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Missing Lincoln girl found with mom in New Mexico

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A 2-year-old girl taken from her foster home has been found in New Mexico. Lincoln police told the Journal Star that the girl was taken Friday by her biological mother during a supervised visit. She was found Saturday in Las Cruces, New Mexico and placed in protective custody until her foster parents can pick her up. Police say the 24-year-old mother was arrested at a home of a family member in Las Cruces. She’s being held Sunday in the Dona Ana County jail. A hearing is set for Friday to determine whether the girl’s biological parents should still have parental rights.

No foul play suspected in burned body in Neb.

LOUISVILLE, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say no foul play is suspected in the death of a man whose charred remains were found in a burned pickup on Vencil’s Island. Sarpy County sheriff’s deputies discovered the body Saturday morning in the truck found stuck in the sand near the Platte River. The vehicle had been badly burned. Authorities believe they know the victim’s name but are awaiting an autopsy to confirm his identity.

Report of cougar sighting at Neb. golf course

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – A cougar has been sighted in Kearney but authorities have been unable to locate the animal. The Kearney Hub reports a golfer at Meadowlark Golf Course told police he spotted a cougar running across the course near the clubhouse about 1 p.m. Saturday. Nick Fryda with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the ground in the area was dry, so he couldn’t find the animal’s tracks. There have been several reports in recent weeks of cougar sightings in nearby York and Hall counties. Cougars, which also are called mountain lions or pumas, have turned up as far east in Nebraska as Omaha.

Water at Neb.’s Johnson Lake to be lowered

Johnson Lake near Lexington

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) – The water level at Johnson County lake south of Lexington will be lowered for a maintenance project.  KNOP-TV reports that the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District needs to lower the water after Labor Day weekend to replace a circuit breaker and related measures at the hydroelectric plant at the lake. The district says the water level will begin to drop Sept. 6 and should be down about 3 feet by Sept. 26. This allows water to be diverted around the plant. Water levels will return to normal after the project is complete.

Warmer weather returns to Western Nebraska

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South southeast wind between 6 and 13 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 5 and 9 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Lincoln County Jail booking activity- Friday

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Neb. Goodwill employee turns in $2,000 in jacket

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) – An employee at the Goodwill Store in Scottsbluff is getting some good will in return. KDUH-TV in Scottsbluff says the employee was sorting donated clothes last weekend and discovered $2,000 in a jacket. Store Manager Stephanie Quick says the employee rushed into Quick’s office and turned in the money. Quick says it was added to the daily sales, which goes back to the community to help the disabled with housing and job training. Quick says the employee, who doesn’t want to be identified, will be honored for her integrity. KDUH-TV says it’s one of the largest cash-finds for Goodwill Stores in the region. The largest so far was $4,000 hidden in a donated shoe.

Chief Deputy Attorney and daughter injured in crash

Lincoln County Chief Deputy Todd Engleman and his 10 year old daughter were injured in a scooter accident Thursday afternoon near Hershey. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported that Engleman crashed the motor scooter about a mile and a half south of town as he was taking his daughter to school just before 8 a.m. Engleman suffered a broken collarbone in the accident; his daughter came away with road rash. Both were wearing helmets.

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