NORTH PLATTE, Neb.– Three very large and expensive pieces of equipment have been stolen from a North Platte property, and the recovery and arrest of the individual is possible with your help!

On August 7^th between 8AM and 8:45AM at the 2602 West Walker Road residence a vehicle backed up to a silver 16ft H&H flatbed which contained two John Deere riding mowers.

The thief took-off with the flat bed and the two mowers it contained.

Items stolen:

• Model LT 160 John Deere riding mower, valued at $1500.00
• Model Z425 John Deere riding mower, valued at $3000.00
• Silver, 16 ft, H&H flatbed trailer bearing NE 15-X4243, valued at $2000.00

Any contact or information regarding these items, please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

SIDNEY Neb- A former assistant high school foot ball coach received three years of probation after he pleaded guilty for possession of multiple drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop.

Forty two year old Robert Lewis had both Marijuana and Hashish in his car when he got pulled over. Lewis pleaded guilty in May for two drug possession charges to receive three months of probation Wednesday in Cheyenne County District Court.

Lewis coached the Sidney Red Raiders and also helped coach track and field.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

LINCOLN, Neb.- Near the start of summer the common carp living in both Lake Maloney and Sutherland Reservoir experienced a mass die off causing a fishy smell and much concern.

According to a release from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission the tests that were sent to Washington State University revealed no explanation for the “mortality” seen in just the common carp.

At least seven different diseases contributed to the death of some of the sampled carp, though the koi herpes virus was not present in any of the samples.

At Sutherland Reservoir nearly about 8,500 common carp were washed ashore and less than 1,000 were seen at Lake Maloney.

For officials to understand the die-offs better more testing may be required.

North Platte Neb– What began as a normal night at the bar for two at Brother’s Bar in North Platte turned theft and arrest.

At 10PM August 8^th an officer from the North Platte Police Department responded to a call of a stolen vehicle at Brother’s Bar. The victim alleged his acquaintance 26 year old Shane Fisher stole his 1999 Chevy Silverado, Fisher may have decided to take the vehicle for a ride.

The officer found Fisher somewhere near his home in the 400 block of North Bare. Fisher was indeed operating the Chevy pickup.

There was probable cause to believe Fisher was operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol thus receiving a field sobriety test. While undergoing the test Fisher made an attempt to flee on foot, but was quickly apprehended, restrained, and brought to the Lincoln County Detention Center where he was booked for DUI 4^th Offense, Resisting Arrest, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Driving Under Revocation (15 Year Revocation), refusal to Submit to a Preliminary Breath Test, Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska native Jeremy Scott failed to qualify for the Olympic finals in the pole vault competition.

Scott, who grew up in Norfolk, Neb., cleared the qualifying height of 5.5 meters Wednesday in London. But Scott didn’t advance because it took him two attempts and he failed to clear 5.6 meters.

The 31-year-old Scott was competing in his first Olympics.

He was the runner-up at the last two U.S. outdoor championships and won the indoor competition in 2003. He also won the indoor and outdoor title in NCAA Division III while he was a student at Allegheny College.

Scott trains with Bell Athletics in Jonesboro, Ark.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

North Platte Neb. (North Platte Post) The current drought situation across Nebraska and surrounding states is causing difficulties for both farmers and residents. There have been reports of some farmers having trouble keeping crops healthy due to drought conditions.

North Platte seems to be weathering the drought better than most, according to Mayor Mark Kaschke. “Here in North Platte we’re in really good shape. If you look at our peak day June 19^th North Platte used 14,000,000 gallons of water. That’s nowhere near capacity and well below peaks we reached in 2000”, says Kaschke.

Kaschke says lack of moisture hasn’t hurt city parks because they utilize a well system not the city water supply.

The current drought has been in effect since July 3^rd affecting counties across the state prompting Nebraska Governor Dave Heinemann to declare the state a disaster area.