CRAWFORD, Neb. (AP) – Officials say a 38-year-old man was fatally injured when he was struck by a train as he stood between the tracks in Crawford.
The Dawes County Sheriff’s Office says Cody Raben was struck around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Raben, of Crawford, was taken to Chadron Community, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office says Raben may have been drinking alcohol before the incident.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a Lincoln police officer saved the life of choking baby. Police say the 1-year-old girl was choking on a balloon and not breathing when Officer Ryan Duncan arrived at the scene around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. According to Omaha television station KETV, police say Duncan performed “back blows” on the baby until part of the balloon dislodged. The Mayo Clinic describes “back blows” as a first aid technique in which a choking child is thumped on the back while positioned with his or her head down. The baby was taken to a hospital and was expected to recover.
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – A Kearney woman has died after her car collided with a train west of Grand Island. Grand Island police say 76-year-old Lana Lowell didn’t stop Saturday evening at a railroad crossing, drove around the warning gates and into the path of the Union Pacific train. The train crew spotted the car and sounded its horn but couldn’t stop in time to avoid a collision. A police officer was in the area and witnessed the crash.
WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) – A man has died after being hit by a Union Pacific train near Waterloo. The incident was reported to the Douglas County sheriff’s office about 5 a.m. Sunday but fog hindered rescuers’ attempts to locate the victim. His pickup was found parked next to the railroad tracks, and his body was found a short time later. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office has not released his name. Deputies told KETV-TV that the death is believed to be a suicide. A Union Pacific spokesman says the 137-car coal train was traveling from Wyoming to Iowa.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Lexington rendering plant faces a federal lawsuit over water sent to the city’s treatment plant. The lawsuit says STABL Inc., formerly operating as Nebraska
By-Products Inc., exceeded the allowable limits for chemicals in water sent to the treatment plant on dozens of occasions between 2006 and 2010. That contributed to violations at the city plant regarding the amount of pollutants in discharged into Dawson County Drainage Ditch (hash)1, Spring Creek and the Platte River. A message left by The Associated Press for STABL’s owner, Irving, Texas-based Darling International Inc., wasn’t returned. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. It says STABL could be fined $32,500 to $37,500 for each time it exceeded the chemical limits.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A North Platte woman accused of manslaughter in the drug death of her sister won’t be able to attend her sister’s funeral. The funeral for Esther Smith is scheduled for Friday. Authorities suspect Smith died of a drug overdose. Autopsy results are pending. North Platte station KNOP reports that 40-year-old Elizabeth Crawford asked a Lincoln County judge on Thursday to let her out of jail to attend the service. Judge Mike Piccolo refused, citing the gravity of the crime. Crawford remains in custody, pending $250,000 bail. She’s charged with manslaughter and a felony charge of drug possession with intent to deliver. Her attorney, Bob Lindemeier, said Friday that he expected Crawford would plead not guilty.
A powerful storm system moved through southwest Lincoln County on Wednesday afternoon, leaving extensive damage and large hailstones in its wake. A tornado warning was issued with the storm, but no confirmed touch downs were reported. The storm also wreaked havoc on the Wallace area as it moved south into Hayes County.
