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2 of 3 Charged in Nebraska ATM Theft Plead Guilty

atm_problemWAYNE, Neb. (AP) — Two men accused of stealing an ATM from a northeast Nebraska bank have taken deals and pleaded guilty.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled on Nov. 4 for 22-year-old Cody Murphree and 23-year-old Jacob Christiansen, both of Norfolk. Prosecutors dropped criminal mischief charges in exchange for the two men’s guilty pleas to theft charges.

A third man charged in the June 23 theft from Elkhorn Valley Bank & Trust in Hoskins pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. The trial of 24-year-old David Rhodes is scheduled to begin Dec. 8 in Wayne County District Court in Wayne.

The Nebraska State Patrol says the ATM was taken from the vestibule of the bank near the bank lobby.

Nebraska Woman Sentenced for Setting Estranged Husband’s Home on Fire

Dawn Moore
Dawn Moore

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 60-year-old Lincoln woman has been sent to prison for setting her estranged husband’s home on fire.

Court records say Dawn Moore was sentenced on Wednesday to five to 10 years in prison. Moore had pleaded no contest and was convicted of felon arson.

Authorities say her husband was in the home when she started the fire on Dec. 20. Moore’s attorney says Moore and her husband were going through a divorce at the time.

Woman Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison for Sidney Bank Robbery

jailSIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A woman has been given five years in federal prison for robbing a bank in Sidney.

Janetta Lenstrom, of Potter, was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Lincoln. She’d robbed Sidney Federal Savings & Loan of nearly $21,000 on Jan. 24, 2014.

An FBI affidavit filed to support a bank robbery charge says a bank employee told investigators that she thought she recognized Lenstrom as the robber, who was wearing a stocking cap and sunglasses. The affidavit says Lenstrom’s husband was among the first police officers on the scene but was pulled from the investigation.

He later called her and asked her to meet him at a Sidney parking lot. The Sidney police chief arrested her when she arrived.

Man Sentenced to Prison in Lincoln Sexual Assault Case

Adam Brunswick
Adam Brunswick

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 to 30 years in prison for exchanging money for sex with minors in Lincoln.

Adam Brunswick was sentenced Tuesday. According to prosecutors, Brunswick met two girls, who were 14 and 15 at the time, on a social networking website in 2013. Authorities say they agreed to meet at Ballard Park, where he engaged in a sex act with each of them.

According to prosecutors, Brunswick sent text and instant messages to the girls for several months, offering money for sexual acts. Police say one of the girls eventually told her mother what was happening.

Brunswick was given two terms of nine to 15 years in prison that he will serve consecutively.

NPCC Student Busted with Gun, Drug Paraphernalia on Campus

Alexander Maestas
Alexander Maestas

A student at North Platte Community College is facing a felony charge after law enforcement found him in possession of a gun on campus.

On the morning of September 2, staff members at NPCC requested a Nebraska State Patrol canine unit after they smelled the odor of drugs coming from inside one of the school’s north campus housing units.

The canine conducted a sweep of the units and alerted to the odor of drugs in one of them.

As a result, law enforcement conducted a search of the unit and located drug paraphernalia and a .22 caliber pistol.

The occupant of the unit, 19-year-old Alexander Maestas, of Sidney, was placed under arrest.

He was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and charged with felony possession of a firearm on school grounds and possession of drug paraphernalia, an infraction.

According to Nebraska statutes, any person who possesses a firearm in a school, on school grounds, in a school-owned vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity or athletic event is guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm at a school. Unlawful possession of a firearm at a school is a Class IV felony.

 

North Platte Weather-September 3

forecast graphic september 3 2015Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Loses to Hastings JV

Valerie Most
Valerie Most had a team high 20 digs on Wednesday night vs. Hastings JV

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights fell in four sets at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium to the Hastings College Junior Varsity Lady Broncos  three sets to one, 25-13, 25-12, 22-25, 25-20.

The Lady Knights started out the match sluggishly and Hastings jumped out to a 3-0 lead.  The Lady Broncos never relinquished their lead to take the first set. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Loses to Hastings JV”

Gonzalez has 2 HRs, 7 RBIs as Rockies beat D-backs, 9-4

colorado-rockiesDENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez homered twice, including a grand slam, and finished with a career-high seven RBIs to give the Colorado Rockies a 9-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Gonzalez had his 15th career multi-homer game, is tied with Nolan Arenado for the team lead with 33 home runs. Arenado also homered as the Rockies earned a split of the four-game series. Continue reading “Gonzalez has 2 HRs, 7 RBIs as Rockies beat D-backs, 9-4”

Ventura dazzles, Royals offense rolls in 12-1 rout of Tigers

kc-royalsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura struck out 11 over seven sharp innings, the Royals hit four home runs and Kansas City rolled to a 12-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot, Cheslor Cuthbert added his first career homer, and Ben Zobrist and Lorenzo Cain also went deep as the AL Central leaders cranked out 14 hits. Continue reading “Ventura dazzles, Royals offense rolls in 12-1 rout of Tigers”

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