Those elements are used in making steel and high-tech devices.
People who live near Elk Creek hope the mining project succeeds because it would boost the economy, but they’re not counting on it because there have been so many delays.
(AP) — Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still running.
More than 2,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain Saturday morning to run the final mile of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begins at Kenmore Square and concludes at the official finish line.
Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15.
Organizer Kathleen McGonagle says OneRun honors victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile.
The National Anthem was sung by the choir from St. Ann Parish, where 8-year-old victim Martin Richard’s family worshiped.
(AP) — The Nebraska Humane Society is celebration the Memorial Day weekend by offering dogs and cats at deeply-discounted adoption fees.
The society’s shelter in Omaha has 95 dogs ready for adoption, and says its cat kennels are full, too. Shelter officials hope the discounts will prompt more adoptions to make room in the crowded shelter.
The society’s “Price is Right” sale will offer dogs for $50 off the regular adoption fee, and $25 off all adult cat adoptions.
The sale runs through Sunday, as the shelter is closed Monday.
(AP) — A Texas man has been charged in a federal indictment out of Nebraska of taking a person across state lines to engage in prostitution.
Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Torrie Caesar, of Italy, Texas, is charged in a two count indictment for a March incident.
The first count charges Caesar with the transportation of a person with the intent to promote prostitution. The second count alleges that Caesar attempted to persuade a person to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution.
If convicted, Caesar faces up to 30 years in prison, plus fines.
When the civil defense sirens sound during severe weather, we expect it to be followed by the buzzing sound of the Emergency Alert System on our radios and televisions announcing a Tornado Warning, followed by it’s location and other information.
However, this wasn’t the case in the city of North Platte last night.
The civil defense warning sirens, or tornado sirens as most of us refer to them, sounded last night even though the National Weather Service hadn’t issued a Tornado Warning for the city, prompting many residents to ask why.
According to the North Platte 911 Center, they were given a Severe Warning 1, which is a step above a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and requires emergency personnel to act as if there were an imminent threat to life and property.
The National Weather Service (NWS) advised North Platte Dispatchers that they were tracking a very strong cell near the Lake Maloney area, which was showing signs of rotation on radar. While the storm had not produced a radar indicated or confirmed tornado, storms in the area were increasing in severity rapidly prompting warning coordinators to upgrade the warning.
The civil defense sirens are not just for Tornadoes, but rather are to be used in any situation where there is an imminent or potentially imminent threat to life and property.
Fortunately, the city of North Platte was spared from tornadoes last night. Nonetheless, many communities in our area did receive large hail up to the size of tennis balls and winds in excess of 80 miles per hour, causing significant damage to property.
Here are the warning definitions from the NWS:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
This is issued when either a severe thunderstorm is indicated by the WSR-88D radar or a spotter reports a thunderstorm producing hail one inch or larger in diameter and/or winds equal or exceed 58 miles an hour; therefore, people in the affected area should seek safe shelter immediately. Severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes with little or no advance warning. Lightning frequency is not a criteria for issuing a severe thunderstorm warning. They are usually issued for a duration of one hour. They can be issued without a Severe Thunderstorm Watch being already in effect.
Tornado Warning
This is issued when a tornado is indicated by the WSR-88D radar or sighted by spotters; therefore, people in the affected area should seek safe shelter immediately. They can be issued without a Tornado Watch being already in effect. They are usually issued for a duration of around 30 minutes.
In the event of severe weather, stay tuned to the North Platte Post Facebook Page and the Eagle Radio family of stations, Mix 97.1, Q Country 107.3 and ESPN Radion 1410. We will keep you advised of all developing information.
(AP) — A group that opposes alcohol sales in Whiteclay is alleging that one of its beer store owners gave baseball bats and a stick to men who frequent the town, and told them to attack the protesters’ encampment on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
One of those activists was arrested Friday in Lincoln on charges that he vandalized a beer truck in the Nebraska border town. Authorities say 33-year-old Timothy R. McKenzie Jr., of Jefferson, S.D., was arrested on a warrant out of Sheridan County, Neb.
McKenzie alleges in a letter to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission that Jason Schwarting, owner of the Arrowhead Inn, told men in Whiteclay to attack the nearby encampment.
An Arrowhead Inn employee disputed the allegations, but says Schwarting was not immediately available for comment
The Creativity Unlimited Arts Council is hosting an event at the Lake House, Thursday, May 30th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. Several local artists will be demonstrating their artistic expertise for you to watch, ask questions, and purchase items. Most artists are donating all or part of their sales to the developing Prairie Arts Center. Artists sharing their talents will be Sandy Meyer, Sharon Skinner, Wava Best, Jack Carlson, Drew Carlson, Ron Meyer, Gene Gilsdorf and DeDe Hill. Complimentary Hor d’ourves will be provided. Music will be provided by RASCAL. The Art Study League will honor four seniors, Katie Hinrich, Cheyenne Schroeder, Sam Morris and Joseph O’Malley for their outstanding achievements in art. Come join us in a wonderful lake setting for food, art, music and conversation.
(AP) — A 58-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a boy he befriended at an arcade in the 1990s.
Michael Miller was sentenced Thursday in Lancaster County District Court.
Prosecutors say they had evidence that Miller had assaulted several boys in the 1980s and 1990s, but could only charge him for assaults on one boy because the statute of limitations barred them from prosecuting the other cases.
Miller pleaded no contest to first-degree sexual assault in that case, in which he repeatedly raped a boy while he was 12- to 15-years-old.
