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PenAir announces reorganization, termination of Denver hub

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An air carrier based in Alaska says it’s filing a Chapter 11 reorganization plan.

PenAir announced Monday it’s closing its Denver hub pending approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The move would end essential air service routes between Denver and Liberal and Dodge City, Kansas, and North Platte and Kearney, Nebraska.

The company says a transition to a new carrier usually takes 30 to 90 days.

PenAir had previously announced it was ending Portland, Oregon, regional routes. All but an essential air service route between Portland and Crescent City, California, are to be shut down after Monday.

Operations in Alaska and Boston will not be affected.

PenAir CEO Danny Seybert in the announcement says the reorganization will allow the company to emerge as a stronger airline.

Grand Island police say man killed by hit-run driver

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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Grand Island authorities say a 29-year-old man has been killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Police say officers were dispatched to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Monday to check a report about a man lying on the ground. He was soon pronounced dead.

Police say the man had moved to Grand Island from another state a couple months ago. His name hasn’t been released. An autopsy has been ordered.

Authorities are looking for the driver and the vehicle that hit the man. No arrests have been reported.

Nebraska commission begins hearing on Keystone XL pipeline

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A state commission that will decide whether to approve or deny the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska has kicked off the first day of legal hearings on the project.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission is scheduled to hear testimony in a series of hearings that could run from Monday through Friday.

The $8 billion pipeline would transport oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta, Canada, across Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines that feed Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

On Monday, attorney Dave Domina grilled an executive who would manage the project about why TransCanada had created multiple companies and which ones would be held accountable.

Authorities ID man whose body was recovered from lake

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FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an Omaha man whose body was recovered from a lake near Fremont in eastern Nebraska.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office identified the man Monday as 45-year-old Eugenijus Balsys.

His body was recovered around 9:20 p.m. Sunday from Lake Victory. Sheriff Steve Hespen says he fell off a personal watercraft earlier Sunday while moving it from a campsite to a docking location.

Lincoln officials mull police radio dispatch accessibility

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials are wondering whether to restrict public access to police radio dispatches.

Public safety officials are seeking input internally, from media outlets and others over access to the police department’s primary channels.

Dispatchers on police radio channels relay information to officers on everything from minor crashes to shootings. News outlets often depend on those channels to track crimes and accidents in the city.

Public Safety Director Tom Casady says the city’s switch to a new digital radio system by early 2018 gives the police department the option to encrypt its radio channels. He says the potential for encryption has officials weighing privacy, officer safety and criminal apprehension concerns while considering the merits of police transparency.

Doris J. Swanson

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Doris J. Swanson, 73, of North Platte, passed away August 4, 2017 at Great Plains Health.

Doris was born to Vernon and Sophia (Morrison) Joy on August 13, 1943 on the Morrison farm near Arnold, Nebraska. She graduated from Arnold High School with the Class of 1961. Following graduation she went to Grand Island to be a bookkeeper. A friend introduced her to the love of her life, Dean Swanson. They loved to dance to polka music, “the faster the better,” she always said. They got married September 5, 1964 in Arnold, Nebraska and then moved to Omaha. A year later they had a daughter, Charlene. In 1968, they moved to North Platte for Dean to work. In January 1970, Karen was born. Her girls were very important to her when Dean worked overtime. She did a lot of different things. She was on a women league of bowling in the mornings. Friday nights she was on a mix league with her husband. Then she started playing bingo and Dean would call so they were always together. Her other hobby was watching her grandson, Keith, play soccer, baseball and racing go-karts. She always like having family around the house during holidays. She and her husband enjoyed going gambling on their birthdays and anniversaries.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Morris Joy; her mother-in-law, Sophia Swanson and father-in-law Ed Swanson.

Doris will be deeply missed by her devoted and loving husband of 52 years, Dean Swanson; daughters, Charlene (Alan) Burnside of Stapleton and Karen (Keith) Faler  of North Platte; grandchildren, Priscilla (Greg) Vega, Dean Burnside  and Keith Faler, lovingly referred to as “Shorty” by grandma; great granddaughter, Avery Vega; brothers, Cal Joy of Arnold and Larry (Gloria)Joy of York.; sister, Carol Wing of Grand Island; sister-in-law, Eleanor Belke of Doniphan and nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Delp officiating. The family request casual attire. Burial will be at the Arnold Cemetery. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.

Jason D. Roth

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Jason D. Roth, 37, of North Platte, passed away August 1, 2017. He was born on October 30, 1979 to Mark and Janice (Anderson) Roth in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jason graduated from Maywood High School with the class of 1998. He joined the U.S. Army and after his discharge he returned to North Platte. Jason enjoyed spending time fishing.

He is survived by his parents; brothers, Christopher (Kerry) Roth, Michael (Terra) Roth, and his twin brother Jeromy (Angela) Roth; also nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 7, at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior. Burial will be at the North Platte Cemetery. Casket will be closed.  Memorials are suggested to the Disabled Veterans. Online condolences may be shared at carpentermemorial.com. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is in care of arrangements.

Woman’s body found in wooded area of Cass County

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WEEPING WATER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area near Weeping Water in eastern Nebraska.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the discovery was reported Saturday evening.

An autopsy has been ordered. The woman’s name hasn’t been released.

Nebraska State Patrol union head takes issue with report

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The head of the Nebraska state troopers’ union is pushing back against portions of a governor’s report detailing problems within the Nebraska State Patrol, saying the report unfairly puts part of the blame on the union.

Patrol Sgt. Brian Petersen, president of the State Troopers Association of Nebraska, said Friday that the union supported the recent firing of patrol head Brad Rice and had sought to highlight problems within the patrol prior to the governor’s report.

Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday released a report that blasted patrol leaders for what it said were several failings, including trying to influence the outcome of internal investigations.

The report also said Rice had an “unduly familiar” relationship with Petersen that allowed Peterson to influence patrol decision-making.

Petersen vehemently denied that.

‘Dark Tower’ tops slow weekend with $19.5M at box office

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NEW YORK (AP) — After a decade of development and several postponements, the long-awaited Stephen King adaptation “The Dark Tower” debuted with an estimated $19.5 million in North American ticket sales, narrowly edging out the two-week leader “Dunkirk.”

The so-so result for “The Dark Tower,” starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, wasn’t spectacular, but ambitions had already been scaled down for the movie, made for about $65 million by Sony Pictures and Media Rights Capital.

Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic “Dunkirk” slid to second with $17.6 million in its third week. It’s now made $133.6 million domestically.

Another long delayed film made its debut. The Halle Berry thriller “Kidnap” opened with $10.2 million.

In its first week of wide release, the Kathryn Bigelow-directed docudrama “Detroit” disappointed with $7.8 million.

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