NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – The Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center has been scheduled to reopen, now that repairs have been made.
The tower in North Platte was closed Nov. 20 when a water pipe broke in the office area.
The tower is expected to reopen Tuesday.
The 120-foot-tall tower overlooks Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard, which is believed to be the world’s largest rail yard. The tower contains educational and historical displays.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -5. Calm wind becoming southwest between 7 and 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northwest.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind at 8 mph becoming west southwest.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
LINCOLN, Neb. (North Platte Post) – Two separate traffic stops on Interstate 80 in the western and eastern parts of the state led to the seizure of 113 lbs of marijuana.
Just after 1:00 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 2, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis, for speeding on I-80 near the North Platte interchange. A probable cause search led to the seizure of 74 lbs of marijuana. The marijuana was located in four large duffle bags in the truck of the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, Michael A. Clarke, 53, Reno, NV was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
A second traffic stop in Lancaster County led to the seizure of 39 lbs of marijuana. Just after 3:00 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 2, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2005 BMW for failure to signal on I-80 near the Airport interchange (mm 399). Upon contact with the occupants of the vehicle, the trooper smelled the odor of marijuana. A probable cause search led to the seizure of 39 lbs of marijuana. The marijuana was located in a black bag in the truck of the car.
The driver of the vehicle, Sok Khoeun Loeun (M), 27, Fresno, CA and a passenger in the vehicle, Joseph D. Cai, 25, Fresno, CA were each lodged in the Lancaster County Corrections on a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -6. North wind between 7 and 11 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -14. West southwest wind between 3 and 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.
North Platte High School athletic events scheduled for Saturday have been postponed. This includes basketball at Hastings; swimming at Hastings; and wrestling at Kearney. We will keep you posted on dates and times for these rescheduled events.
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 14 mph increasing to between 20 and 23 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light wind becoming north between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a north northeast wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph decreasing to between 6 and 9 mph. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind between 7 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A February trial has been scheduled for a prisoner who’s charged with killing another inmate at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.
Court records say 23-year-old Mohamed Abdulkadir has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and a weapons charge. His trial is scheduled to begin on Feb. 21.
Abdulkadir is accused of killing 22-year-old Michael Grandon, who died June 30 from his wounds.
Grandon pleaded guilty in 2007 to murder and to aiding and abetting murder in the slayings of 38-year-old Lori Solie, of North Platte, and her 5-year-old daughter.
Abdulkadir, of Grand Island, was sentenced in September 2010 to serve 25-to-50 years for aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
He also was convicted of drug and robbery charges.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Hunters in Nebraska have set another record for the number of deer killed this year.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says 64,548 deer were killed during November’s firearm, archery and other deer hunting seasons.
That total is 865 more than last year’s record harvest of 63,683.
The commission says that a full report on the species, sex and age of the deer killed should be available near the end of the year.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway is buying the Omaha World-Herald Co. for $150 million.
Berkshire said Wednesday that it had agreed to buy Buffet’s hometown newspaper. The deal expands the firm’s newspaper holdings despite Buffett’s misgivings about the industry.
Buffett told the World-Herald that Berkshire agreed to pay $150 million cash and assume $50 million in debt to acquire the newspaper he’s been reading since he was a child.
He says even though the newspaper industry is struggling, well-run papers have a good future.
The deal includes daily newspapers the Omaha World-Herald owns in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Grand Island, York, Kearney, North Platte and Scottsbluff in Nebraska.
Berkshire already owns the Buffalo News and has a sizable investment in the Washington Post Co.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Angered by President Barack Obama’s delay of a proposed oil pipeline from Canada, Senate Republicans are moving to force him to act.
A bill introduced by 37 GOP senators, including Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns, would require the administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days, unless the president declares the project is not in the national interest.
The bill has little chance of approval in the Democratic-controlled Senate, but the measure illustrates Republicans’ frustration over the pipeline delay and their belief that Obama is vulnerable on the issue. GOP senators called the $7 billion pipeline the ultimate “shovel-ready” project and said it could create as many as 20,000 jobs.
The 1,700 mile pipeline would carry oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries in Texas.
