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Myrul Anna Brown

Myrul Anna Brown, age 90 of North Platte, passed away April 10, 2014 at Centennial Park.
She is survived by her sons Loren and Paul Brown; various grandsons and great grandchildren; and her sister Dema (Earl) Speer of Grand Island.
Cremation was chosen and there will be no services. Condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

NP Couple Charged in Assault of 2 Females Over Clothing

A North Platte man and woman are facing assault charges after they allegedly launched an attack on two females.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, officers responded to the report of an assault in the 400 block of East 10th Street at around 12:45 a.m. on Monday.

Upon arrival, a 26-year-old female told officers that 26-year-old Jessica Martin and 25-year-old Thomas Keefer came to her residence wanting an item of clothing returned.

She said that Martin and Keefer then attacked her and another 21-year-old female.

According to the victim, Martin rushed at her, slammed her against a car and punched her in the face multiple times.  She said when her friend attempted to intervene, Keefer pulled her by the hair.  Then Martin allegedly turned her attack on her and began striking her repeatedly.

Following further investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Martin for two counts of 3rd degree assault and felony strangulation, and Keefer for 3rd degree assault.

Both were incarcerated at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Big Ten Conference Announces New York City Office

Big-Ten-LogoRosemont, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference announced it will open a second office in New York City to help serve the needs of its 14 member institutions. The Big Ten New York City office will be located at 900 Third Avenue and will be fully staffed and operational by June 1.

The office is located in Midtown Manhattan, with easy access to airports and other transportation, and will feature both office and meeting space. Three Big Ten staff members working in branding, championships, communications and compliance will be based in the New York City office to provide expanded coverage and service, while Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany and senior staff will maintain a presence in both the New York City office and the conference’s current headquarters located in Rosemont, Ill. In addition, other conference and institutional administrators will utilize the space as necessary when conducting business on the East Coast. The Big Ten and its member institutions will also have access to satellite office space in Washington, D.C.

“We are excited to be on the East Coast and to open a second office in New York City,” Delany said. “With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, we have become a conference with a significant presence in two regions of the country. While the space will be utilized full time by Big Ten staff, it will also be open to our member institutions conducting business in the city. New York is one of the world’s greatest cities, and this provides an opportunity for connecting with our many conference partners, media and alumni in that area.”

“As we look forward to officially joining the Big Ten, we’re thrilled that the conference has opened offices on the East Coast to strengthen the bond with our institution,” Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi said. “Rutgers University has a significant presence in New York City with alumni, students and business partners, and we’re happy that the Big Ten and its member institutions will be joining us in the metropolitan area.”

“The Big Ten has been a terrific partner as we have prepared to join the conference. The establishment of offices on the East Coast is just another example of their ongoing outreach efforts,” University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh said. “The University of Maryland draws students from across the country and the world, but the region between College Park and New York City is especially important to us. We’re glad that the Big Ten will have an expanded presence on the East Coast.”

“Indiana University is thrilled that the Big Ten has given member institutions office space in New York City,” Indiana University Director of Athletics Fred Glass said. “It is a strong display of commitment to our new members and a substantial investment in the eastern part of the conference’s expanded footprint. New York has one of the largest concentrations of IU alumni in the country, and it is terrific that we now have a home base of operations in the nation’s largest city.”

“The Big Ten now stretches from the Atlantic Ocean across the Missouri River, and establishing a base of operations in New York City for all 14 institutions is a natural next step,” Northwestern University Director of Athletics Jim Phillips said. “As a university with a large alumni population in New York, and one that recruits students, faculty and student-athletes from throughout the Northeast, we’re very much looking forward to what will be a home-away-from-home in Manhattan.”

The Big Ten has made a series of announcements highlighting the conference’s increased presence on the East Coast, beginning with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers as future conference members in November 2012.  Last June, the Big Ten announced the acceptance of Johns Hopkins University as the conference’s first sport affiliate member for men’s lacrosse and also announced an agreement to take part in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, sending conference football teams to play at Yankee Stadium on an annual basis.

Maryland and Rutgers are set to officially join the Big Ten on July 1, 2014, giving the conference more than 520,000 total students and 5.7 million living alumni. The broad-based athletic programs of the 14 institutions will feature almost 9,500 student-athletes on 350 teams in 43 different sports. With the debut of men’s and women’s lacrosse during the 2014-15 academic year, the Big Ten will sponsor 28 official sports. Maryland and Rutgers are already members of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, an academic consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago that is a model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. In 2012, Big Ten institutions produced over $9.5 billion in research expenditures.

