OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — People are confronting slick roads, massive snowdrifts and bone-chilling cold in much of Nebraska and Iowa as the region continues digging out from a massive winter storm.
Dozens of districts in both states canceled or planned a late start to classes on Monday.
In Nebraska, Omaha Public Power District officials say nearly 250 customers remained without electricity by 7:30 a.m. At the peak of the outages, more than district 19,700 customers had no power.
Wind chills down to minus 15 were reported for Omaha overnight. On Monday morning in Sioux City, Iowa, the wind chill dipped to minus 22.
In Johnson County, Iowa, a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son were rescued by snowmobile after becoming stuck in their vehicle near Hills on Sunday evening.
Daniel “Dan” L. Brost, 57, of Mullen died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Omaha
Will be held: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 1:30 PM MST at the Lariat Auditorium Mullen, NE
Interment: Cedarview Cemetery, Mullen
Memorials: Dan Brost Memorial Fund
Visitation: Tuesday from 9 AM-7 PM MST
at the Mullen Funeral Home
The family will greet the public from 4-6 PM at the Funeral Home
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values as low as -10. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 22. North northeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A former star of the “Power Rangers” TV series has been arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing his roommate with a sword.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said 36-year-old Ricardo Medina was jailed Sunday in the death of Joshua Sutter.
Investigators said Medina and Sutter got into an argument Saturday afternoon that turned into a fight.
They said Medina retreated to his bedroom with his girlfriend, but when Sutter forced his way into the room Medina grabbed a sword he kept near the door and stabbed his roommate in the abdomen.
Authorities said Medina called 911 and waited for help.
Medina played the Red Ranger on “Power Rangers Wild Force” in 2002 and later played Deker on “Power Rangers Samurai.”
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for four touchdowns and Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass in the end zone with 20 seconds left, helping the New England Patriots hold on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 Sunday night for their fourth Super Bowl title.
The Patriots had lost three straight Super Bowls since winning three in four years a decade ago.
The 37-year-old Brady led them back, hitting Julian Edelman with 2:02 left for his 12th career Super Bowl touchdown pass, breaking Joe Montana’s record.
The Seahawks pulled off a miraculous rally to beat Green Bay in the NFC Championship game and were in position for another improbable victory when Jermaine Kearse made a juggling, 33-yard catch while on his back.
With the ball on New England’s 1, Seattle appeared to be headed toward a second straight Super Bowl title. Butler spoiled the Seahawks’ bid, stepping in front of Ricardo Lockette for the interception.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tear’a Laudermill scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half when No. 15 Nebraska took control for a 75-60 win over Michigan on Sunday.
Hailie Sample and Rachel Theriot added 14 points apiece for the Cornhuskers (17-4, 7-3 Big Ten), who shot 36 percent in the first half and trailed 31-25. Theriot had 12 points in the second half when Nebraska shot 59 percent and made all nine of its free throws after no attempts in the first half. Emily Cady had nine rebounds to surpass 1,000 for her career.
Shannon Smith led Michigan (13-8, 5-5), which shot 52 percent in the first half but 35.4 in the second, with 22 points.
Theriot and Cady had three-point plays before Theriot’s jumper tied the game at 33. Later, the Wolverines led 51-45 on Siera Thompson’s 3 before the Cornhuskers reeled off 11 straight, capped by another three-point play by Theriot.
Lincoln, Neb. – No. 10 Nebraska (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) finished a weekend sweep and picked up its fifth consecutive dual win in a 33-6 rout of Indiana at the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon.
After the Hoosiers forfeited the opening match at 125 pounds, the Huskers won each of the next four to build a 21-0 advantage at the halfway point. Eric Montoya (133) earned a 12-4 major decision over Alonzo Shepherd in the second bout before eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin (141) added bonus points with his dominating 18-1 technical fall over Sean Brown.
At 149 pounds, Justin Arthur and Trevor Moody entered the third period deadlocked at zero before the Husker sophomore earned a reversal from the down position and tacked on a point for riding time in a 3-0 triumph.
Three-time All-American James Green (157) earned three takedowns as he cruised to an 11-4 decision over Luke Blanton. Austin Wilson (165) and Brandon Wilbourn (174) each dropped decisions to ranked Hoosiers, but NU swept the final three bouts, which included No. 20 Aaron Studebaker’s first-period pin of Jake Masengale at 197 pounds.
Sophomores TJ Dudley (184) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each picked up decisions. Dudley used an early takedown and near fall points to build a lead and never looked back in a 6-0 win over Matt Irick. Jensen also dominated from start to finish in his 7-2 triumph over Garret Goldman.
