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Lady Knights lose 13th straight to Northeast 92-52

NPCC Knights LogoNorth Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team were defeated by the Northeast Community College Lady Hawks 92-52 Friday evening at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.

The game started out close with the Lady Hawks holding a 23-17 lead at the end of the first quarter.

During the second quarter, the game remained close until with the score at 38-31 in favor of the Lady Hawks, Sam Caruth hit four three-pointers to help the Lady Hawks go on a 14-6 run to make the score 52-37 at the midway point.

The Lady Hawks held the Lady Knights to six third quarter points and scored 18 to open up the game at 70-43.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Knights could not get their offense going, scoring only nine points and allowed 22 points.

The Lady Hawks are 22-2 on the season. Five Lady Hawks scored in double figures led by Caruth with 22 points. Maddie Egr was next with 14 points. Aida Santana added 13 points. Maeva Katantou had 12 points and Iva Belosevic chipped in 10 points. Jerrica Neal had eight rebounds for the Lady Hawks.

The Lady Knights are 7-14 on the season. Two Lady Knights were in double figures. Jessica Lovitt had 18 points and Thomesha Wilson added 17 points. Wilson had six rebounds to lead the Lady Knights.

The Lady Knights are in action next when they travel to Goodland, Kans., to face the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks.

ESPN Radio 1410 will be broadcasting the game. It will also be on the Internet at www.northplattepost.com.

Tip-off is at 5 pm CST.

7-month-old NP girl killed in Logan County Crash

fatal-accidentAuthorities say an seven-month-old North Platte girl has died following a two-vehicle crash in logan county.

According to the Nebraska State Patrol, the crash happened on Friday morning when 30-year-old Matthew Plunk, of North Platte, was traveling eastbound on US Highway 92 and collided with a deer. Officials say the collision caused Plunk to lose control of his vehicle and veer into the westbound lane.

At the same time, 26-year-old Allison Rosentrater, of Arnold, was traveling westbound and collided with Plunk’s vehicle.

Troopers say Plunk had two passengers in his vehicle, 30-year-old Stacy Shannon, also of North Platte, and their daughter, Isabella Plunk.

As a result of the collision, Isabella was ejected from the vehicle.  Officials say it does appear that she was in a car seat.

Isabella was transported by helicopter to Great Plains Health, where she died.

Matthew Plunk and Shannon were both transported to Great Plains Health with unknown injuries.  Rosentrater was treated at a Callaway hospital and released.

The crash remains under investigation.

Helen Howard-Chamberlain

Helen Howard-Chamberlain, age 86, formerly of North Platte, passed away December 29, 2016 in Newport Coast, CA. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday February 10, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in North Platte with Pastor Steve Nofel officiating. Burial will follow at the North Platte Cemetery. Adams and Swanson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

NP woman wanted for December knife slashing arrested

Victoria Arriola
Victoria Arriola

A 28-year-old North Platte woman who police have been searching for since a December knife attack has been arrested.

On December 23, 2016, officers responded to the Emergency Room at Great Plains Health where a 20-year-old female victim was being treated for a possible stab wound.

Officers arrived and found that the woman had a large laceration to her scalp and forehead area, which was several inches long and required numerous staples.

The victim told officers that she had been at the Knights Inn Motel, 501 Halligan Drive, when she had been assaulted.

Officers responded to the motel and located the room where the alleged assault had occurred. Investigator John Deal says blood evidence was found inside of the room.

Several witnesses in the room were interviewed, and it was determined that Victoria Arriola owed the victim money and had been invited to the room by the victim.

Deal says Arriola and a male subject arrived and a confrontation took place, at which time Arriola reportedly produced a large fixed-blade knife and slashed the victim across the head. Arriola and the male then left the scene.

According to Deal, statements made by witnesses made it obvious that the disagreement revolved around the distribution of methamphetamine.

Officers searched for Arriola but were unable to locate her and a warrant for her arrest was issued.

On February 2, an officer saw a vehicle with no license plates driving in the 700 block of West Ninth Street and conducted a traffic stop.

The officer made contact with the male driver, Steven Perez, and a female passenger identified as Arriola.

Arriola was taken into custody and jailed on charges of 1st-degree assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

Perez was jailed for felony driving under suspension.  Deal says his license was suspended for 15 years.

A knife was recovered during the course of the investigation but Deal says investigators have not confirmed that it was the knife used in the attack.

The victim recovered from her injury.

North Platte Forecast-February 3

NWS-North-PlatteToday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43.

Nebraska lawmakers weigh raising some public records costs

NE LegislatureLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are considering making public records requests more expensive for non-residents.

The Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard a bill Thursday from Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue. It would allow state and local government agencies to charge out-of-state requesters the salary of officials who compile records.

Blood says the bill should dissuade companies that file large public records requests and then sell the information they receive. She says it shouldn’t affect ordinary citizens requesting documents. Fees also wouldn’t apply to media outlets.

Several cities and schools boards say they’ve lost money and staff time to extensive requests from a private company in Florida that compiles and sells local government purchasing information.

Omaha receives among last refugees before full ban employed

omahaOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Afghan family became among the last refugees to land in Omaha before President Donald Trump’s executive order freezing all refugee resettlements took full effect.

Rahimullah Rahimi, his wife and three young children arrived at Eppley Airfield on Wednesday after flying from halfway around the globe.

Lacey Studnicka, who helps coordinate refugee resettlement for Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, says the group had a lot of families scheduled to come in February, but that it received cancellation notices.

The president’s order suspends all refugee resettlements for 120 days and bars for 90 days any travel into the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries. It also indefinitely barred Syrian refugees and cut the number of refugees that will be accepted this year from 110,000 to 50,000.

Nebraska Legislature continues budget debate with no vote

ne-legislature-13LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers still aren’t any closer to passing a proposal meant to balance the state’s finances during the five months left in the current budget cycle.

The Legislature adjourned for the day Thursday without voting on the bill.

Several lawmakers argued with Gov. Pete Ricketts’ decision to allocate less money than budgeted to agencies earlier in the fiscal year. Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln says the budget lawmakers approve is meant to be followed.

The budget bill would impose across-the board cuts, make withdrawals from cash funds and take back unspent money from departments.

Senators could vote Friday on an amendment to send the measure back to Legislature’s Appropriations Committee to reconsider cuts.

Deal allows Yellowstone bison slaughter

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana and federal officials have reached a deal that allows the mass slaughter of wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park, while sparing 25 animals that American Indians want.

The Associated Press obtained details of the agreement Thursday.

The spared animals will be kept at a government research facility to monitor for disease and later relocated to Montana’s Fort Peck Reservation.

A dispute over their fate had stalled the park’s plans to kill up to 1,300 bison this winter to curb the species’ migration into Montana.

Park administrators last year proposed relocating a small group of bison to the reservation as an alternative to slaughter.

When Montana livestock officials objected over disease concerns, park officials said they would kill the animals. Gov. Steve Bullock temporarily halted all slaughters on Jan. 19, lifting that order Thursday.

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