People unable to attend this year’s Railtown U.S.A. College Rodeo on Sept. 18-19 can still catch the action thanks to an online streaming option.
Coaches Aid will broadcast the event live beginning at 7 p.m. both nights of the rodeo. Coaches Aid is a media, leadership-development and broadcast services organization dedicated to amateur sports. Continue reading “AUDIO: MPCC Rodeo set for Railtown USA College Rodeo, Watch Live Online”
A rich history surrounds the host site of the 2015 Rail Town U.S.A. College Rodeo. The Wild West Arena, 2400 N Buffalo Bill Ave., is home to numerous events every year.
Those include monster truck shows, the Nebraska State Rodeo Association Finals, NEBRASKAland Days (NLD) concerts, and most notably, the award-winning Buffalo Bill Rodeo. Continue reading “Wild West Arena will host Rail Town U.S.A. College Rodeo”
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been told to change the way he’s been feeding birds in his backyard.
Nick Huerta said feeding birds is his passion. He welcomes the blue jays, cardinals and other birds and squirrels that show up. He acknowledges, though, that some of his neighbors don’t much care for his feathered and furry guests.
He was stunned by a Sept. 3 letter from the county health department that said he’d created a public health nuisance by putting bread and nuts on the ground. The department asked him to use hanging feeders instead. He says the feeders can spill food on the ground, but he’s complied with the request.
He says he’s scheduled to meet with health department officials on Tuesday.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 50-year-old Iowa man is scheduled to be sentenced in November for knifing a co-worker at a meat plant in northeast Nebraska.
Online court records say Mahamud Abib, of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded no contest and was convicted last week in Dakota County on felony assault and weapons charges. His sentencing is set for Nov. 4.
The knifing occurred April 24 at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Dakota City, where Abib had been working for less than a week. A court document says Abib reported that the man had upset him by thrusting his pelvis near Abib. Abib says he retaliated as a message to other workers that he would not tolerate insults.
The co-worker was treated at a hospital.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — City officials have completed their review of the drowning of a 5-year-old girl at a Grand Island water park and say city personnel followed proper procedures.
City Attorney Bob Sivick said Wednesday that proper safety policies and procedures were in place and that the city workers followed the procedures and their training.
Hall County Attorney Jack Zitterkopf said last week that Nubari Koffree’s drowning was an accident. Nubari was with her mother at the Island Oasis Water Park on July 18 and was found in the wave pool area.
Officials have said her drowning was the first to occur in the 21 years the water park has been open.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 45-year-old man has been given two years of probation for the hit-and-run crash death of a pedestrian in Omaha.
Mark Fleming was sentenced Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. He’d pleaded no contest and was found guilty of misdemeanor vehicular homicide.
Police say 76-year-old Roy Yeck was hit as he was trying to cross North 30th Street shortly after 1 a.m. on Jan. 30.
Fleming turned himself in to police later that day. Fleming apologized to Yeck’s family during Wednesday’s sentencing hearing.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A 25-year-old Council Bluffs man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for crossing state lines to have sex with a minor.
Tyler L. Gunderson was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to interstate travel with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a juvenile.
According to prosecutors, Gunderson travelled to Omaha, Nebraska, to pick up a juvenile that he had met there and drove the victim to several locations in Council Bluffs to have sexual intercourse last year.
Gunderson has also been ordered to serve ten years of supervised release once he is released from prison.
North Platte Post News Director Scott Carlson sat down with Mark Elworth, Jr. of the Nebraska Marijuana Party to discuss the movement to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana in Nebraska.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Wood pitched one-hit ball for eight innings on just 78 pitches and retired his last 19 batters, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.
A.J. Ellis homered and rookie Corey Seager had an RBI single for the Dodgers, whose 17th victory in 22 games reduced their magic number for clinching the NL West title to 10 — pending the outcome of San Francisco’s home game against Cincinnati. Continue reading “Wood masterful in Dodgers’ 2-0 win over Rockies”
A pursuit that started in Wyoming ends in Nebraska after troopers use stop sticks to disable the vehicle.
Just after 3:00 p.m., (MDT), Nebraska law enforcement was alerted by the Wyoming Highway Patrol that they had discontinued a pursuit of a 2005 gray Explorer at the state line. The driver of the vehicle who was believed to be armed was wanted on a warrant out of Laramie County for Stalking.
The vehicle entered Nebraska eastbound on I-80 where the Kimball County Sheriff’s Office and the Kimball Police Department picked up the pursuit.
At approximately 3:20 pm, three miles west of Potter, the Nebraska State Patrol took over the pursuit. Troopers successfully deployed two sets of stop sticks flattening tires on the vehicle. Just west of Sidney the vehicle went into the median, crossed the westbound lanes and ended up in the north ditch.
The driver failed to respond to commands to exit the vehicle. A portion of westbound I-80 near the vehicle was closed as troopers continued to try and contact the driver. Approximately 45 minutes after the pursuit ended, the driver, identified as Joseph Mladenik, 40, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, exited the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident.
Mladenik, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, was transported to a hospital in Sidney for observation. Once released, he was lodged in the Scottsbluff County Jail on charges to include Felony Flight to Avoid Arrest, 4th Offense DUI, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.
The Nebraska State Patrol was assisted by the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office and the Sidney Police Department.
