The North Platte junior legion baseball team finished runner-up at the state tournament a season ago. Friday night they begin their trek back to the state tournament at the A7 District Tournament in Lexington. North Platte is the No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 Lexington in the opening round on Friday night at 8 pm.
Month: July 2016
North Platte senior legion baseball ready for A7 District Tournament
Head Coach Jason Pflughaupt previews the upcoming district tournament.
The No. 1 First Nationals will open the tournament on Saturday at 6 pm against the winner of Friday’s contest between No. 5 Lexington and No. 4 Hastings.
North Platte Weather-July 13
TodayIsolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 89. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 7 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Lincoln man sentenced to 3 years for having child porn
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 29-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Alex Paul Garden was sentenced Tuesday in Lincoln’ federal court. Upon his release, Garden will serve five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.
Authorities say a tip led them to Garden, and a search of his computer turned up images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Omaha man sentenced to life for deadly 2009 shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Seven years after a deadly shooting at an Omaha convenience store, the man convicted in the death has been sentenced to life in prison.
25-year-old Akeem Jones was sentenced Tuesday in Douglas County District Court.
A jury found Jones guilty in May of first-degree murder for the 2009 shooting death of 22-year-old Gary Holmes. The shooting also left Holmes’ cousin, 22-year-old Rodney Smith, paralyzed.
Judge rejects Nebraska’s attempt to block $1M settlement
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the state’s attempt to block a $1 million settlement between Lancaster County and a man paralyzed in a county jail cell.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services had sought more than half that settlement to recoup Medicaid payments for Arok Atem’s medical bills.
Atem was arrested in April 2011 after police suspected he was drunk at a hospital. He was later found in his cell with spinal cord fractures. He is now a quadriplegic.
In rejecting the state health agency’s attempt to recoup more than $500,000, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf said Monday that the settlement expressly excluded medical expenses.
Nebraska state government puts ‘The Good Life’ in its brand
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s still nice, and it’s also still home to the good life.
State officials Tuesday unveiled the new state government brand: “Good Life. Great Opportunity.” The Good Life line echoes a 1970s tourism slogan that still can be seen on some highway signs around the state. The new brand will appear on new state letterhead, online and in other official places.
Various state agencies will build off the Good Life line. The Nebraska State Patrol will use, “Good Life. Great Tradition.” The Roads Department will make it, “Good Life. Great Journey.”
The state’s tourism slogan will remain “Nebraska Nice,” but the governor is encouraging agencies not under his direct control to switch to the Good Life brand.
The Lincoln-based advertising firm Firespring was paid $62,500 to develop the brand.
Lexington woman takes plea deal for death of pedestrian
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old Lexington woman is scheduled to be sentenced in September after taking a plea deal in a fatal accident.
Online court records say Krystal Saunders pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular homicide after prosecutors agreed to drop two related counts. Her sentencing is set for Sept. 12.
The Nebraska State Patrol says Saunders’ vehicle struck 32-year-old Alejandra Zamora and a stroller holding her 2-month-old niece while Zamora was walking with the niece’s mother on Aug. 31 in northeast Lexington. Zamora died later at a hospital. Her niece was flown to an Omaha hospital for treatment. The niece’s mother was not injured.
Former gang members unite against violence at Omaha protest
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two Omaha men who were formerly rival gang members have joined together to show their commitment against violence at a local Black Lives Matter protest.
At the protest Friday, Travis Bennett, a former Bloods gang member, gripped a red bandanna. Markail Channel, a former Crips gang member, held the blue bandanna. The men tied the garments together as a sign of harmony.
Multiple photos of the men emerged on social media, two of which have been liked or shared tens of thousands of times. Omaha Police Lt. Ken Kanger of the department’s gang unit also took a photo with the men.
Bennett and Channel were on the brink of fighting five years ago when their Millard South High School principal made them resolve their conflict through dialogue. The men now call themselves brothers.
Man faces 2 homicide counts for Madison County collision
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A 23-year-old Norfolk man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide for a collision last month on U.S. Highway 81 in northeast Nebraska’s Madison County.
Online court records say Brandon Plante also is charged with driving under the influence, second offense, and driving while his license was suspended. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment on Plante’s behalf.
Plante’s arraignment is set for July 21.
Authorities say Plante was driving north in a southbound highway lane on June 26 when he struck an oncoming vehicle driven by 32-year-old Tar Eh. Eh and a passenger in the vehicle, 32-year-old Yeh Htoo, were fatally injured. Both lived in Norfolk.