February 2017 – Page 18 – North Platte Post Archive

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office produces 3-D renderings of police shooting scene

Posted on February 12, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A grand jury has been presented with a 3-D reproduction of the scene where a man was shot to death by a Lincoln police officer.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office bought a 3-D scanner in 2015 to assist in crime and motor accident investigations. Attorney Joe Kelly says the renderings can help judges, jurors and attorneys familiarize themselves with the scene of the shooting.

Capt. Josh Clark showed the scanner’s renderings while testifying at the investigation into June 26 killing of Germichael Kennedy.

The scanner has yet to be tested at a criminal trial in Lincoln. Kelly likened the renderings to DNA evidence and says he’s confident it will withstand any legal challenges.

Nebraska mother of quadruplets dies unexpectedly at 36

Posted on February 12, 2017

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 36-year-old Nebraska mother of 8-year-old quadruplets has died unexpectedly.

Christina “Tina” Moore died Tuesday. Her family is awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

Moore leaves behind her husband, Aaron, and the quadruplets, Jack, Joseph, Noah and Grace.

Aaron Moore says he feels lucky to have been married to Tina for 14 years. Milestones in the couple’s life were chronicled by the Omaha World-Herald since the children were born in 2008.

Tina Moore always told the newspaper how much she cherished being a mother to the quadruplets.

Tina Moore’s funeral will be held Tuesday in Papillion.

US gas price drops 5 cents over 3 weeks, to $2.31 a gallon

Posted on February 12, 2017

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped a nickel nationally during the past three weeks, to $2.31.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the decline comes despite a slight rise in crude oil prices.

Gas in Los Angeles was the highest in the continental United States at an average of $2.87 a gallon Friday. The lowest average was in Cleveland, Ohio, at $1.97 a gallon.

The U.S. average diesel price is $2.56, down a penny from three weeks ago.

NP man arrested in Sunday morning shooting

Posted on February 12, 2017February 14, 2017

A 34-year-old North Platte man is in jail after he allegedly shot another man on Sunday morning.

According to Lt. Steve Reeves with the North Platte Police Department, officers responded to the report of a shooting in the parking lot of Nebraskaland National Bank, 121 North Dewey, at around 2:27 a.m., on Sunday.

The party calling 911 reported that her husband, Dustin L. Sauer, had shot a 36-year-old male in the neck.

Reeves says an investigation revealed that Sauer went looking for his wife when she wasn’t at their home.

He eventually found her and the male, as well as another female, in the parking lot of the bank and confronted him. Reeves says a physical disturbance between the two men occurred and, at some point, Sauer produced a large caliber handgun and shot the man in the neck.

The victim was transported to Great Plains Health via ambulance where he was treated for injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening.

Sauer was taken into custody and jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center. He’s been charged with attempted 2nd-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

The handgun was recovered at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

Area Qualifiers for State Wrestling

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017

North Platte Bulldogs

113 – Jayson Scott
120 – Jordan Barber
138 – Alec Manzano
170 – Braiden Ruffin
182 – Jayden Songster

North Platte St. Patrick’s Irish

132 – Cameron Riggs
138 – Brett Riggs
152 – Aaron Allison

Gothenburg Swedes

113 – Trevor Holley
120 – Wyatt Hotz
126 – Bryce Larson
132 – Noah Larson
195 – Noah Gugleman

Hershey Panthers

145 – Jacob Mackley
220 – Bryan McGahan

Maxwell Wildcats

182 – Branden Bardell
195 – Matt Walker

Mullen Broncos

106 – Teven Marshall
126 – Brady Gracey
132 – Jade Lovitt
145 – Josh Cox
160 – Justus Monette
170 – Darren Leibhart
195 – Clayton Hassett
220 – Ryan Jensen

Stapleton Broncos

145 – Seth Simants
182 – Payton Frey

Sutherland Sailors

106 – Ryan Patrick
126 – William White
145 – Derek Gibson
195 – Jarod Nicholson
220 – Robert Muench

Knights six-game win streak comes to an end at Western Nebraska

Posted on February 12, 2017

Scottsbluff –The North Platte Community College Knights basketball team were defeated at the Cougar Palace by the Western Nebraska Community College Cougars 93-91 in a crucial Region IX South Sub-region matchup on Saturday afternoon.

The Knights, who were in sixth place in the South Sub-Region, were hoping to improve their standings and work on their bid for a place in the top four of the sub-region to be able to host a first round game in the Region IX tournament.

