LINCOLN – A mountain lion was dispatched in Gering during the late morning of July 21, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
A Nebraska Game and Parks conservation officer shot the 60-pound female after it was reported in a residential area of the city.
It is Nebraska Game and Parks’ protocol to kill mountain lions found in municipalities.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained 3 percent in June, the same rate it’s been since June last year.
The Nebraska Labor Department said in the report issued Friday that the preliminary June rate remained well below the preliminary national unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in June — two-tenths of a point above the revised May rate of 4.7 percent.
The U.S. Labor Department says only South Dakota’s preliminary rate of 2.7 percent and New Hampshire’s 2.8 percent were lower in June than Nebraska’s 3 percent.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a Grand Island man who fatally shot a co-worker outside a south-central Nebraska meatpacking plant.
Angelo Bol was sentenced in July to life in prison for the Dec. 15, 2014, killing of 34-year-old Karel Perez-Almaguer in the parking lot of Gibbon Packing in Gibbon. Prosecutors say Bol had been fired that day over a fight a day earlier involving Perez-Almaguer.
In his appeal, Bol argued that the trial court should not have accepted his no-contest plea and that he should have been appointed an interpreter because he had trouble understanding English.
On Friday, the state’s high court rejected that argument, saying Bol could comprehend the trial proceedings and communicate in English.
*EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:00pm*
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 290,000 older Chevrolet Impala sedans in the U.S. because the air bags might not inflate in a crash.
The recall covers Impalas from the 2009 and 2010 model years that were made before Feb. 10, 2010.
GM says in government documents that the front passenger seat frame can rub against the wiring for a passenger detection sensor. Damaged wiring could cut power to the sensor and knock out the air bags.
Air bag warning lights will illuminate if the wires are chafed. But some gauges may not work.
Dealers will add anti-abrasion tape to fix the problem. There’s no schedule yet for when repairs will be made.
VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) — The Cherry County Planning Commission has recommended against approving a permit for a proposed wind farm.
The commission voted against a plan by Bluestem Sandhills LLC to erect 30 windmills over several thousand acres. The commission adjourned early Wednesday morning after several people spoke for or against the project. So many people showed up for the commission meeting at the courthouse that it was moved to Valentine High School.
Critics of the plan cited fears about the environment. A company representative didn’t immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press.
...Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday... * high temperatures will be near 100 degrees today and Friday. Humidity will combine with the heat and produce index values over 105 degrees in places during the afternoon hours. There will be only minimal relief overnight with low temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. * Impacts: the longevity of this event will result in a dangerous situation for sensitive groups...children...the elderly...or those with medical conditions. Leaving a child or pet in an enclosed vehicle can be deadly...even for a short time. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors. |
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus this year in western Nebraska’s Scotts Bluff County.
The case was reported earlier this month.
Experts say most people who are infected have no symptoms or experience only mild, flu-like symptoms. The most vulnerable people are those who are at least 50 or have weakened immune systems.
The virus is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes, which acquire the virus by feeding on infected birds.
Nebraska reported 68 human cases of West Nile virus and two deaths last year. In 2014, eight deaths were blamed on West Nile virus.
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — The Lexington City Council is expected to consider a use permit for a mosque that’s been operating downtown without the permit.
City and mosque officials have been negotiating since the city sued the Islamic Center of Dawson County, saying a certificate of occupancy hadn’t been obtained and a conditional use permit was required before the former laundromat can be used for religious purposes.
The city Planning Commission has approved the use permit and forwarded the issue to the council for its consideration Tuesday.
The City Council originally voted Dec. 22 to deny the permit, citing concerns about parking and what was best for development and redevelopment of downtown.
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 34-year-old Scottsbluff man has died after crashing his dirt bike.
The accident occurred in Scotts Bluff County around 2:20 p.m. Monday. The Nebraska State Patrol says Patrick Mosher drove his motorcycle out of a private driveway, crossed County Road 27 and rammed into a canal ditch.
The patrol says Mosher died in the crash.
