OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service says it’s confirmed that a second, weaker tornado touched down briefly in northwest Omaha.
The service said in a web posting Friday the EF0 twister alighted at 3:49 p.m. Wednesday onto a pond and lifted within a minute. An EF0 tornado carries winds from 65 to 85 mph. No damage or injuries have been reported.
The first tornado was rated an EF1, packing winds of 86 to 110 mph. The service says the tornado stayed on the ground for about eight blocks and seemed to bob up and down after it struck around 3:45 p.m. It toppled a few trees, damaged others and knocked down some fences before dissipating about four minutes later. No injuries have been reported.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A slow-moving system is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to the Panhandle and other parts of western Nebraska.
The National Weather Service says snow depth Friday evening and Saturday will depend on elevation, but the snow will be heavy with moisture. Three to 4 inches could land in Scottsbluff, with more to the south in Sidney and Kimball.
Four to 7 inches of snow also is in the forecast for the northern Sandhills.
Yesterday and today haven’t turned out very well for a handful of sex offenders in North Platte and Lincoln County who haven’t complied with the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Act.
According to Lt. Steve Reeves of the North Platte Police Department, on April 28, North Platte Police, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Nebraska State Patrol and the United States Marshal’s Office conducted a joint operation to ensure that sex offenders in the community are following the provisions set forth in the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Act.
As a result of the operation, numerous individuals were arrested and charged with failure to comply with the Sex Offender Registration Act. Those arrested were:
Benjamin Z. Brown, 21
Clarence R. Compton, 57
Wray D. Dodrill, 30
Brandon J. Fox, 37
Jamie L. Johnston, 27
Matthew W. Martens, 31
Tyler J. Norwood, 23
Brian D. Rotert, 35
Orlando R. Sanchez, 36
Victor R. Woods, 49
The Nebraska Legislature has said that state policy should assist the efforts of local law enforcement agencies to protect their communities, by requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement.
The investigation is ongoing, according to Reeves. Details about each individual arrest weren’t released.
The United States Marshal’s Service will provide more information when the operation has concluded. The Marshal’s Service says over 95 residents were checked for compliance.
According to a news release the service has assisted local and state officers in conducting more than 300,000 sex offender compliance checks in the country since 2009.
Showers likely before 7am, then rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 44. Northeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight
Rain before 2am, then rain and snow between 2am and 4am, then rain after 4am. Low around 36. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 1pm. High near 41. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 11 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say a Lincoln school bus has been involved in an accident with a sports utility vehicle.
The SUV driver lost control of her vehicle Thursday morning and hit the front of a Lincoln Public Schools bus carrying four students and two adults. Police say the collision happened on 14th street, near Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln.
Rescue workers had to remove the SUV’s driver-side door to remove the driver. She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and ticketed for negligent driving.
No other injuries were reported and another bus picked up the students.
School officials say the bus was taking students to Beattie Elementary School.
Sharlyn “Sherry” Ann Martin, age 64 of North Platte, passed away at her home on Thursday April 28, 2016.
Sherry was born on October 19, 1951 in Abbott, NE to Elfert and Myrtle (Wing) Meyer. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1971. She moved to Kansas City for a short while, working at the bus dept. She returned to North Platte where she worked for Municipal Light and Water. She managed Avis Car Rental for several years, and later went to work at Great Plains Health and also Walmart. On August 12, 1989 she married Wesley J. Martin in Lake Tahoe, NV. The couple made their home in North Platte. Sherry enjoyed NASCAR and stock car races, doing ceramics and country dancing. She loved her dogs, especially Bubba, Bucky and Bayle.
Sherry is survived by her husband Wes of North Plate; 4 stepchildren, Cindy Martin of Texas, Kenny Martin of Ft. Collins, CO, Karl Martin and Candy Stange both of Ft. Worth, TX; 4 siblings Phyllis “Arlynn” (Philip) Webster of North Platte, Lela (Pete) Pyzer of North Platte, Linda Cooper of North Platte, and Rick Meyer of Alliance, NE; 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; as well as numerous other family members and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather Beufard Gates; an infant brother Lynn Meyer; siblings Freddy Meyer, Mary (Walt) Woodward, Donnie Meyer, Carol Olson, Lorna McCarter; and in-laws Carl and Suzie Martin.
Memorials are suggested to Pawsitive Partners and online condolences may be shared at www.adamsswanson.com. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday May 4, 2016 at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery with Pastor Jeremy Rinke officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday May 3, 2016 with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home which is in charge of arrangements.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a transportation company which serves people with disabilities can expand its operations in Lincoln despite objections raised by taxi services.
The court on Thursday ruled that Golden Plains Services Transportation can proceed despite a number of consumer complaints. The ruling upholds an earlier decision by the Nebraska Public Service Commission.
Complaints against the firm include instances where a van arrived late and the customer missed a doctor or other medical appointment.
The company’s owner, Kirby Young, has said the complaints are few compared to the 48,000 trips it provided between Mary 2014 and March 2015.
The cab companies argued that the company isn’t fit to provide the service. They also argued the commission should have considered complaints against another company owned by Young.
SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Outdoor outfitter Cabela’s has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a complaint from federal regulators that investors were misled about the Sydney-based company’s 2012 profitability ratios.
Cabela’s chief financial officer, Ralph Castner, also will pay $50,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the settlement, Castner and Cabela’s didn’t admit or deny wrongdoing.
The SEC says Cabela’s shouldn’t listed in its financial statements an intercompany fee that World’s Foremost Bank, the retailer’s wholly owned credit card bank, paid parent company Cabela’s. The company had told investors that “all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.”
The SEC says the fee made Cabela’s profit margin look better than it was.
The company and Castner declined to comment specifically about the allegation.
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A staffer at a memory care facility in Fremont has been charged in connection with the death of a patient who was burned after he fell asleep next to a fireplace.
Fremont police say in a news release that 23-year-old Anne Pavlik, of Arlington, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant listing felony abuse of a vulnerable adult. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment for her.
A court document says Pavlik acknowledged that she didn’t check on the patient Feb. 13 after he nodded off too close to the fireplace at Edgewood Vista. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Police say an autopsy showed a combination of natural causes and the burns killed the man.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service says it’s confirmed that a second, weaker tornado touched down briefly in northwest Omaha.
Columbus – The North Platte Community College Knights Softball team lost 