Things started out well for the Knights, jumping out to a 7-0 lead and leading by 10 in the first half at 26-16. The Cougars cut the Knights lead to four at 47-43 at the end of the half.

In the second half, with the score being tied at 58-58, the Cougars went on a 14-3 run to take a 72-61 lead for their biggest lead. The Knights whittled away at the Cougars lead and trailed by one at 92-91 with less than a minute to play. After the Cougar’s Jeremy Ruffin went 1-2 at the free throw line, the
Knights missed a last second shot to give the win to the Cougars.

The Cougars, who are 18-9 on the season and 9-4 in the South Sub-Region is a half game behind Laramie County, who leads the South Sub-Region were led in scoring by Djordje Dimitrijevic with 30 points. Trent Harris finished with 14 points, Marlon Sierra added 13 points. RJ Palmer had 12 points and Michael
Connor chipped in 10 points. Vinnie Shahid had six rebounds to lead the Cougars in rebounding.

The Knights drop to 17-6 on the season and 6-6 in the sub-region were led in scoring by Samuel Kearns and Victor Lewis, who finished with 19 points each. Mike Amius was next at 18 points. Godfrey Rolle had 14 points. Amius had seven rebounds to lead the Knights.

The Knights will next travel to Cheyenne, Wyo., to play Laramie County on Wednesday, Feb 15. Tip-off is at 8 pm CST.

Knights softball opens season with doubleheader sweep of Northeast

Posted on February 12, 2017

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Knights softball swept the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks at the Dowhower Softball Complex 7-5 and 13-7 on Saturday afternoon.

In the first game, the Lady Hawks jumped out to a lead in the second inning after a solo home run by Alyson Romey to make the score 1-0. The Lady Hawks added three runs in their half of the third.

The Knights got on the board after Dani Stover tripled and was batted in by Sarah Beaton on a sacrifice fly.

The Knights rallied in the sixth inning. Ana Talaroc-Kaniho had a three-run double to tie the score at five. Two batters later, Shelby Belloni hit a two-run home run to give the Knights a 7-5 lead. Samantha Foster pitched a perfect seventh inning to secure the win for the Knights, including two strikeouts.

Foster pitched a complete game, striking out five Lady Hawks to get the win in game one.

Teanne Edens got the loss for the Lady Hawks, pitching five and one-third innings. Edens struck out 10 Knights.

In the second game once again, the Lady Hawks took the early lead. The first batter Savannah Robertson had a lead-off home run. The Lady Hawks scored two more runs in the first inning.

The Knights rallied scoring one run in the first and six runs in the second to take a 7-4 lead after two.

After the Lady Hawks scored another run in the third, the Knights broke the game open in the third inning by scoring six runs. Erin Renwick hit a three- run home run for the last three runs in the third to make the score 13-5. The Lady Hawks scored a run in the fourth and fifth.

Renwick pitched a seven inning complete game. She struck out one batter, the final batter in the game to get the win.

The Knights are 2-0 on the season and the Lady Hawks drop to 1-3 in the early season.

Nebraska Prep Basketball Scoreboard: 2/11/17

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017

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Workshops scheduled on lake and pond management

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials have scheduled three free workshops on pond and lake management.

The workshops are a joint effort by Nebraska Extension, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Topics include managing waters for fisheries, invasive species, common maintenance problems and toxic algae management.

Reservations are required.

The Grand Island workshop will be held March 2 at the Hall County Extension Office. Register by Feb. 27 at https://go.unl.edu/grandislandlake .

The Weeping Water workshop is set for March 7 at the Cass County Extension Office. Register by March 2 at https://go.unl.edu/weepingwaterlake .

The Columbus workshop is scheduled for March 16 at Pinnacle Bank. Register by March 13 at https://go.unl.edu/columbuslake .

Each workshop is set to begin at 6 p.m. Contact Katie Pekarek at kpekarek2@unl.edu for more information.

Nebraska judicial nominating committee to meet

Posted on February 12, 2017

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A state judicial nominating committee will hold a public hearing in April to receive information on whether to fill a vacant Nebraska judgeship.

The Nebraska Judicial Nominating Commission will meet April 6 at the Hall County Courthouse in Grand Island. The commission will determine whether a vacancy exists in Hall County following the retirement of County Judge Philip Martin Jr.

The meeting is open to the public.

At the hearing, the commission will receive information on the district’s judicial workload statistics and make a recommendation to the Nebraska Legislature as to whether there is a need to fill the vacancy.