OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha officers who were sent to a call about a break-in have found a fatally wounded man.
Police say the officers were dispatched about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to a home in northeast Omaha. They found the wounded man inside the home. He died later at an Omaha hospital.
Police identified him as Timothy Marzettie, of Omaha. Other details about the shooting haven’t been released.
No arrests have been reported.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A project to digitize Nebraska homesteading case files has been completed after a decade of planning, preparation and execution.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln says the nearly 77,000 files contain more than 1.6 million digital images. The database can be searched and viewed for free at Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, UNL libraries, National Archives and Records Administration research centers nationwide and Family History Centers at several locations across the country.
The records are documents filed by homesteaders. They describe property improvements, including houses constructed, wells dug, crops planted, trees cleared and fences built. The case files also include records of military service and evidence of naturalization.
The records were used to ensure that those who claimed land through the Homestead Act of 1862 met the law’s requirements.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A couple of Nebraska natural resources districts are taking advantage of high flows in the South Platte River to recharge the aquifer below.
The Twin Platte and South Platte NRDs have joined with Western Irrigation District and landowners in Keith and Deuel counties for the western Nebraska project.
The water is diverted at a gate near Julesburg, Colorado, and then sent down a canal system into reuse pits in both counties.
Ann Dimmitt of the Twin Platte district says the pits aren’t lined, so the water moves quickly through the coarse, gravelly soil.
The project is similar to those conducted in September and in 2011.
A traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 80 in Seward County led to one arrest and the seizure of two pounds of heroin.
Just before 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2007 Dodge Charger for speeding just west of the Beaver Crossing exit on I-80. The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle. The search led to the seizure of two pounds of heroin. The heroin, concealed under the center console, was contained in three packages and has an estimated street value of $360,000.
The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, Joe T. Bolanos, 31, King City, Calif., was lodged in the Seward County Jail on Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver.
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — The United States reached the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time, just not the way the Americans wanted.
Germany beat the U.S. 1-0 Thursday in soggy Recife on Thomas Mueller’s 55th-minute goal to win Group G, but the Americans held onto second place when Portugal defeated Ghana 2-1 in a game played simultaneously in Brasilia.
The Germans, three-time World Cup champions, finished with seven points, while the U.S. had four after allowing a 95th-minute goal against Portugal on Sunday in a 2-2 draw. Portugal also had four, but the Americans advanced from the so-called “Group of Death” because their goal difference was even and the Portuguese were minus three.
The Americans will play the Group H winner, likely Belgium put possibly Algeria, Monday in Salvador.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will receive a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help retrain unemployed workers.
The Labor Department announced grants worth nearly $155 million Thursday. Nebraska is one of 32 states to receive a grant.
The money is earmarked for training workers who lost their job through no fault of their own for jobs in high-demand industries.
Officials say the grant money may be used to create or expand partnerships with companies to provide on-the-job training or apprenticeships. The money will also help provide career counseling and job placement assistance.
BURWELL, Neb. (AP) — The Smithsonian “Traveling Museum of Music” program will be featured as part of a weekend of living history at Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park in central Nebraska.
The free program is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on July 6.
The program is based on stories and songs about music that was popular during every war in which America has been engaged, starting with the Revolutionary War.
The fort sits between Burwell and Ord, off Nebraska Highway 11 in Valley County. Each vehicle entering the park is required to have a park entry permit.
MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — A suburban Omaha woman has died in a southwest Nebraska crash that also injured a McCook man.
The accident was reported at 1 a.m. Thursday on U.S. Highway 83 north of McCook in Red Willow County.
The Nebraska State Patrol says the driver and passenger were ejected when the vehicle left the highway just south of Red Willow Dam and rolled in a roadside ditch.
The patrol listed the woman who died as 43-year-old Roxanne Arens, of Papillion ,and the injured man as 42-year-old Charles Jordan. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
North Platte, Neb.–Two North Platte women are facing felony assault charges following a fight on Thursday afternoon.
At around 2:00 p.m., on June 25, North Platte Police responded to a residence in the 200 block of East 9th on the report of an assault. Officers learned that the physical altercation involved multiple suspects, and reportedly involved weapons.
Upon arrival, the home’s resident, 29-year-old Roman Reyes, alleged that he returned home with 28-year-old Sophia Boe to find 27-year-old Nina Green inside his residence wielding a bat.
Reyes told officers that Green had damaged his bedroom door while attempting to hit him with the bat. At one point, Green allegedly struck Reyes in the elbow with the bat.
During the altercation, a 22-year-old female resident of the home alleged that Boe struck her in the face and head with a pipe wrench, causing damage and injury to her face and teeth. Boe also reportedly caused around $300 in damage to Green’s Ford Taurus which was parked at the scene.
Following further investigation, officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest both Boe and Green for their parts in the incident.
Boe was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and charged with felony 2nd degree assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony and criminal mischief.
Green was jailed and charged with felony 2nd degree domestic assault. Police say Green was in a prior relationship with Reyes.
DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says the Denver Nuggets have acquired guard Arron Afflalo from the Orlando Magic for point guard Evan Fournier and the No. 56 pick in the draft.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal has yet to be announced.
Afflalo played for the Nuggets for three seasons before being dealt to Orlando on Aug. 10, 2012. He averaged 18 points for the Magic last season.
Fournier is an up-and-coming guard whose minutes increased late in the season after Andre Miller was traded and Nate Robinson went out with a knee injury. Fournier averaged 8.4 points and 1.5 assists in 2013-14.
The 21-year-old Fournier was taken 20th overall in 2011.
The deal was first reported by Yahoo! Sports.