Randall L. Hanson


Hanson Randy

Randall L. Hanson, age 51 of Callaway, NE passed away Tuesday, April, 8 2014 at the Callaway District Hospital.
Randy was born May 18, 1962 in Cozad, NE to Doyle and Shirley (Schneider) Hanson. He was raised on the family farm near Callaway and graduated from Callaway Public High School with the class of 1980. He then attended Mid-Plains Community College in North Platte, NE. He married Carrie Stivers on September, 24, 1982 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Callaway. Randy was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was a member of the winter and summer league at the One Box Hunting Club. He was also a hunting guide for the Shoot and Shout Dove Hunt for over 15 years.
Those left to cherish Randy’s memory are his wife Carrie; his children Tyler Hanson of Hawkins, TX, and Andrea Hanson of Callaway, NE; his mother Shirley and step father Dale Estergard of Callaway, NE; brother Mike (Tina) Hanson of Allen, TX; sister Cynde (Brian) Hoefener of Omaha, NE; grandmother Frieda Schneider of Cozad, NE; mother-in-law Dorothy Stivers of Callaway; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father Doyle; son Austin “A.J.” Hanson; nephew Grant Hoefener; grandfather John Schneider; and father-in-law Johnnie Stivers.
Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday April 12, 2014 at the Callaway Community Center in Callaway with Reverend James Novakowski officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday April 11, 2014 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Callaway. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home of North Platte, NE has been entrusted with these arrangements.

NBA to Play Preseason Games in China, Brazil

NBA-BasketballNEW YORK (AP) — Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao will play an NBA game back home in Brazil for the first time when Cleveland takes on the Miami Heat in an exhibition in October.

The NBA announced five international preseason games Thursday. The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings will meet twice in China — Oct. 12 in Shanghai and Oct. 15 in Beijing.

The Spurs will also play two Euroleague Basketball teams. San Antonio faces eight-time German champion Alba Berlin in Berlin on Oct. 8 and five-time Turkish champ Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul in Istanbul on Oct. 11.

The Cavs-Heat matchup is also Oct. 11 in Rio de Janeiro.

The NBA will later announce regular-season international games for 2014-15 as part of its efforts to promote the league around the world.

NPPD Crime Log (4/8-4/10)

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Courtesy of the North Platte Police Department

04/08/2014 01:02:16 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
600 UNION AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 01:31:33 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS 400 N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 01:45:39 RESIST ARREST- NO SERIOUS INJURY OR WEAPON E PHILIP AV /S BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 03:17:08 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 05:57:33 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 500 S BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 07:00:44 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE 800 S MAPLE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 07:39:20 ALL OTHER VIOLAT 1000 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 07:53:28 VEHICLE INSPECTION 2600 W 22ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 07:54:58 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 300 N BUFFALO BILL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 08:02:33 ALARM-GENERAL 900 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 08:24:37 ABANDONED VEHICLE 2200 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 08:45:30 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 1200 E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 08:51:26 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 200 N MCABE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 09:33:29 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 600 S WALNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 09:36:47 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 09:56:58 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT 2400 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 10:59:57 CITIZEN ASSIST NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 11:14:09 CONT SUBSTANCES- POSS OF MARIJUANA 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 11:23:41 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 500 W B ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 12:11:35
ANIMAL TRAP
2700 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 12:29:49 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 2700 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 12:38:01 SUSPICIOUS PERSON E LEOTA ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 12:57:34 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 13:49:00 DOG-SURRENDER 1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 13:54:37 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 600 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 13:57:11 VEHICLE INSPECTION 800 N SPLINTER RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 14:06:39 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION 1400 W D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 14:53:17 LOUD MUSIC 900 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 15:57:13 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 16:20:38 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION 1200 GRANDE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 16:21:58 DEAD ANIMAL CALL RODEO RD /N ADAMS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 17:03:26 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 800 N COTTONWOOD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 17:12:19 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1400 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 18:00:21 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 18:04:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 18:21:05 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 1100 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 18:35:59 SUSPICIOUS PERSON E E ST E /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 18:47:11 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 800 S York
North Platte, NE 69101
04/08/2014 19:14:51 CITIZEN ASSIST 200 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 19:14:31 CITIZEN ASSIST 500 N TAFT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 19:55:06 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1200 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 21:00:39 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS W C ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 21:26:10 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE RODEO RD /N ELM ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 21:32:33 SPEEDING W FRONT ST /N OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 21:41:41 NO NEBRASKA OPERATORS LICENSE 700 N Poplar
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/08/2014 21:49:58 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS N OAK ST /W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 21:54:48 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 100 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 22:11:41 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 800 S YORK AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/08/2014 23:09:36 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD 500 E 11TH ST HALF
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 02:21:56 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 03:50:10 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 05:26:10 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 500 S BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 07:06:50 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 07:13:18 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 02:21:56 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT
LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 03:50:10 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 05:26:10 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC 500 S BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 07:06:50 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 07:13:18 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
North Platte, NE 69103
04/09/2014 08:15:41 CHILD ABUSE-NON VIOLENT 1400 N MADISON AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 08:40:48 LOOSE ANIMALS 1200 EUGENE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 08:50:13 NO PROOF OF OWNERSHIP 1000 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 08:59:07 SPEEDING 1700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 09:36:26 OTHER DISTURBANCE 600 SPRUCE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 09:48:23 OTHER DISTURBANCE E 11TH ST /N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 10:04:02 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL-MOT VEH PARTS & ACC NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 10:19:21 CITIZEN ASSIST 600 W STATE FARM
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 09:48:31 WELFARE CHECK 1300 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 11:01:41 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED 500 S WALNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 11:06:18 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER 800 N COTTONWOOD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 11:36:15 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING 2100 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 11:47:09 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION N HAYES AV /W 14TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 12:09:33 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING 1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 13:10:11 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 2400 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 13:24:38 MOTORIST ASSIST RODEO RD /N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 13:41:19 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY E B ST /S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 13:49:32 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT 1200 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 14:41:24 LOST PROPERTY W STATE FARM RD /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 14:52:51 CITIZEN ASSIST 1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 15:30:42 SPEEDING 1100 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 15:31:27 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS 600 E B ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 15:41:09 IMPEDING TRAFFIC 39-665 1100 W FRACNIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 15:50:35 NON-CRIMINAL/GENERAL 100 PLATTE OASIS
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 16:18:53 LOOSE ANIMALS W 4TH ST /N GRANT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 16:25:06 OTHER DISTURBANCE 900 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 17:01:11 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 17:03:53 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 500 N TAFT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 18:29:18 LV SCENE OF ACCIDENT/PERSONAL INJURY W 13TH ST /N MILES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 18:43:25 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 500 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 19:28:36 ILLEGAL TURN W 8th /N Willow
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 19:29:14 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 1300 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 20:40:49 ALARM-GENERAL 400 W CIRLE DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 20:57:16 NO REGISTRATION 300 N Buffalo Bill
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 21:29:18 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 E 5TH ST /N BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 21:37:07 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS Rodeo RD /N Willow ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
04/09/2014 22:01:05 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 22:02:54 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W A ST /S BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 22:17:32 ALARM-GENERAL 1700 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 22:31:42 OTHER DISTURBANCE 500 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 22:53:06 OTHER DISTURBANCE 4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 23:47:07 ASSIST FIRE DEPT 2400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/09/2014 23:57:07 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 00:03:30 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 2800 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 01:10:12 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 900 S Devco AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 02:47:00 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 02:52:56 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 100 HOLIDAY FRONTAGE RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 03:47:07 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS RODEO RD /N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 07:07:18 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 07:10:48 CITIZEN ASSIST W 9TH ST /N AUGUSTA AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 07:34:06 MOTORIST ASSIST WILLOW VIADUCT,
1 WILLOW VIADUCT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
04/10/2014 07:39:39 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION 1300 W PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

