A North Platte man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Sunday afternoon.

According to a North Platte Police Department (NPPD) news release, a NPPD Officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Birchwood and South Buffalo Bill at around 4:20 p.m., Sunday, when he observed Taylor Trembly traveling southbound on a motorcycle.   The Officer had reason to believe Trembly had a revoked license.

The Officer contacted Trembly as he parked the unlicensed bike on Cedarberry Lane.  Police say Trembly was detained due to a past flight to avoid arrest involving him and the Officer on scene.

Police confirmed that Trembly’s Nebraska Operator’s license was revoked and placed him under arrest.  Following a search incident to arrest, the Officer discovered a small baggie containing suspected methamphetamine near where Trembly had been seated in the patrol car.  A field test of the substance confirmed the Officer’s suspicions.

Trembly was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Driving Under Revocation.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

 

 

A North Platte man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly assaulted a nurse at Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPRMC).

According to North Platte Police Department Public Information Officer, Rodney Brown, Officers responded to the report of a combative patient at GPRMC at around 11:00 p.m. on Friday.

Staff at the hospital told Police that the suspect, 63-year-old Huong Van Hoang, came into the Emergency Room complaining of chest pains.  They said when Hoang was cleared to leave, he refused to and became combative.

Brown says Hoang began to swing wildly at staff and, at one point, struck a 52-year-old female nurse.

Officers arrested Hoang and jailed him on charges of felony Assault of a Health Care Professional, Disturbing the Peace and 2nd Degree Criminal Trespassing.

(AP) — The Nebraska tax commissioner is resigning to take a new job with a national tax, audit and advisory firm.

Doug Ewald (EE’–wawld) said Monday that he’ll be leaving his state job on Oct. 18 to join KPMG. He says he’ll lead KPMG’s state and local tax practice in the Omaha area.

Gov. Dave Heineman’s office announced Ewald’s intention to resign, saying Ewald has been instrumental in helping move the Department of Revenue forward though the enhanced use of technology.

Ewald was appointed commissioner in November 2006 after 19 years in the private sector.

Heineman spokeswoman Sue Roush says it hasn’t yet been determined whether Heineman will name a replacement before Ewald’s departure.

(AP) — Flooding along the Platte and South Platte rivers in Nebraska should end early this week, but officials say the water contaminated with bacteria and debris could still pose a health risk for weeks.

Although the rivers surged to record heights last week, the flooding did little major damage in the state. The National Weather Service predicts that the last minor flooding should end near Kearney and Grand Island on Tuesday.

But the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality says levels of E. coli bacteria in the water remain high, so testing will continue for at least a couple more weeks.

Nebraskans are being advised not to drink any of the river water.

The timing of the flood is fortunate because fewer people are out on the water this time of year.

(AP) — Federal agencies in Nebraska are bracing for a government shutdown that could force the closure of Farm Service Agencies and national parks, including the Homestead National Monument of America.

Monument superintendent Mark Engler said Monday that officials have notified several school groups that the park near Beatrice might have close on scheduled visiting days. The park was expected to host more than 500 fourth-graders this week from nine public schools and three parochial schools.

Engler says the park will continue to have utilities and security staff on site if the government shuts down, but all other employees will have to stay home.

The shutdown could also mean service delays within Nebraska’s Farm Service Agency offices. The agency has 73 offices in Nebraska in addition to its state office.

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