COZAD, Neb. (AP) — A 63-year-old Holdrege woman has died after a collision on U.S. Highway 30 in south-central Nebraska.
Dawson County authorities say the accident occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday about two miles west of Cozad.
The Sheriff’s Office says Linda Waldon was headed west in her van when it struck an eastbound sport utility vehicle. Waldon was pronounced dead at the scene. The SUV driver and his two passengers were taken to Cozad Community Hospital. He was identified as 44-year-old Troy Olmstead, of Overton.
Nora Ann Harris, 80, of Dickens, passed away June 22, 2014, as a result of an auto accident east of Dickens. She was born June 17, 1934 to Nicholas and Agnes (Light) Ogier at Wallace, NE. Nora was united in marriage January 12, 1957 to Vern Harris at Wallace. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Alter Society. Nora was an accomplished seamstress, excellent cook and enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. She is survived by her husband, Vern of Dickens; a son, Scott (Deborah) Harris of Dickens; two daughters, Diana (Gerry) Phelps of North Platte and Melinda (Dave) Poyourow of Rapid City; a brother, Bill (Marilyn) Ogier of Alpine, AR; six grandchildren, Dan (Lannae) Phelps, Brent Phelps, Tiffany (Ben) Volden, Ashton Harris, Brook Harris and Schanice Harris; three great grandchildren, Matthew, Olivia and Oliver Phelps; and a sister-in-law, Zola Melichar of Lincoln. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Bob Ogier, two sisters, Ruth Boe and Norma Bomberger. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.carpentermemorial.com. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wallace. Rosary will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. prior to the Rosary. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a car driver and his passenger have been arrested after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Omaha.
Omaha police say the accident occurred at 4:45 p.m. Sunday a couple of miles west of downtown. Police say the man was walking across Dodge Street when he was struck by a westbound vehicle that didn’t halt for a red light. The man was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later at an Omaha hospital. His name hasn’t been released.
The vehicle that hit him was found abandoned a few blocks away. The driver and his passenger were soon found and taken into custody. They have yet to be charged in court.
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a Connecticut man who told his probation officer he wasn’t foolish enough to bring drugs into a courthouse had been hiding 19 bags of pot in his left sock.
Darren Shelley, of Stamford, is scheduled to return Monday to Stamford Superior Court on a charge of possession with intent to sell.
The 22-year-old Shelley reeked of marijuana when he met June 9 with his probation officer.
When the officer asked about it, Shelley allegedly said he was “not a fool” and “did not bring drugs into the court.”
But the officer says a pat down revealed the bags of pot.
Shelley is being held on $5,000 bond. He faces a possible revocation of his probation on charges of risk of injury to a minor.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska congressman says he’ll seek federal recognition and a special designation for the trail the Ponca tribe took during a forced march more than 135 years ago.
Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska’s 1st District plans to introduce a resolution that would create federal recognition for the Chief Standing Bear Trail.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a resolution supporting the trail.
The route taken in 1877 runs from the Niobrara River in Nebraska to near what now is Ponca City, Oklahoma, and back to the Omaha site of the 1879 trial of Chief Standing Bear. The chief and his tribe became the first Native Americans to be recognized as people under the law in the federal court decision.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says Lincoln police have settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of the web-based magazine Slate for access to investigative reports about an alleged rape in 2004.
The ACLU of Nebraska said Monday that Slate is dropping the lawsuit and the woman who reported being raped will be able to review findings from the police investigation, including the results of a rape test she underwent.
The lawsuit was filed in December in Lancaster County District Court by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School and the ACLU on behalf of Slate.
A Lincoln police spokeswoman says Police Chief Jim Peschong (peh-SHAWNG’) is in union negotiations and can’t immediately comment about the settlement.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been arrested, accused of fatally shooting another Lincoln man.
Lincoln police spokeswoman Katie Flood said Monday that 26-year-old Danny Tucker has been booked into jail on a murder allegation. Jail records say Tucker remained in custody. Online court records don’t list the name of his attorney.
Flood says Tucker is suspected of killing 31-year-old Earl Richardson III. The shooting occurred late Friday night at a home about a miles east of downtown Lincoln. Richardson was pronounced dead at the scene.
A North Platte man’s alleged drunken behavior landed him in jail with a felony charge.
At around 8:20 p.m., on June 22, North Platte Police responded to Kwik Stop, 1421 South Dewey, on the report of two male subjects creating a disturbance in the store.
When officers arrived, they made contact with 23-year-old Glenn Brown, who was leaving the store.
Brown told officers that he had been in the store with a friend and felt that the store employee was being “racist.”
Officers then spoke to Brown’s 24-year-old male friend, who stated that the employee had refused to sell him tobacco because he did not have the proper identification, but said he wasn’t bothered by it.
Police then say Brown, who was intoxicated, became belligerent and refused to comply with officers’ orders.
As Brown was being taken into custody for disturbing the peace, police say he continued to struggle, resisting officers’ attempt to place him in a patrol car. They say Brown began kicking and banging his head against the door, leading to a laceration that required medical attention.
After receiving treatment at the Great Plains Health Emergency Room, Brown was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.
In addition to disturbing the peace, Brown was also charged with 2nd offense resisting arrest, a felony.
KIMBERLING CITY, Mo. (AP) — The body of a 30-year-old Nebraska woman was found in a Missouri lake two days after she went missing.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Sara Deines, of Lincoln, Nebraska, disappeared Friday evening at Table Rock Lake near Kimberling City while diving with a group.
Sgt. Terry Sanders says Deines was separated from a diving partner after she went under water with 40 minutes of air. Rescue officials were called when she did not resurface with only 20 minutes of air remaining.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Federal assistance is available to northeast Nebraska producers who lost livestock in the June tornadoes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering $100,000 to producers to help them properly dispose of animal carcasses. Producers have until July 18 to apply.
The USDA can also provide technical assistance in safely disposing the carcasses.
The assistance is available through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Producers in Stanton, Wayne, Dixon, Thurston, Cuming and Cedar counties may be eligible. Other counties may be added if other storms hit before the July 18 deadline.
COZAD, Neb. (AP) — A 63-year-old Holdrege woman has died after a collision on U.S. Highway 30 in south-central Nebraska.
