• Zane Drake Valdimar Boot, 20, Maxwell and Elizabeth Annalan Baker, 24, Maxwell

• Christopher James Cumbie, 32, North Platte and Kari Ann Gregory,38, North Platte

• Riley Dean Cochran, 27, North Platte and Annette Marie Reed, 25, North Platte

• Ryan Allen Thompson, 32, North Platte and Staci Lynn Snell, 30, North Platte

• Robert LeRoy Barnhill, 43, North Platte and Pamala Marie Ebert, 46, North Platte

• Jay A Peterson, 59, Dunning NE and Jane Ilene Gracey, 61, Dunning NE

• Jacob Lane Spies, 23, Seguin TX and Breighana Lanae Jahnke, 22, North Platte

• Maximillan Marcelo Isenbart, 26, North Platte and Mary Katherine West, 24, North Platte

• Russell Frank Mavis, 34, North Platte and Shayna Marie Dunn, 35, North Platte

• Christopher Carl Berglund, 29, North Platte and Lori Ann Gilland, 29, North Platte

• Toby Lynn Robinson, 40, North Platte and Melissa Lynn Foote, 35, North Platte

• Daniel Alexander Graves, 20, North Platte and Chyanna Rae Bryant, 19, North Platte

• Michael Edward Jagodzinski, 37, Sutherland and Maria Gabrielle Venzor, 34, Sutherland

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales were expected to drop slightly in July as unusually hot weather kept buyers indoors.

Kelley Blue Book predicted a 1 percent decline from last July to about 1.5 million vehicles, while auto pricing site TrueCar.com expected sales to be flat for the month. TrueCar said some automakers offered big discounts to help beat the heat.

General Motors’ sales fell 2 percent while Ford’s U.S. sales fell 3 percent. Both automakers reported declines in pickup truck sales, their best-sellers, but strong sales of big SUVs. Sales of the Ford Expedition more than doubled, while sales of the GMC Yukon were up 32 percent.

Other automakers will report sales later Tuesday.

SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks is recalling stainless-steel straws it sold in its stores and online after three reports of children suffering “mouth lacerations” while using them.

The Seattle-based company says about 2.5 million of the straw sets were sold in the U.S., and 301,000 were sold in Canada. The straws have a ridge at the bottom that keeps them attached to beverage lids.

Starbucks says people should not let children use the straws, which are rigid and can pose an injury risk.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the straws were sold between June 2012 and this past June. They cost about $6 for a set of three straws. Cups for the straws were sold for between $11 and $30. The straws were made in China and imported by Starbucks Corp.

A sixth person has died as a result of a multiple vehicle crash on I-80 in Keith County on Sunday, July 31.

The Jefferson County Colorado Coroner’s Office has notified the Nebraska State Patrol that the legal death of Terry Sullivan, 56, Denver, occurred on August 1, at 1:02 p.m.(MDT). He remains on life support to facilitate the donation of organs.

Sullivan, was the driver of a 1994 Plymouth Voyager minivan that was among four vehicles and a semi involved in the crash which occurred just before 11:30 a.m.(MDT),Sunday, on westbound I-80 approximately four miles west of Brule. He was transported to Ogallala Community Hospital and then flown by medical helicopter to St. Anthony Hospital.

The crash also claimed the lives of five members of a Minnesota family.

The driver of the semi, Tony A. Weekly, 53, Baker, Florida, is facing charges of felony motor vehicle homicide in connection with the crash. The patrol says Weekly was inattentive and speeding through a construction zone.

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BAYARD, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a fire has damaged the Bayard home of two firefighters.

The fire was discovered by the son of Ryan and Stephanie Dalbey around 10 a.m. Sunday as he arrived at the home on Main Street in Bayard.

Bayard Fire Chief Mike Harimon says the fire started on a couch in the basement. Overheated rechargeable batteries are suspected of touching off the blaze.

Harimon estimates the damage could total $50,000. No injuries have been reported.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been named chief medical officer for Nebraska.

The selection of Dr. Thomas Williams was announced Monday by Gov. Pete Ricketts and Courtney Phillips, who is chief executive officer of the Nebraska Health and Human Services Department. Williams will be replacing Dr. Joseph Acierno, who resigned in May 2015.

Williams is laboratory medical director and chairman of the Pathology Department at Methodist Hospital. He also teaches at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Williams will be director of the state Division of Public Health as well as the state’s chief medical officer. He’s expected to begin his new duties on Nov. 1 and be paid $165,000 a year.

The Kearney Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a “person of interest” in the attempted robbery of a Kearney bank.

At 4:42 pm on August 1, the Kearney Police Department responded to an attempted armed robbery of the Bank of the West at 4407 2nd Avenue. It was reported that the subject approached a teller and demanded money from the bank. The suspect then exited the bank abruptly without any currency. The suspect is described as a W/M 5-11 to 6-0, 140 to 160 pounds in his mid-30’s. He was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, Khaki pants, dark ball

It was reported that the subject approached a teller and demanded money from the bank. The suspect then exited the bank abruptly without any currency. The suspect is described as a W/M 5-11 to 6-0, 140 to 160 pounds in his mid-30’s. He was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, Khaki pants, dark ball

The suspect is described as a W/M 5-11 to 6-0, 140 to 160 pounds in his mid-30’s. He was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt, Khaki pants, dark ball cap and glasses. It appears the suspect has a goatee type facial hair. The suspect was last seen running north out of the bank’s west door. No injuries were reported. No suspect vehicles were seen by witnesses. Please call the Kearney Police Department at 308-237-2104 or Crimestoppers at 308-237-3424 if you have any information.

No injuries were reported. No suspect vehicles were seen by witnesses. Please call the Kearney Police Department at 308-237-2104 or Crimestoppers at 308-237-3424 if you have any information.

Please call the Kearney Police Department at 308-237-2104 or Crimestoppers at 308-237-3424 if you have any information.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Figures from a survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states have dropped again and suggest slow or no economic growth ahead.

A report issued Monday says the Mid-American Business Conditions index fell to 47.6 last month from 50.1 in June.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says global economic uncertainty, including Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, was a significant concern for many of the supply managers in the survey.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth. A score below that suggests decline. The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.