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Female Mountain Lion Confirmed in Southeast Nebraska

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State wildlife officials have found evidence that a female mountain lion is roaming southeast Nebraska.

The finding means there may be a breeding pair of mountain lions roaming far from the animal’s established territory in northwest Nebraska.

Sam Wilson with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says genetic testing of blood he found in mountain lion tracks in January confirmed the animal was a female. Those tracks were found near the southeastern corner of the state.

In addition to the tracks, trail cameras have documented a mountain lion in Nemaha and Richardson counties for more than a year.

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Omaha Shootings

crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say one person is dead and another is injured after two shootings were reported around the same time in Omaha.

Police responded to an initial report of shots fired Monday afternoon in a neighborhood west of Fontenelle Park, where a woman was found dead.

Another shooting was reported just east of the park around the same time. WOWT reports that police found a male victim with a gunshot wound. He is expected to survive.

Officials are searching for a suspect in the area. Police say they believe the two shootings are connected.

The victims have not been identified.

MPCC cowboy headed to nationals

Rowdy Moon, of Sargent, and Aukai Kaai, of Johnstown, Colo., show off championship jackets on Monday, following a college rodeo in Spearfish, S.D. The men, both members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team, won their events at the Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede.
Rowdy Moon, of Sargent, and Aukai Kaai, of Johnstown, Colo., show off championship jackets on Monday, following a college rodeo in Spearfish, S.D. The men, both members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team, won their events at the Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede.

A bareback rider on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team is headed to nationals.

Rowdy Moon, of Sargent, won the bareback riding at the Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede in Spearfish, S.D. over the weekend. The National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association event was hosted by Black Hills State University. Continue reading “MPCC cowboy headed to nationals”

2 UNL Students Get Probation in Alcohol Death of 18-Year-Old Frat Member

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two 23-year-old men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication.

Online court records say Cory Foland and Ross Reynolds were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded no contest to misdemeanor procuring alcohol for a minor after prosecutors lowered the charge from a felony. Two others charged in the case who made the same plea deal are scheduled to be sentenced later Monday: Thomas Trueblood and Vance Heyer.

Prosecutors say the four were involved in the death of Clayton Real after an off-campus party on Sept. 4, 2014. Real was found dead the next morning in his room at the FarmHouse Fraternity house.

Dad Found Infant Unconscious in Bathtub, Omaha Police Say

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a man returning from work found his 6-month-old child unconscious in a bathtub.

Officers were sent to Creighton University Medical Center around 11:45 p.m. Sunday to investigate because the child had been taken there in a private vehicle. Police say the infant later was taken to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and is on life support there.

The father told officers that while he was at work the infant and a 2-year-old were under the care of a woman. Police say she was taken into custody on suspicion of child abuse or neglect.

Kids Fishing Clinic Set for Saturday at Valentine Hatchery

Nebraska_game_and_parksLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A free fishing clinic for children is set for Saturday at a state fishing hatchery in Valentine.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Valentine Lions Club are sponsoring the event.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the clinic starts at 10, rain or shine. Free rod-and-reel combos provided by the Nebraska Walleye Association and other donors will be handed out to the first 75 registrants.

Participants in the morning will learn about knot-tying, casting, lures and baits, fish identification and water and boating safety. After lunch, the children will fish one of the hatchery ponds stocked with rainbow trout.

Deadline Set for Applicants for Nebraska Supreme Court

judgeshipLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The deadline for those interested in filling a vacant Nebraska Supreme Court seat to apply is May 11.

The Judicial Nominating Commission will hold a public hearing in the York County Courthouse on June 1 to receive information on candidates to fill the vacancy left by the announced retirement of Justice William Connolly. Connolly’s retirement goes into effect Aug. 1.

The public is welcome and may present information concerning high court candidates at the hearing.

Those interested in applying for the position many obtain a judicial vacancy application package from the Nebraska Judicial Branch website at https://1.usa.gov/25kbaBk .

US Gas Prices Jump by 8 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks

gas-cardCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has jumped by 8 cents over the past three weeks to $2.18 a gallon for regular grade.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the hike is partly due to crude oil prices edging up. The price at the pump has gone up 41 cents over the past nine weeks.

Lundberg says that trend will likely continue as refiners make higher-cost summer blend gasoline in compliance with federal regulations.

In the Lower 48, the highest average price of regular gasoline was $2.79 per gallon in San Francisco. The lowest was $1.82 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The U.S. average diesel price is $2.20 per gallon, up 3 cents from two weeks ago.

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