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North Platte Weather-July 24

Posted on July 24, 2014

Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Labor Union Sues Ex-President Over Missing $28,000

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Douglas County public employees union has filed a lawsuit against its former president to recover at least $28,000 that disappeared during her tenure.

The Employees United Labor Association filed the lawsuit against Anne Hurley earlier this month accusing her of using dues money for personal purposes.

Hurley’s attorney, Matt Kahler, says his client denies any wrongdoing and plans to answer the lawsuit next week.

Hurley, who led the union from 2009 to 2012, has worked in the Register of Deeds office for 15 years.

Register of Deeds Diane Battiato says Hurley told her about the accusations. Battiato says she views this as a dispute between the union and Hurley.

Nebraska May Have to Add Money to General Fund

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers may have to add money to the state’s general fund when they convene next year.

A legislative report released Wednesday says the state faces a projected shortfall of nearly $4.6 million for the new budget year that began this month.

The estimate represents the difference between the amount of money the state is expected to have it its general fund by June 30 and the amount that’s required by law. It’s likely to change once the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board meets in October to predict the state’s future revenue.

Despite the estimate, state officials say Nebraska’s overall finances are in good shape. The state is expected to see a record-high cash reserve of $707.8 million.

Hall of Famer Jim Brown Sues Over ’64 Title Ring

Posted on July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame football star Jim Brown is running out of time to retrieve his 1964 NFL championship ring and has sued a memorabilia dealer in New York.

The Los Angeles resident filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Manhattan federal court against Lelands.com and Lelands Collectibles Inc.

The lawsuit seeks to halt the sale of the ring in an online auction that ends Friday. It also seeks unspecified damages over broadcast remarks Lelands founder Joshua Evans made about Brown.

Evans says Brown’s claims “are entirely without merit.”

The lawsuit says the ring is priceless to the former Cleveland Browns player. The bidding was around $59,000 Wednesday afternoon.

Brown rushed for 12,312 yards and scored 106 touchdowns in nine seasons before retiring at the peak of his career in 1965.

2 Men Arrested, Charged in Omaha Shooting Death

Posted on July 23, 2014July 23, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two men have been charged in arrest warrants in the weekend shooting death of an Omaha man.

Omaha police announced Wednesday that 24-year-old Absalom Scott and 29-year-old Rico Larry have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons counts in the Sunday shooting death of 59-year-old Frank Sanders.

Police officers responding to a call of a shooting around 11 p.m. Sunday found Sanders dead in a midtown Omaha apartment.

Royals Beat White Sox 2-1 with Run in 9th

Posted on July 23, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Moustakas scored the tiebreaking run in the top of the ninth inning when White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers could handle a throw home and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago 2-1 Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series.

Moustakas triggered the decisive rally with a lead-off single off Zach Putnam (3-2), the last of four White Sox pitchers. Alcides Escobar bunted Moustakas over before Aoki flared a single to center field.

Adam Eaton’s strong throw beat Moustakas to the plate, but Flowers lost control of the ball when the runner slid into him. Flowers was charged with an error on the play.

Wade Davis (6-2) pitched a scoreless inning and Greg Holland retired the side in order in the ninth inning for his 26th save.

Royals’ Hosmer Leaves Game with Hand Injury

Posted on July 23, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was removed from Wednesday’s game with the Chicago White Sox because of decreased grip strength in his right hand.

The Royals made the announcement after Hosmer was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.

Hosmer had missed the previous two games after being hit in the hand with a pitch on Sunday. Billy Butler, who played first base during Hosmer’s absence, took over for Hosmer.

Hosmer was 0 for 2, ending a 16-game hitting streak. It was the longest active streak in the majors.

AP Source: Chiefs, Charles Reach 2-Year Deal

Posted on July 23, 2014

Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles has reached a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.

A person familiar with the contract said the deal will keep Charles in Kansas City through the 2017 season. He spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed details.

The six-year NFL veteran ran for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns last year as the Chiefs reached the playoffs. He also had 70 catches for 693 yards and seven more TDs as Kansas City went 11-5 before losing to Indianapolis in an AFC wild-card game.

Rockies Snap 7-Game Skid, Beat National 6-4

Posted on July 23, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa struck out a season-high 11 as he pitched efficiently into the eighth inning and the wobbly Colorado bullpen held off Washington’s late rally, helping the Rockies snap a seven-game skid with a 6-4 win over the Nationals on Wednesday.

De La Rosa (11-6) was one strikeout away from matching his career high set in 2009. The hard-throwing lefty allowed two runs — one earned — before being lifted for a reliever with one out in the eighth.

Stephen Strasburg (7-8) settled in after a shaky start, giving up four runs — three of which were in the first — and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings.

De La Rosa had his four-seam fastball dancing all day. He struck out Bryce Harper three times.

The Nationals were just 1 of 14 with runners in scoring position off De La Rosa.

NCAA Infractions Chair Responds to ‘Cheating Pays’

Posted on July 23, 2014

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The chairman of the NCAA’s infractions committee says a number of factors could be the cause for the lack of activity by the group that prompted Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby to call the enforcement program “broken.”

Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky, chair of the Committee on Infractions, on Wednesday listed reforms and restructuring in the enforcement system and expansion of the committee as possible reasons.

He also noted the NCAA enforcement director changed in the aftermath of two investigators and two key leaders leaving in less than a year after an internal investigation uncovered problems with the NCAA’s investigation of the University of Miami.

At Big 12 media days Monday, Bowlsby said “cheating pays” and that anyone who conspired to bend the rules could do so successfully.