A North Platte man who violated his parole led North Platte Police on a foot pursuit Monday evening.

At around 6:15 p.m., Officers responded to the Craft State Office Building at 200 South Silber to assist with a parole violation.

A Parole Officer told Police that after advising Christopher Mounteer that he was going to be arrested for a parole violation, Mounteer fled and departed in a red Honda Accord.

About a half hour later, an Officer observed the vehicle parked in an alleyway and was able to conduct an investigative stop near Carr and West 5th Street.  They learned from the driver that Mounteer had fled from the vehicle on foot.

Shortly thereafter, Mounteer was observed running on West 6th Street and a foot pursuit ensued.

Officers were eventually able to corner Mounteer and restrain him in a garage in the 2100 block of West 5th.

Mounteer was arrested and transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

In addition to the parole violation, Mounteer was also charged with Resisting Arrest.

There’s nothing bad about a hamburger or hot dog right off the grill, but why stop there? There are so many other things you could throw on the fire that you may not have even thought of.

Here are the five best things to grill (besides burgers and hot dogs):

• Oysters. It’s pretty easy. Just throw the oysters on the grill, and when the shells open up, they’re done.
• Grilled cheese and other sandwiches. No, really.
• Pizza. What? Really? Grilling the pizza provides a similar taste to a brick oven pizza.
• Beer Can Chicken. Put a beer can inside a whole chicken and let the cookin’ begin.
• Fruit. If you haven’t cooked fruit on the grill, than you’re missing out on one of the greatest things ever

(AP) — An Australian company says it discovered a significant oil deposit in western Nebraska, but state officials say it’s too soon to say how much oil might be produced.

Officials at the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission say Blackstar Petroleum needs to do more exploration in Banner County.

Blackstar said in May that two wells it drilled in May might contain between 4.3 million barrels and 23.2 million barrels of oil.

The state’s Bill Sydow says Blackstar might be touting the find to attract partners to help do more exploratory drilling.

Sydow says Blackstar has leased 40,000 acres in Nebraska, but it has done little oil exploration in the United States.

(AP) — A 20-year-old Nebraska woman is going to prison for helping hide the body of a Denver man in the northwest corner of the state months before her boyfriend died in an armed standoff.

Rose Siefke of Hemingford was sentenced Monday to 20 to 60 months in prison for being an accessory to a felony in the death of 38-year-old Josh Bullock.

Box Butte County District Court Judge Travis O’Gorman says Siefke hid what she knew about the Bullock’s death for months.

Prosecutors say Siefke helped her boyfriend, Andres Gonzalez, hide Bullock’s body in December 2011.

Gonzalez was killed in June 2012 after a daylong standoff with police in Alliance where he wounded three officers. Before his death, Gonzalez admitted killing Bullock and burying the body in Dawes County.

(AP) — Sales from the major automakers are expected to show that confident U.S. buyers snapped up new cars and trucks at a strong pace in June.

Chrysler said Tuesday that its sales rose 8 percent for its best June since 2007. Ram brand sales rose 23 percent and Dodge sales were up 12 percent on the strength of the Dodge Dart small car.

Other car companies report June results later in the day.

Analysts don’t see much that could slow the sales momentum of the first six months.

The things that juiced sales — low interest rates, wider credit availability, rising home construction and hot new vehicles — aren’t going away anytime soon. And so far, hiccups in the stock market, higher taxes and fluctuating gas prices haven’t dampened demand.