The Huskers hit the road next weekend for two duals in the Great Lakes State. NU battles Michigan on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT) in Ann Arbor, Mich., before facing Michigan Stateon Sunday at 11 a.m. in East Lansing. Both duals will be streamed on BTN Plus, with a subscription required to watch the matches.
Results 125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 6, IND 0) 133:Eric Montoya (NEB) by major dec. over Alonzo Shepherd (IND), 12-4 (NEB 10, IND 0) 141:#8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by tech. fall over Sean Brown (IND), 18-1 (NEB 15, IND 0) 149:Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Trevor Moody (IND), 3-0 (NEB 18, IND 0) 157:#4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Luke Blanton (IND), 11-4 (NEB 21, IND 0) 165:#6 Taylor Walsh (IND) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 4-2 (NEB 21, IND 3) 174:#16 Nate Jackson (IND) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NEB), 6-1 (NEB 21, IND 6) 184:#18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Matt Irick (IND), 6-0 (NEB 24, IND 6) 197:#20 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by pin over Jake Masengale (IND), 2:47 (NEB 30, IND 6) HWT:#17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Garret Goldman (IND), 7-2 (NEB 33, IND 6)
KEARNEY, Neb. – Tri-City Storm Head Coach Jim Hulton announced the acquisition of defenseman Vince Pedrie from the Bloomington ThunderSunday.
The blueliner has had a breakout season with the Thunder, scoring nine goals and assisting on 13 others in 39 games. Pedrie is one of the most veteran players in the league, having played in 171 regular season games over four USHL seasons with the Omaha Lancers, Indiana Ice and Thunder.
Last season in Indiana, Pedrie was part of the Clark Cup championship roster. Appearing in 36 games, the Apple Valley, Minn. native had five goals and nine assists with a +12 rating.
“We’re excited to add Vince in to our team,” Hulton said. He brings a number of valuable elements, first and foremost championship experience. He’s a 200 foot player, equally as adequate in the defensive zone as he is with the puck. Offensively, he’s another key element on a power play, and he’s a veteran who can kill penalties.”
In exchange for Pedrie, the Storm have traded defenseman Cameron Spicer to Bloomington along with affiliate forward Joe Abate and second round draft picks in both Phase I and Phase II of the 2015 USHL Draft.
Spicer played in 29 games for Tri-City on the blue line, scoring one goal and adding three assists.
“There’s always a cost to improving your team and in order to acquire Vince we had to give up Cameron,” Hulton said. “It’s a complement to Cam that he was a sought after player by Bloomington and he’s been a very good member of our team, a great teammate, and he’s made huge strides on the ice to become a dependable steady player. I think he’s got a bright future ahead of him.”
In addition to Pedrie, Tri-City acquired Bloomington’s eighth round pick in Phase II of the 2016 USHL Draft.
“Vince really brings all aspects to the table and we felt this was too good a deal to pass up,” Hulton said. “When you get down to the stretch run, age and experience become very important elements of any team and we think with our recent play, we need to keep moving upwards and onwards.”
Pedrie, who is 21 years of age, is committed to play collegiately at Penn State this fall.
The Storm hit the road for a three-game trip starting Friday against the Lincoln Stars at 7:05 p.m.
For more information and to purchase tickets, contact the Viaero Event Center Box Office at 308.338.8011 or visit www.stormhockey.com.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Several sections of Interstate 80 are closed in eastern Nebraska because of accidents in the snowy conditions Sunday morning.
Officials are encouraging people to stay off the roads in eastern Nebraska and Iowa if at all possible Sunday.
Lancaster County officials closed Interstate 80 in the county Sunday after a semitrailer truck accident that caused serious injuries.
Near Aurora, westbound Interstate-80 was closed Sunday morning and traffic was being routed around the area at the Aurora exit.
Further west, a semi became jack-knifed across both eastbound lanes near Shelton. Hall County officials are detouring traffic around nine miles of the interstate.
National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Fillbach told the Des Moines Register that “Driving is not going to be the smartest thing to do today. Stay home if you can.”
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police suspect the 17-year-old student arrested in connection to two fires at a high school likely started them out of boredom.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/1Ht8Cau ) the student was arrested Friday on two counts of arson for the fires, the second of which prompted officials to close the school Thursday.
Students and staff were evacuated twice due to the fires. The first time was after someone started a fire in a trash can, and the second was after someone set fire to wrestling mats stored in a hallway near a gymnasium.
Officer Katie Flood says police believe the teen started the fires because he was bored. She says authorities think he used a lighter to start them.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — People are confronting slick roads, massive snowdrifts and bone-chilling cold in much of Nebraska and Iowa as the region continues digging out from a massive winter storm.
