LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A group that opposes Nebraska’s death penalty petition drive has released two television ads urging voters not to sign a petition that seeks to put the issue on the 2016 ballot.

Nebraskans for Public Safety posted the ads on social media on Monday and said they will run on television starting Tuesday.

The ads feature Nebraska voters Martha Brown, Timorree Adams Klinger and state Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln, a conservative who led the repeal effort in the Legislature this year.

Danielle Conrad, a spokeswoman for the group, says the death penalty is broken and should left in the past. Nebraska last executed an inmate in 1997.

The ads can be viewed online at https://bit.ly/1SDB1wL .

The group Nebraskans for the Death Penalty has until Aug. 27 to gather signatures.

A 51-year-old North Platte woman is facing a felony charge after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend.

At around 7:30 a.m., on June 21, North Platte Police responded to the report of an assault in the 800 block of West 3rd Street.

Officer met with a 55-year-old male who alleged that, following an argument, Lori Bell had begun slapping him while he was sleeping, then grabbed a lamp and struck him over the head.

Following further investigation, officers placed Bell under arrest and charged her with felony domestic assault.

She was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

 

Due to the weather conditions last week, areas not sprayed for mosquitoes will be rescheduled.

The city of North Platte will be treating these areas for mosquitoes in town the week of June 22nd thru June 26th.
Tuesday: 2nd Street to “A” Street, 2nd Street to Burlington Blvd. and
South Platte River south to State Farm Road.

Wednesday:  “A” Street to Philip Street and Burlington Blvd. to Phillip Street.

All East and West boundaries will be the city limits

Treatment will begin at 8:00 P.M. and end approximately at 12 Midnight, weather permitting. Residents living in these areas are asked to take precautions by turning off window fans, and closing windows and doors through
these evening hours.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters can expect to hear a lot about the death penalty this summer from influential people in their communities, from their local church pastor to the county sheriff.

Faith groups and law enforcement are jumping into the debate as petition circulators try to gather enough signatures to place the issue on the 2016 general election ballot.

Law enforcement groups have generally supported the punishment each year when Nebraska lawmakers considered repealing it, while some religious groups spoke against the death penalty.

Both sides are now turning their attention to the public after the Legislature voted last month to abolish capital punishment and supporters launched a petition drive to keep it.