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Police: Nobody shot when Omaha officer fired gun at suspect

officer-involved-shootingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say no one was shot when an Omaha officer fired his gun at a man accused of ramming a police cruiser. But both an officer and the suspect suffered minor injuries in a collision just after the shooting.

Omaha police say officers were trying to arrest 30-year-old Robert Coffman on a warrant charging him with felony drug possession and flight to avoid arrest when he rammed a police vehicle.

Police say 32-year-old Officer Sergio Gutierrez fired his gun, hitting Coffman’s pickup. Police say Coffman then drove off in reverse before another police vehicle rammed the front of his truck. Both Coffman and the officer who rammed him were treated for minor injuries.

Coffman is being held in jail. A public defender in his drug case did not immediately return a phone message Wednesday.

Broken Bow woman convicted in 2013 death of toddler

Noah Pryce
Noah Pryce

BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — A Broken Bow woman has been convicted in the 2013 death of a toddler in the western Nebraska town.

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office says a Custer County jury found 26-year-old Brittney Pryce guilty Wednesday of child abuse resulting in death. Pryce faces 20 years to life in prison when she’s sentenced on Nov. 10.

Authorities say 20-month-old Noah Pryce suffered a suspicious head injury in November 2013 while in a car with Pryce and Pryce’s mother, Diane Hill.

Both women were initially charged with second-degree murder. The case against Hill was dismissed in July 2014. A murder charge against Pryce also was dropped.

Authorities say Pryce and her husband, Richard Pryce, were Noah’s guardians.

NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Get First Win

NPCC Knights LogoHastings – “Holy cow, what a game.” That was how Lady Knights Volleyball Coach Alexa McCall described the win over Hastings College Junior Varsity on Tuesday night.

“It wasn’t always pretty, but we won in five,” McCall said.

The Lady Knights defeated the Lady Broncos three sets to two 26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, and 17-15 for their first win of the season. Continue reading “NPCC Lady Knights Volleyball Get First Win”

Donald LeRoy Mowry Service Notice

Donald LeRoy Mowry, 82, of Thornton, CO, formerly of North Platte, died Monday, January 4, 2016, in Colorado.

Cremation was chosen. Graveside Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2016, in Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens with Pastor John Stone officiating. Condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com. Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.

Oversight panel questions Nebraska corrections leader

prisonLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top corrections official is facing questions from a legislative oversight committee about staffing vacancies in his department, a major problem that has contributed to high levels of employee turnover.

Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes acknowledged Wednesday that the number of positions requested in a staffing report was less than what his staff originally recommended.

A draft report by the department initially called for 254 additional positions, at a cost of nearly $12 million a year. That number was lowered in the final report to 138 positions, at a cost of roughly $653,000.

Prison officials note that they’re already taking steps to address staffing problems. Administrators announced plans Wednesday to award a one-time $500 retention bonus for 1,000 employees in jobs with high turnover and vacancy rates.

Man gets 3 years in prison in Lincoln assault case

Isaac Lowery
Issac Lowery

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 38-year-old man has been given three years in prison for beating a woman while holding her in her apartment for eight hours.

Online court records say Issac Lowery was sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. He pleaded no contest to strangulation, false imprisonment, and domestic assault after prosecutors dropped two other charges.

The woman reported in January that Lowery choked and punched her during the ordeal. She says she escaped after eight hours, ran to a gas station and called police for help.

3 people attempt to entice Omaha students into vehicles

police-lights-redOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Public Schools officials say they’ve received three separate reports within the past week of people attempting to lure students into vehicles.

The incidents occurred at Benson High School, South High School and Morton Moccurrediddle School.

Separate emails were sent to Benson and South parents. After the third incident at Morton, all families in the district were notified.

The email says that the students quickly reported the incidents to a nearby adult. All of the incidents have been reported to the Omaha Police Department.

The Benson student was approached by someone in a white van with dark tinted windows and side double doors. The South student was approached by someone in a black Chevy pickup truck.

The Millard and Elkhorn school districts also have reported luring attempts in the past few weeks.

Dog swims over 6 miles, walks 12 more to find family

good-newsBEULAH, Mich. (AP) — A dog swam more than 6 miles and walked a dozen more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan during the weekend.

Edward Casas was boating on the lake Sunday with his wife, Kristin, and the family dog, a 10-month old Belgian Malinois (MAL’-ehn-wah) named Rylee. Casas tells ABC News Rylee went overboard while he was in the engine room trying to figure out a mechanical problem with the boat and his wife was steering.

Casas says he sent out a mayday call on the radio and was connected to a volunteer group that searches for lost dogs.

The next morning someone spotted Rylee going into a nearby campground. Edward Casas says there was a lot of sobbing and hugging when the family was reunited with him.

Motorcyclist killed, 2 other people hurt in Omaha collision

fatal-motorcycle-crashOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old Omaha man has been killed in the collision of his motorcycle with a sport utility vehicle.

An Omaha police news release says a woman riding with the man and the SUV driver were hospitalized.

Police say the accident occurred a little after 12:20 a.m. Wednesday as the motorcycle raced east on Dodge Street, ran a red light and collided with the northbound SUV.

Police say Jed Workman died at the scene. His passenger, 23-year-old Rachel Macchietto, and the SUV driver, 33-year-old Anei Mathet Anei, were taken to Nebraska Medical Center. They live in Omaha.

York County authorities ID man killed in tractor accident

york_co_SherBRADSHAW, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who died after a tractor accident about 2½ miles from Bradshaw.

York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff identified the man Tuesday as 85-year-old David Quiring, who lived in Henderson.

Radcliff says Quiring was mowing the edge of a county road when a tractor wheel went over the edge onto the steep bank, causing the tractor and its attached mower to roll over. Quiring was found dead at the scene, trapped under the tractor.

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