April 2014 – Page 6 – North Platte Post Archive

Teen Driving Student, Teacher Killed in Ohio Crash

Posted on April 29, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — A teenage student driver and his instructor out for a lesson on an Ohio road have been killed in a two-vehicle crash at an intersection.

An Ohio Highway Patrol preliminary investigation indicates 16-year-old Joseph Franks was driving a car in Waterville Township while Thomas Smith was instructing him Monday. It says they drove past a stop sign and were hit by a minivan.

Lt. Bill Bowers says the car flipped and ended up in a nearby house’s yard.

The student driver and the instructor died at the scene. The student was from Swanton. The instructor worked for Key Driving School Inc. and was from Whitehouse. The minivan driver was hospitalized. All three had been wearing their seat belts.

Driving school owner Bonnie Lech tells Toledo’s The Blade newspaper (https://bit.ly/1jactv4) her “heart cries out” for the victims.

6 Wounded in Shooting at Ga. FedEx Hub

Posted on April 29, 2014April 29, 2014

(AP) — Police say at least six people are injured after a shooter opened fire at a FedEx center north of Atlanta.

Cobb County police spokesman Michael Bowman says an active shooter was reported early Tuesday at the FedEx package sorting facility in Kennesaw. He says police have surrounded the building and are working to clear it. He calls the situation “active and fluid.”

Marietta police spokesman David Baldwin says six injured patients were taken to nearby Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, one of them with potentially critical injuries. Police didn’t’ immediately say if anyone has died.

FedEx spokesman Scott Fiedler says the company is cooperating with authorities.

Man Sentenced for Omaha Bank Robberies While on Furlough

Posted on April 29, 2014April 29, 2014

(AP) — A man has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of two bank robberies in Omaha that occurred while he was on furlough from prison for four previous robberies.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg announced Monday that 59-year-old Albert Dansby was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Omaha to seven years in prison for two bank robberies.

Dansby was serving more than eight years in prison for four bank robberies when the Bureau of Prisons placed him on furlough. The bureau put him on a bus from a Texas facility to a half-way house in Hastings, Neb.

Dansby left the bus in Omaha on July 24, 2013, and robbed a bank of $1,914. On Aug. 9, he robbed another Omaha bank of $3,502.

Omaha police arrested him on Aug. 11, 2013.

Judge Denies Bail for Man Charged in Omaha Killing

Posted on April 29, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — A judge had denied bail for an Omaha man charged in a December shooting on a city street.

Bail was denied Monday for 21-year-old Teon D. Hill.

He’s charged in the killing of 34-year-old Virgil Dunn, who was shot Dec. 10 while walking on an Omaha street. He died the next day at an Omaha hospital.

Hill appeared in court for the first time since his arrest Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder, use of a gun to commit a felony and two counts of use of a gun by a prohibited person.

Search Ends for Bodies in Washington Mudslide

Posted on April 29, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — Authorities are ending the active search for bodies more than five weeks after the Washington state mudslide.

Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary said Monday that it was a difficult decision because two people are still missing. So far, 41 victims have been recovered. He said 11 people were saved the day of the March 22 slide about an hour northeast of Seattle.

The painstaking search for the missing has involved hundreds of people and dogs who combed the debris field, at times digging with their hands.

County Executive John Lovick says a commission will independently review what happened before and after the slide.

Transportation officials say it could take up to three months to clear debris from the mile-long stretch of highway buried in the disaster.

North Platte Weather-April 29th

Posted on April 29, 2014April 29, 2014

Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy, with a north northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breez

SUV Veers Off Road, 3 Killed, 6 Hurt in Pierce County

Posted on April 29, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — Authorities say three people died and six were injured when a sport utility vehicle left the road and rolled in northeast Nebraska.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened about 7 a.m. Monday on Highway 81, a couple miles south of the junction with Highway 20.

A northbound Ford Excursion left the highway and went into a ditch. It then rolled several times.

All nine occupants were ejected from the vehicle, killing three of them. The six survivors were taken to a hospital in Norfolk.

All of those involved were males. Authorities aren’t releasing their names or ages until relatives can be notified.

Parise Lifts Wild past Avs 5-2, to Tie Series at 3

Posted on April 28, 2014

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Zach Parise scored early and late on tipped shots, and the Minnesota Wild tacked on two empty-net goals for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night that sent the first-round playoff series to a decisive Game 7.

Parise and Mikko Koivu each had two assists. The teams will meet again in Denver on Wednesday night, with the winner taking on the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals.

Parise scored just 49 seconds into the game and Mikael Granlund made it 2-0 later in the first period, but a costly turnover by Ryan Suter at the end of a failed 5-on-3 situation led to a game-changing short-handed goal for the Avalanche when Paul Stastny scored for the fourth time in the series.

Collision Kills Driver in Eastern Nebraska

Posted on April 28, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — A car driver has been killed in a collision with a semitrailer in eastern Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 6:10 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 275 about a half mile east of Scribner.

Dodge County Sheriff Steve Hespen says the westbound car crossed the center line and rammed the oncoming truck.

The car driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name isn’t being released yet. Hespen identified the truck driver as 72-year-old Ronnie Billheimer, of Randolph, Neb. Hespen says Billheimer wasn’t injured.

Store Offers Diamonds with Buffett’s Signatures

Posted on April 28, 2014April 28, 2014

(AP) — Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who hope to get Warren Buffett’s autograph at the annual meeting this weekend now have the option of buying a diamond with the billionaire’s signature inscribed on it.

Berkshire’s Borsheims jewelry store is selling loose diamonds in sizes up to 5 carats with a tiny version of Buffett’s signature.

And a few lucky shareholders will have the chance to buy one of the diamonds or other jewelry from Buffett on Sunday because he plans to pose as a Borsheims salesman again that afternoon.

Shareholders get a discount at Borsheims because Berkshire owns the west Omaha store. Several shareholder events are planned there throughout the weekend.

Buffett and Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger will answer questions from an arena full of shareholders on Saturday at the annual meeting.