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North Platte man accused of intentional child abuse again

James Coleman
James Coleman

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A North Platte man who was accused of child abuse in 2009 has been charged in a new case.

Online court records say 31-year-old James Coleman Jr. is charged with four counts of felony intentional child abuse. A phone listed for him is no longer in service. The court records don’t list the name an attorney who could comment for him. Coleman’s arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 8.

The new case began June 4, when hospital doctors told police about several fractured ribs and a skull fracture they found on Coleman’s 2-month-old baby, who’d been taken to the hospital.

Court records say Coleman was charged with intentional child abuse causing injury in 2009. He pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of misdemeanor assault and was given 12 months’ probation.

Getaway driver sentenced for Kearney credit union robbery

jailKEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — The man who drove two others back to Chicago after they robbed a Kearney credit union has been sent to prison.

Clifton Hudson was sentenced Thursday to 16½ years and ordered to pay nearly $123,000 in restitution jointly with co-defendants Patrick Wigley and Thomas Dunlap. Hudson had pleaded guilty.

Wigley was sentenced to 17½ years and Dunlap was given 11 years for their roles in the Oct. 17, 2014, robbery of the Kearney Federal Credit Union.

Authorities say Hudson was living in Kearney when Dunlap and Wigley traveled there the day before the robbery. Hudson drove the two to the credit union office, drove them away afterward and soon took them back to Chicago, where they divided their haul.

Carl J. Waak

carl-waak

Carl J. Waak, 92, of North Platte, passed away January 11, 2017, at Great Plains Health. Carl was born on April 22, 1924, in Polk, Nebraska to Carl F. and Freida (Stach) Waak. He graduated from Polk High School in 1942. He was united in marriage to Marlys Crewdson on April 29, 1945. He was a salesman for Briggs Pump Company for over 30 years. He was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and was an avid golfer, especially at Lake Maloney Golf Course.

Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Marlys; and parents.  He is survived by a son, Terry (Ellen) Waak of Lincoln; a daughter, Lynn (Don) Feldman of Charleston, South Carolina; a brother,  LeMoyne (Vera)  Waak of Michigan; four grandchildren, Keri (Danny) Chambers, Joel Waak, Greg (Heather) Feldman and Jessica (Josh) Blackstone; four great grandchildren, Haley and Grace Chambers, Dylan and Julia Feldman.

Memorials are suggested to the Our Redeemer Building Fund or Our Redeemer School.  Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Services will be 10:30 a.m.  Monday, January 16, 2017 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with the Reverend Robert Wiest officiating.  Burial will be at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church.  Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

North Platte Weather-January 13

forecast-graphic-january-13-2017Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Light south southeast wind.
Sunday
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 2pm, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow and freezing rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Snow and freezing rain likely, becoming all snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
M.L.King Day
Snow. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Police: Omaha’s first 2017 homicide victim killed by truck

crimeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have disclosed that Omaha’s first homicide victim of 2017 was killed when he was intentionally run over by a pickup.

Police said Thursday that investigators are searching for a white Ford pickup caught on surveillance video outside the convenience store where 40-year-old Seth Hansen was run over and killed early Jan. 7. Hansen worked at the Speedee Mart just north of 138th Street and West Maple Road.

Police said Thursday that its not known whether Hansen knew the driver of the truck that hit him.

Authorities are asking for the public’s help and are offering a $25,000 reward for any tip that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Omaha could be sued for pub fire

lawsuit-settlementOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The city of Omaha could potentially face lawsuits from Old Market property and business owners after a fire broke out in one of the businesses housed in the building.

The city was notified this month by the property and business owners that they suffered losses in the fire that broke out January 2016 at the historic M’s Pub. Records with the City Clerk’s Office say 11 notices have been filed with the city, with proposed claims totaling more than $11.5 million.

The dispute that could decide if the city gets sued centers on whether or not a car was parked in a metered spot over a utility cover outside the pub, delaying emergency response to the blaze.

Old Market property and business owners must now wait a maximum of six months before receiving a response from the city.

CVS puts out generic competitor to EpiPen at a 6th the price

Medical-ChartCVS is now selling a rival generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen at about a sixth of its price, just months after the maker of the emergency allergy treatment was eviscerated before Congress because of its soaring cost to consumers.

The drugstore chain says it will charge $109.99 for a two-pack of the authorized generic version of Adrenaclick, a lesser-known treatment compared to EpiPen, which can cost more than $600.

CVS Health Corp., the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, says it cut the price of the generic version of Adrenaclick nearly in half.

The treatments are used in emergencies to stop anaphylaxis, the potentially fatal allergic reactions to insect bites and stings and foods like nuts and eggs.

Ricketts seeks tax cuts, agency mergers amid $900M shortfall

Gov. Pete Ricketts
Gov. Pete Ricketts

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is calling on lawmakers to pass a property tax overhaul, merge state agencies and approve incremental income tax cuts that would begin in 2020.

The Republican governor also used his third annual State of the State address to call for lighter job-licensing regulations in a variety of professions.

The plan would lower the state’s top income tax bracket in increments anytime state revenue grows by more than 3.5 percent. It also would change the way property taxes are calculated, using a landowner’s potential income rather than a land parcel’s market value.

Ricketts’ speech came in the midst of a projected $900 million budget shortfall. His plan calls for budget cuts at the University of Nebraska and state agencies, but increases funding for K-12 public schools.

Arby’s to sell venison sandwiches in Nebraska next week

arbysOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Fans of venison in Nebraska can go from the end of deer hunting season this weekend to sandwich hunting season next week.

Arby’s says it will sell its venison sandwiches at two Nebraska stores next week because people in the state clamored for the creation after an initial offering elsewhere last fall.

Arby’s says the venison steak sandwiches will be offered at a restaurant in Lincoln near 55 and O streets starting on Wednesday, and a day later, an Omaha restaurant near 136th Street and Maple Road will start selling the item.

The restaurant chain says Nebraskans called, e-mailed and spoke out online most about wanting venison sandwiches after they were briefly sold at 17 stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Georgia during the fall.

Leon Tyan Death Notice

Leon Tyan, age 78, formerly of North Platte, passed away Thursday January 12, 2017 at the Broken Bow Care Center.  Services are pending at Adams and Swanson Funeral Home.

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