Police have arrested a 20-year-old woman accused of hitting her teenage brother with her car, then leaving the scene of the accident.

Kyra Gray was arrested Monday night on suspicion of reckless driving, driving while her license was suspended and leaving the scene of an accident.

Police say Gray was involved in a disturbance with another party and fled in a vehicle, striking her 16-year-old brother in the process.

He was taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Gray was still in the Lincoln County jail on Tuesday morning and could not be reached for comment.

(AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman says all U.S. and state flags in Nebraska will be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting.

Flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 20. Heineman made the announcement in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama.

A former Navy man opened fire Monday morning inside a building at the heavily secured Washington Navy Yard. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.

(AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman says he understands Grand Island’s disappointment over the loss of its veterans home — but that the city needs to accept it.

Heineman responded to questions last week during Husker Harvest Days about how Kearney was awarded a new $121 million veterans home that will replace the outdated facility in Grand Island.

Heineman says bids of the four cities that sought the project can be found online.

But some say scoring on the bids doesn’t make sense. Grand Island state Sen. Mike Gloor said he was shocked to see that Grand Island and Kearney had the same score for available workforce. He says Grand Island should have scored higher since it already has a veterans home workforce.

(AP) — A two-vehicle crash in central Nebraska that killed one man and injured three other people over the weekend is being investigated.

Buffalo County Attorney Shawn Eatherton said Monday that 30-year-old Joshua Gapp of Kearney died in the crash on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say Gapp was driving north on Highway 10 in a 1994 Infinity car before the accident.

When Gap tried to turn west on Highway 30 a few miles east of Kearney, a 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck collided with his car.

Three people in the truck were taken to a hospital in Kearney with non-life-threatening injuries.

Gapp died at the scene and an autopsy has been ordered.

(AP) — For the first time, the government is estimating how many people die each year from drug-resistant bacteria.

Officials say more than 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses stem from germs that are hard to treat because they’ve become resistant to drugs.

Antibiotics became widely available in the 1940s, and today dozens are used to kill or suppress the bacteria behind everything form strep throat to the plague. But as decades passed, some antibiotics stopped working. Experts say their overuse and misuse have helped make them less effective.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the figures Monday.

(AP) — The head of Nebraska’s state prison system is retiring after nearly four decades with the department.

Bob Houston has served as director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services since 2005, when he was appointed by Gov. Dave Heineman. The 63-year-old’s decision to step down was announced Monday.

Houston has worked in the department for 38 years, having started his career as a counselor at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. In a statement, Heineman thanked Houston for his “excellent service” to the state.

The department has faced tough questioning in recent months after several fatal incidents involving inmates who were allowed on work release or furloughs, or who had recently been released.

The most recent case involved Nikko Jenkins, who is suspected of killing four people shortly after he was released.

(AP) — An Omaha banker is kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a vow to serve no more than two terms if elected.

Pinnacle Bank chairman Sid Dinsdale pledged to serve as a “citizen senator” during a campaign stop Monday in Lincoln. The Republican hopeful cast himself as a pro-business conservative with experience in agriculture.

Dinsdale also received an endorsement from former Nebraska athletics director Tom Osborne, a longtime friend and former congressman.

Dinsdale is the fourth GOP candidate to jump into the primary. The candidates are looking to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns, who is not seeking re-election. So far, no Democrat has entered the race.

The other candidates are Omaha attorney Bart McLeay, former State Treasurer Shane Osborn, and Ben Sasse, the president of Midland University in Fremont.

The American Red Cross is joining local emergency officials in western Nebraska in suggesting that residents who live along the South Platte River to begin preparing for potential flooding.

“By preparing together for flooding, we can make our families safer and our communities stronger,” said Susan Epps, Disaster Program Manager. “We can help you and your family create a preparedness plan now, before our community is threatened by rising flood water.”

As with any disaster, preparation can be the difference between life or death. The Red Cross recommends that individuals and families prepare for floods by:

 

• Creating and practicing a Disaster Plan: Talk to everyone in your household about what to do if a flood occurs. Decide where you would meet and who you would contact in case of flooding. Assemble and maintain an emergency preparedness kit. Be prepared to evacuate your family and pets at a moment’s notice. Listen to area radio and television stations for possible flood warnings and reports of flooding in progress.

 

• Assembling an Emergency Preparedness Kit: Kits should contain a first aid kit and essential medications, foods that don’t require cooking or refrigeration and manual can opener, bottled water, flashlights and a battery-powered radio with extra batteries, copies of important documents and other emergency items for the whole family.
• Heeding Flood Warnings: Listen to your local radio and TV stations for updated flood information.  A flood WATCH means flooding or flash flooding is possible in your area. A food WARNING means flooding or flash flooding is already occurring or will occur soon in your area. When a flood or flash flood warning is issued for your area, head for higher ground and stay there.

 

• Relocating During Flood Warnings: Stay away from flood waters. If you come upon a flowing stream where water is above your ankle, stop, turn around and go another way. If you come upon a flooded road while driving, turn around and go another way. If you are caught on a flooded road and waters are rising rapidly around you, get out of the car quickly and move to higher ground.

 

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.

A 29-year-old North Platte man will spend the next 7 to 17 years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary.

Cody Jolliffe was sentenced on three counts in Lincoln County District Court on Monday.

Jolliffe was convicted of burglarizing Kohler Trailer Sales, a Lincoln County Residence and Ideal Linen.

Prior to sentencing, Lincoln County District Court Judge, Donald Rowlands, noted Jolliffe’s lengthy record that goes back to 1995 when he was still a juvenile.  Rowland’s said that since that time, Jolliffe has been in Court nearly every year.

Jolliffe took responsibility for his actions and told the Court that his problem with drugs and alcohol contributed to every crime he has been accused of.

Jolliffe was given credit for 170 days served in jail.

Jacob Moser was sentenced to 6 to 14 years in prison for the crimes on September 9th.

A North Platte woman has been charged after she allegedly threatened to kill her husband and herself with a kitchen knife.

According to a North Platte Police Department news release, Officers responded to a disturbance in the 1500 block of West 4th Street at around 3:00 a.m. Monday morning.

Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the 43-year-old male victim who was standing outside the residence.  He told Officers that his wife, 40-year-old Vicky Winder, has threatened to kill him and herself with a large serrated kitchen knife.

Officers say they located Winder is a downstairs bedroom of the residence and immediately detained her due to her agitated state.

Following further investigation, Officers determined there was probable cause to arrest Winder and charge her with Felony Terroristic Threats, Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony and 3rd Degree Assault.

Winder was arrested and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.