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NPCC Lady Knights basketball signs Jasmine Satterwhite from Austin, Texas

Jasmine Satterwhite of Austin, Texas signs letter of intent to play basketball for North Platte Community College. Del Valle High School Girls’ basketball coach Steve Alves looks on

North Platte – The North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team has signed Jasmine Satterwhite to a national letter of intent for the 2017-18 basketball season.

Lady Knights Interim Head Coach Ashley Bell said, “Jasmine has great potential. She is a hard worker on and off the court. Her quickness and defensive and ability to score will be a vital part of our program. I am very excited to have her aboard and watch her develop.”

Satterwhite a point guard from Austin, Texas. She played for the Del Valle High School Cardinals, where she shot 40.3 percent from the three-point line and 60 percent from the free throw line.

“Jasmine is an electric player who sees the floor extremely well as a point guard.”, Kandice Smith Del Valle Assistant Girls’ Basketball Coach said, “Her ability to facilitate and keep the tempo of the game provided multiple sparks for the Cardinals this past season.”

Smith said, “Like other point guards Jasmine can finesse her way to the basket drawing in other defenders which disrupts the defense allows her to be a combo threat.”

Satterwhite joins fellow Texan Tiara Hartfield from Houston in the recruiting class of the Lady Knights.

Man dies after motorcycle crashes in Platte County

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A 31-year-old man has died after the crash of his motorcycle in eastern Nebraska’s Platte County.

The accident occurred Sunday, a little more than 5 miles (9 kilometers) northwest of Columbus on U.S. Highway 81.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office says the man lost control of the motorcycle and was thrown off. The Sheriff’s Office suspects the man had been drinking.

He was taken to a Columbus hospital and then flown to a Lincoln hospital. The Sheriff’s Office says he died Monday.

He was identified as William Nickels, who lived in Bellwood.

Man’s body recovered from creek in Kearney

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a man from a creek on the south side of Kearney.

The body was spotted Tuesday in debris about three-quarters a mile (1 kilometer) east from where the man was last seen Monday afternoon. Officers had found a bicycle and clothing on the embankment near where he was originally seen. The search was called off Monday night and resumed around 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The man’s name hasn’t been released yet. Kearney police Sgt. Dennis Byrne says it’s unclear what circumstances led to the man’s death.

Heartland B-cycle expands bike sharing into Sarpy County

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — Heartland B-cycle has expanded its bike sharing into Sarpy County.

B-cycle stations have been installed in downtown Papillion (puh-PIHL’-yuhn) and at the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District headquarters.

The kiosks and bicycles are owned by the city of Papillion and the resources district. Papillion paid $27,000 for six bikes and a nine-stall kiosk. The district paid $33,000 for eight bikes and an 11-stall kiosk. Heartland B-cycle takes care of maintenance.

B-cycle lets people rent bikes and ride them for as long as they like. The bikes can be returned to any B-cycle kiosk.

Papillion spokesman Trenton Albers said B-cycle is “another way of encouraging our residents to be active.”

Most of the system stations are in downtown Omaha, which is in adjacent Douglas County.

US district judge transitioning to inactive status

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Senior U.S. District Court Judge Lyle Strom says he’ll transition to inactive senior status in December.

The Nebraska District Court announced Strom’s decision Tuesday.

The 92-year-old Strom has served as a district judge in Nebraska for 32 years. He was chief judge from 1987 to 1994.

Officials release name of man whose body was found in river

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found floating down the Missouri River.

Boaters spotted the body around 2:15 p.m. Sunday. An Omaha Fire Department river rescue team recovered it near Eppley Airfield on the northeast corner of the city.

Omaha police said Wednesday that the man’s been identified as 32-year-old Tyler Owen.

Police say no foul play is suspected in Owen’s death, but their investigation is continuing. It’s unclear whether an accident was involved.

Officials: Nebraska prisoner who died had drugs in system

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska prisoner serving time for robbery and weapons convictions has died at a Lincoln hospital.

Officials say 22-year-old Daelan Lamere died Tuesday. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of his death, but prison officials say he tested positive for methamphetamine and ecstasy.

Prison officials say Lamere was found unresponsive in his cell at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution on May 27. He was taken to a nearby hospital in Johnson County and later transferred to Bryan West in Lincoln, where he died.

Lamere was sentenced to 6 to 11 years in prison for four counts of robbery and one count of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in Douglas County. He was scheduled for release in September 2020.

The Nebraska State Patrol will investigate Lamere’s death.

Omaha zoo expecting arrival of African elephant from Ohio

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has announced its plan to accept an African elephant from the Toledo Zoo in Ohio.

The bull African elephant, named Louie, is expected to be transferred to Omaha’s zoo within a month. It’s hoped the 14-year-old elephant will breed with one of the Omaha zoo’s five female African elephants to help sustain the genetic diversity of the endangered species’ population in zoos.

In his new home, Louie will join a herd of six other African elephants in the multi-species African Grasslands exhibit, which includes zebras, impalas and a 150,000 gallon pool. The zoo also boasts the largest indoor elephant herd space in North America at 29,000 square feet. Combined, the indoor and outdoor elephant areas total more than five acres.

Study finds pregnancy seems safe for breast cancer survivors

CHICAGO (AP) — A study gives reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have children. Those who later became pregnant were no more likely to have their cancer come back than those who did not have a baby.

This was true even if their cancers were the type fueled by hormones, which soar during pregnancy and theoretically might spur a recurrence.

It’s a big issue — the average age of moms has been rising and more women are being diagnosed with breast cancer in their childbearing years. About 11 percent of new breast cancer cases in the U.S. are in women under 45.

The study involved more than 1,200 women in Europe. Results were discussed at an American Society of Clinical Oncology conference that ended Tuesday in Chicago.

Regents OKs fix to UNL hall home to bats, insects and rodents

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials have approved $40 million to renovate or replace a building on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

The Board of Regents approved the money to deal with Mabel Lee Hall. The building, which dates to 1968 and was last renovated in 1997, is used for classroom and recreation programs.

The building has electrical and plumbing problems, and officials say it’s home to insects, bats and rodents.

Regents say a team of architects will determine whether the building should be renovated or replaced. The project is expected to be completed by 2021.

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