 

Blood Hounds Collect Over 100 Units of Blood

rotaryThe North Platte Noon Rotary Club was working hard to save lives yesterday at the Quality Inn and Suites.

The club held their annual “Blood Hounds Blood Drive,” in an effort to assist the American Red Cross overcome a nationwide blood shortage.

According to Rotarian, Misty Robertson, the group was able to collect 103 units of blood at the event.

The goal was to collect 140 units.

Robertson said the number is down from years past, but she pointed out that the event normally runs for two days instead of just one, and the group also had some very nice weather to compete with.

The winning teams for the drive were:

  • 1st Place-First National Bank (supporting autism)
  • 2nd Place-Rotary Interact Club (helping sponsor a student to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)
  • 3rd Place-The North Platte Telegraph (supporting the Rape and Domestic Abuse Program)

 

 

Omaha Police Say Man in Custody in Car Theft

omaha-police(AP) — Authorities in Omaha say a man is in custody in connection to a stolen vehicle found damaged and on its side.

Police say the man was arrested Wednesday after he was removed from the SUV at a Kmart store parking lot. His name was not released.

The owner of the vehicle told police that a man pulled her out of the SUV as she waited in a different store parking lot for her work shift to begin.

Officers tracked the stolen car a short time later. Police say the driver of the stolen car entered the Kmart parking lot but accidentally drove down a grass embankment.

The man was arrested and taken to a local hospital for injuries sustained in the crash.

Fremont Couple in Cruelty Case Barred from Owning Animals

gavel-and-scale(AP) — A Dodge County couple accused of animal cruelty has been barred from owning animals for 20 years.

Roland and Lori Peterson received the sentence Tuesday in Dodge County Court. They were ordered to serve two years of probation.

The couple pleaded no contest in February to four counts each of attempted animal abuse as part of a plea deal.

Authorities investigated the couple in connection with the deaths of 30 dogs, cats, horses and goats found in their residence last August. Deputies found animals in various stages of decay in a freezer.

Lori Peterson said she believed a highly contagious disease called the canine parvovirus killed the animals.

Neb. Man Pleads No Contest to Child Sex Assault

gavel-more(AP) — A 37-year-old southern Nebraska man has pleaded no contest to charges that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.

The Nebraska Attorney General Office says that Christopher Shoemaker, of Franklin County, pleaded no contest Wednesday to one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child and faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Shoemaker is set to be sentenced on May 21 in Franklin County District Court.

Prosecutors say Shoemaker knew the girl and had sex with her last year.

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