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Huskers Sweep Iowa to Open Big Ten Play

Kadie Rolfzen had 14 kills and 10 digs for the Huskers. (Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/Nebraska Communications)
Kadie Rolfzen had 14 kills and 10 digs for the Huskers. (Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/Nebraska Communications)

Iowa City, Iowa – The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team began Big Ten play with a 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 sweep at Iowa on Wednesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Huskers improved to 10-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten with their seventh straight win. Kadie Rolfzen led NU with 14 kills and 10 digs. She had a .387 hitting percentage. Amber Rolfzen added 10 kills, while Mikaela Foecke had seven kills. Kelly Hunter had 40 assists, and Justine Wong-Orantes and Annika Albrecht each had 11 digs.  Continue reading “Huskers Sweep Iowa to Open Big Ten Play”

North Platte Weather-September 24

NWS-North-PlatteToday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84.

McGuire Earns Big Ten Athlete of the Week

Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/Nebraska Communications
Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/Nebraska Communications

Wyatt McGuire was named the Big Ten Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday.

McGuire is the second Husker to earn the weekly award from the conference this season. Peter Spinks captured the honor on Sept. 9.

A redshirt freshman from North Platte, Neb., McGuire led the Huskers to the team title at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational by finishing fourth overall with a time of 25:35.5 in the 8K race. Continue reading “McGuire Earns Big Ten Athlete of the Week”

Nebraska Senators Brainstorming Ideas to Ease Property Taxes

ne-legislature-13LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A special legislative committee is brainstorming ways to reduce property taxes in Nebraska, but their ideas are still broad and some senators are skeptical that major changes can be made.

Several committee members said Wednesday that large reforms would take several years to fully enact because of their impact on local and state budgets.

Some of the ideas discussed included an increase in state aid to K-12 schools and a “freeze” in statewide property valuations for purposes of school funding. But mediators who facilitated the hearing say none of the ideas are firm. None of the ideas won resounding support.

Several senators say the Legislature needs to demonstrate to the public that it has heard complaints about rising property taxes and is taking steps to address them.

Police Investigating Head Injury to 5-Month-Old Iowa Girl

police-lights-redCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Police have been investigating how a 5-month-old Council Bluffs girl suffered severe head injuries.

Authorities say officers and medics were sent to a Council Bluffs apartment around 1:20 a.m. Sunday to help the girl, who was having trouble breathing. She was taken to a local hospital and then was transferred to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha.

Doctors say the girl suffered a skull fracture and had bleeding on the brain.

Man Injured in Grand Island Apartment Fire Dies

ambulance-lightsGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man injured in a Grand Island apartment fire has died.

37-year-old Jason Jensen died at a Grand Island hospital Tuesday. He had been inside his Holiday Garden Townhouses apartment late Sunday night when the fire broke out.

Deputy Hall County Attorney Tara Nagel says Jensen died as a result of the fire.

Firefighters found Jensen near the doorway to his apartment shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.

Deputy State Fire Marshal Ray Nance says the fire was kitchen-related. Grand Island fire officials say the fire was mostly contained to the kitchen area in Jensen’s apartment, but that smoke reached other apartments as well, temporarily displacing the tenants.

A dog also died in the fire.

Omaha Fire Department to End Free Standby Ambulance Service

OMAHA-FIRE-AND-RESCUE-BADGEOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Fire Department has changed its policy of providing local school districts with ambulances at high school football games.

Fire Chief Bernie Kanger said Tuesday that the department will end the free standby ambulance service that it’s offered for the past decade at varsity games and other events on Jan. 1. He said he’s trying to make the fire department more efficient and needs to prioritize 911 calls over the standby service.

If a district wants to continue having ambulances at games, it will have to enter into a contract with the fire department or with a private ambulance company.

The Omaha World-Herald (https://bit.ly/1L4RvxX ) reports that the policy change will affect the Millard, Omaha, Elkhorn and Westside districts.

Nebraska Man Who Fatally Injured Ex-Father-in-Law Sent to Prison

Theodore MedinaSIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Sidney man who authorities say fought and killed his former father-in-law has been given prison time for violating probation.

Court records say 25-year-old Theodore Medina was sentenced on Monday in Cheyenne County District Court to 20 to 60 months for attempted felony assault and a year for misdemeanor assault. The sentences are to be served consecutively. He’d been sentenced to probation in June 2014.

Medina was arrested in November 2013 after fighting with 50-year-old Ernest Ward, of Sidney. Ward suffered brain damage and later died. Court documents say Medina lived in Ward’s house despite no longer being married to one of Ward’s daughters.

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