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Nebraska Woman Eats 2 72 oz. Steaks in 15 Minutes

odd-newsAMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A competitive eater from Nebraska has set a record by devouring a 72-ounce steak at an Amarillo steakhouse, and then decided to chase it down with another 72 ounces.

The Twitter page for the Big Texan Steak Ranch say Molly Schuyler on Monday downed the 4 ½-pound slab of beef in 4:58.

She then took a more pedestrian time of 9:59 to finish the second.

The restaurant invites anyone to a free meal if they eat not just the 72-ounce steak, but also a baked potato, shrimp, a salad and bread roll in less than an hour.

The previous record was 8:52.

In February, Schuyler, a 5-foot-7, 125-pound mother from Bellevue, Nebraska, ate 363 chicken wings in 30 minutes to set a record in Philadelphia.

North Platte Weather-May 28


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  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
  • Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

Todd Eugene Scott


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Todd Eugene Scott, 48 of North Platte, passed away May 25th, 2014 at his home after a courageous three year battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 18, 1965 to Virgil and Linda (Aloi) Scott in North Platte. He graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1984. Todd was united in marriage to Dana Greeley on May 22nd, 1987. Todd owned and operated T & D Liquors in North Platte from 1993 to 2007. After selling his business, Todd completed and received his home inspection certification, and then went on to earn an Associates Degree in Science for electrical , and for heating/ air-conditioning and ventilation from Mid Plains Community College. After graduating from Mid Plains Todd worked for the college until hired at Great Plains Regional Medical Center where he worked until his recent illness. Todd was an avid hunter and fisherman. Todd’s favorite times were camping, fishing and spending time with friends and family. Todd was a loving son, brother, husband, father grandfather and friend. Todd had a silly sense of humor and a contagious smile; he truly had a heart and will larger than life. Todd is survived by his wife Dana; his son Corey Scott; his daughter Cortney Scott (Greg Matthews) Grandson Grayden Eugene Matthews; and daughter Summer Scott; his father Virgil Scott; mother Linda Scott(Aloi); brother-in law Shane (Shelly) Greeley; all of North Platte; father and mother-in-law David and Norma Greeley (Shepherd) of Hershey; brothers Travis (Kim) Scott of Lee Summit, MO and T.J. Scott (Kimberly Morris) of Omaha; nieces and nephews Tysen, Matt, Aubrey, Ashley, Brittany, Jessica, Kaitlyn, and Dalton; and many other relatives. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Don and Eleanor (Turner) Speck, Everett and Alice (Cochran) Blevins and Vilis George Scott. Online Condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. A memorial has been established at Nebraskaland National Bank in the name of the Todd Eugene Scott Memorial. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2014 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Robin Storer officiating. Burial will be at Plainview Cemetery near Maxwell. Visitation will be Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which is in charge of arrangements.

Rockies Beat Phillies 6-2

colorado-rockiesPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilin Rosario hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Drew Stubbs went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Rockies, who had lost four of five while being outscored 16-0 in their two previous games.

Ben Revere hit his first career homer in his 1,466th at-bat, and Darin Ruf also went deep for the Phillies.

The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 22 minutes due to rain.

De La Rosa (6-3) continued his strong stretch, allowing one run and six hits with four strikeouts and two walks. The left-hander is 6-0 with a 1.58 ERA in his last seven starts.

Philadelphia starter Cole Hamels (1-3) left after the seventh after giving up four runs and three hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

McHugh Shuts Down Royals, Astros Roll to 3-0 Win

kc-royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Collin McHugh held light-hitting Kansas City at bay over seven innings, and Matt Dominquez drove in the only run the Houston Astros needed in a 3-0 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.

Houston tacked on two more runs off reliever Tim Collins in the eighth, and Tony Sipp and Chad Qualls breezed through the final two innings without allowing a hit to complete the shutout.

McHugh (3-3) scattered five hits while striking out nine without issuing a walk to earn his first win in five starts. He stranded a runner at third base in the second inning and runners at second and third in the fifth, but otherwise cruised through the Kansas City lineup.

The only run Jeremy Guthrie (2-4) allowed came when Dominquez followed up a pair of one-out walks to Dexter Fowler and Jason Castro with a single in the fourth inning.

Slive: NCAA Agent Rules are Problem not Solution

NCAA-Logo-College-SportsDESTIN, Fla. (AP) — SEC Commissioner Mike Slive says the NCAA’s rules regarding contact between athletes and agents don’t allow for players to make the best judgments about when to leave school early.

Slive hopes rules regarding agents will be one of the many areas the five major college football conferences will be able to reform when and if the NCAA agrees to change its governance structure to allow those leagues to pass legislation without the approval of other conferences.

Speaking to reporters after the first day of the Southeastern Conference spring meetings, Slive said the “NCAA’s current rules are really part of the problem not part of the solution.”

Currently, an athlete cannot reach a verbal or written agreement with an agent and remain eligible.

Past Triple Crown Winners Ready for New Champ

California Chrome Kentucky Derby
California Chrome

Patrice Wolfson is ready to give up her title as the owner of the last Triple Crown winner.

She may get the chance if California Chrome is successful in his bid to join Affirmed and 10 other horses atop racing’s pinnacle.

No horse since Affirmed in 1978 has swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Since then, 11 have won the first two legs only to fail in the 1 ½-mile Belmont, the longest and most grueling of the three races.

Wolfson owned Affirmed with her late husband Louis. She believes California Chrome has the potential to be a great horse, and she’ll be cheering for him at Belmont Park on June 7.

Search Halted for 3 Missing After Colorado Mudslide

police-lights-redCOLLBRAN, Colo. (AP) — The search for three ranchers who disappeared after a huge mudslide in a remote part of western Colorado has been called off as authorities watch for another potential slide.

Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey said the slide remains too unstable to continue looking for the men.

The three men were checking on problems with an irrigation ditch caused by an initial slide Sunday when a large chunk of a ridge broke off, sending soggy earth spilling like wet cement for 3 miles. The slide is about three-quarters of a mile across and several hundred feet deep at the center.

A depression created by the slide has been filling up with spring runoff since Sunday’s big slide, and it is unclear whether it will be able to contain all of it.

Arrest Made in Death of Omaha Man

omahapopoOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have confirmed an arrest in the death of a man who died after being punched in the face, falling and hitting his head on concrete.

Police say 33-year-old Willie McIntyre was arrested Thursday on suspicion of first-degree assault. Investigators believe he punched 26-year-old Benjamin Moore early Wednesday morning at a party in north Omaha.

Moore died from his injuries Sunday. Police said Tuesday that the Douglas County Attorney’s Office will determine whether to increase the charge against McIntyre in the wake of Moore’s death.

2 Injured Following Omaha Police Chase

bellevue-police-patchBELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A police chase has ended in a crash that sent two people to an Omaha hospital.

Bellevue police say officers were chasing a car late Monday night, but soon called off the chase after determining that it posed a danger to other people.

Moments later, the driver of the car crashed into two parked, unoccupied vehicles in Bellevue.

Paramedics took the male driver to a hospital in critical condition. A female passenger was also taken with less severe injuries.

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