...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST /NOON
MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST /NOON
MST/ WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...THEN
  NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
  INTO WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. BLOWING SNOW
  WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN SPOTS LATER TUESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

GERING, Neb. (AP) — Police in western Nebraska found a burglary suspect after following footprints in the snow.

Gering Police were called to a repair shop Sunday morning to investigate a possible burglary.

The tracks in the snow led officers to a home where some of the stolen items and a suspect were found.

The 28-year-old told police he and another man had taken tools, a computer reader, police scanners and emergency lights from the business the previous night.

Police were still searching Monday for the other suspect in the burglary. A third man has been charged with possessing more than $5,000 worth of stolen property.

Some exciting stuff going on at the Prairie Arts Center in North Platte, including the Lewis and Clark Art Exhibit. Listen to our conversation with Wava Best and Cherie Erickson from the PAC.

https://soundcloud.com/eagleradio-1/prairie-arts-center-wava-best-and-cherie-erickson-podcast

McCOOK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Nebraska inmate who reportedly escaped from the Nebraska Work Ethic Camp in McCook is back in custody.

Red Willow County officials say 37-year-old Andrew Blume walked away from the camp Friday. Officials say he was soon found and taken back into custody.

Blume is serving time on burglary and weapons charges.

Authorized by the Legislature in 1997 as a way to reduce prison overcrowding, the work camp was designed for adult offenders to take part in a four- to six-month rehabilitation program while on probation.

The camp was originally meant as an alternative to prison solely for people on probation for committing felonies, but in recent years, it has housed state inmates.

A North Platte couple is facing child pornography charges after they allegedly used social media to transfer images of child pornography.

According to Lieutenant Steve Reeves with the North Platte Police Department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was alerted after someone tried to transfer images of child pornography via a social media account.  They determined that the computer was located in North Platte.

The Nebraska Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which includes the North Platte Police Department, was notified and an investigation was initiated.

Reeves said legal process was served on the social media provider, which led to identifying William Jones and Rayanne Paulman as the suspects.

On December 11, a search warrant was executed on the couple’s home in the 2300 block of East Philip Avenue.

Cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices were analyzed using special preview software, and illegal child pornography images were discovered.

Local law enforcement was notified and, at around 4:30 pm on December 11, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office located Jones and Paulman in Hershey.

They were placed under arrest and jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center on charges of possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.

The couple is being held on ten percent of $200,000 bond.

SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIOCH...LAKESIDE...SPARKS...
VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...CRESCENT LAKE NWR...
OSHKOSH...LEWELLEN...ASHBY...HYANNIS...WHITMAN...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...HALSEY...DUNNING...PURDUM...BREWSTER...ARTHUR...
TRYON...RINGGOLD...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...LEMOYNE...OGALLALA...ROSCOE...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...CODY...ELI...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
330 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015 /230 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...INCREASING
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. BLOWING SNOW
  WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN SPOTS LATER TUESDAY INTO
  WEDNESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More than 1,300 degrees will be handed out later this week during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s winter commencement.

The December commencement exercises will be held Friday and Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Tammy Beck, associate dean of graduate programs and external engagement and associate professor of management in the College of Business Administration, will deliver the address at the Friday graduate and professional degrees ceremonies.

M. Ishaq Nadiri, Jay Gould Professor of Economics at New York University, will deliver the address at the undergraduate commencement on Saturday. He will also receive an honorary doctorate.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Drivers of cars and trucks powered by compressed natural gas could drive across Nebraska if fueling stations open next year as planned.

The expected stations in North Platte would close a major gap on Interstate 80 and allow more vehicles to make the trip from Omaha and Lincoln to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Denver.

One project is moving forward with a $590,000 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust, a state agency that uses Nebraska Lottery money for environmental projects.

Executive Director Mark Brohman says the trust awarded the grant to help promote the cleaner-burning fuel.

Larry Johnson of the Nebraska Trucking Association says working to establish alternative fuels in Nebraska will keep the state competitive.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health care experts are developing a program that will help hospitals and other facilities in the state continue reducing infections.

The state Department of Health and Human Services is working with the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine on the $2.4 million, three-year project.

Some of the infectious disease experts who helped treat patients with the Ebola virus in Omaha will help lead the team.

Dr. Mark Rupp said the team will work with facilities across the state to make sure they are employing current guidelines and tools for preventing infection.

Federal officials estimate that roughly 4 percent of Americans who are hospitalized develop an infection.