Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind between 6 and 13 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind between 10 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 8 mph.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind between 7 and 14 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind between 8 and 13 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind between 9 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A baby boy has died in North Platte, and his mother has been accused of not getting immediate medical attention for him.
Authorities say 44-year-old Christine Sytek, of North Platte, has been arrested on suspicion of intentional child abuse that resulted in death. It’s a felony charge.
Police say Sytek waived down a passer-by early in the morning on Sunday and asked the person to call 911. Police say Sytek told the person the baby wasn’t breathing.
Police say an emergency crew took the baby to Great Plains Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Prosecutors say the baby had been born at Sytek’s home and was premature. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results. Sytek’s being held on $100,000 bail. Online court records don’t list her attorney.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A young dog is recovering after being rescued from the icy waters of a western Nebraska lake near North Platte.
The golden retriever, Emmy, fell into Lake Maloney on Sunday, probably while she was chasing eagles on the ice.
Jess Phillips, who owns Emmy, says a neighbor came to his door to report that Emmy had fallen into the water about 300 yards from shore.
The Lincoln County dive team and sheriff’s deputies responded.
The divers suited up for the icy water and took a boat out to the ice gap where Emmy was struggling.
After Emmy was pulled out, she was taken to a veterinarian with a body temperature about 10 degrees below normal.
Phillips told the station that the dive team members “risked their lives to save my dog, and it’s pretty special to me.”
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 10 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind between 7 and 14 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind between 5 and 11 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind between 6 and 11 mph.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reminds the Nebraska Cornhuskers heading to and from Florida’s Capital One Bowl game to check traffic before heading out by calling 511, visiting FL511.com or downloading the new 511 app on iTunes. FDOT’s 511 Traveler Information System updates travelers on crashes, congestion and construction on all of Florida’s interstates, toll roads and major metropolitan roadways. Callers can also use 511 for free phone transfers to Florida’s airports, seaports and neighboring 511 systems in Georgia and Louisiana.
The Florida 511 app is the newest addition to FDOT’s suite of resources for traffic information. The app features the same traffic and travel time information as the phone system and FL511.com website. The free 511 app uses the iPhone’s GPS tracking to provide users with traffic information within miles of their location. Users can even view traffic cameras associated with crashes on their iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with the 511 app.
Florida travelers can register for My Florida 511 personalized services to hear and receive custom traffic alerts from FDOT on any cell phone or landline. Users can visit FL511.com to register their route to hear traffic and travel time information on those routes first when calling 511. Travelers can also register to receive traffic alerts via e-mail, text and/or phone call. My Florida 511 users can customize alerts based on time of day, day of the week and severity of incident.
Safety Tips
Call 511 before driving, at a rest area or have a passenger call to avoid talking while driving
Customize your trip at FL511.com before leaving to minimize time spent on the phone
Always wear a safety belt
Don’t drink and drive
Florida 511 Features
Traffic information on all interstate highways, toll roads and many other metropolitan roadways
Commuter travel times and reports on crashes, lane closures, construction and severe weather affecting travel
Public transit, airport and seaport information
AMBER, Silver and LEO alerts (Silver Alerts notify the public when law enforcement agencies are searching for missing adults or citizens with cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) Alerts notify the public when law enforcement officers are searching for an offender(s) who has seriously injured or killed a law enforcement officer.)
FL511.com provides travel information, traffic camera views and free personalized services, including customized travel routes and e-mail, text and phone call alerts
Voice-activated and touch-tone navigation available
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind between 7 and 11 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon, mixing with snow after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 10 mph increasing to between 34 and 37 mph. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph decreasing to between 17 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
New Year’s Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a north northwest wind between 15 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – For the third straight year, North Platte Regional Airport will miss the passenger threshold for $1 million in federal funding.
Airport manager Mike Sharkey said that if that airport had reached the mark of 10,000 departing passengers by this weekend it could have qualified as a primary airport. He says that allows such airports to automatically receive Federal Aviation Administration grants that would pay for up to 95 percent of project costs.
He says passenger numbers are a little over 9,000 for the year, up 3 percent from last year.
Western Nebraska Regional Airport in Scottsbluff also reports that it fell short of its passenger goal for 2011 and will lose out on the $1 million in federal funding.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 8 to 11 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. West northwest wind between 13 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming south.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 29 and 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
“Save the Date!” The Quality Inn and Suites/Sandhills Convention Center has announced that January 27, 2012 will be the 9th Annual Super Bride Sunday. Vendors from around the area will showcase their wedding goods and services from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. A bridal fashion show will take place at 3:00 pm.
Make your plans to attend today!
For more information, contact:
Cody Odell
[email protected]
308.535.6162
Darrell Drullinger
[email protected]
308.532.9090
