A 23-year-old man is facing a felony burglary charge after he allegedly broke into a North Platte apartment in late August.

At around 5:00 a.m., on August 21, an officer with the North Platte Police Department responded to the report of a burglary at an apartment in the 800 block of North Jeffers Street.

The officer met with a 30-year-old male who alleged that, after returning from work, he discovered that his door and the lock on it had been “messed with.”

The victim also reported that a television, Blu-ray player and clothing had been stolen from the residence.

Police took a report but say they had no suspects and little evidence in the case.

Then, on September 8, an officer responded back to the apartment complex where the reported theft had occurred and met with a tenant who believed they knew of some stolen property.

The tenant showed the officer the television, Blu-ray player and clothing, which was located in the storage area of the complex.

Through their investigation, officers learned that 23-year-old James Townsend had been living in the storage area of the complex for the past couple months.

Officers made contact with Townsend and placed him under arrest.

He was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and jailed on a charge of felony residential burglary.

Townsend’s bond has been set at ten percent of $25,000.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Officials say attendance at this year’s Nebraska State Fair was the highest since the fair moved to Grand Island from Lincoln in 2010.

More than 352,000 people attended the fair, which closed Monday after opening on Aug. 28. The 11-day total was nearly 11 percent higher than last year’s attendance. The previous record for the Grand Island site was nearly 337,000 in 2012.

The highest attendance for one day at the 2015 fair was Aug. 29, when nearly 62,000 fairgoers entered the fairgrounds.

The Nebraska State Patrol took 82 drivers off Nebraska roads for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) during the nationwide “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” special enforcement campaign, August 21- Sept. 7.

Troopers and communications specialists put in overtime hours during the more than two-week long enforcement campaign thanks in part to a $ 23,500 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS).

Encompassing the heavily traveled Labor Day holiday weekend, the special enforcement was designed to raise awareness of the dangers of impaired driving.

The following statistics are a reflection of statewide activity by the Nebraska State Patrol during the “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” enforcement.

• Michael Allen Phillips, 28, North Platte and Rebecca Sue Loving, 29, North Platte

• Thomas Allen Smith, 28, North Platte and Sharon Nicole Hovey, 27, North Platte

• Gary Lee Moser Jr., 50, North Platte and Loretta Lynn Panzer, 51, North Platte

• Paul Cliffton Baker, 59, North Platte and Ronda Jean VanHouten, 63, North Platte

• Chon Marcel Dilley, 42, North Platte and Holly Krystal Hosselkus, 31, North Platte

• Darrel Lee Bruce, 66, North Platte and Deborah Lynn Taylor, 49, North Platte

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say enrollment in the University of Nebraska system has risen 1.2 percent over last year to hit a 22-year high of more than 51,800 students.

System administrators said in a news release Tuesday that enrollment for the 2015 fall semester at the four campuses and the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is the highest system total since 1993. The agriculture college and the Lincoln and Omaha medical center campuses have set enrollment records, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha has its largest incoming and freshman classes ever.

The Kearney campus reports a decrease of 2.2 percent, however, dropping to an enrollment of more than 6,700.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two central Nebraska companies have been chosen to participate in Gov. Pete Ricketts’ new initiative to expand the state’s skilled workforce.

Ricketts announced Tuesday that Flowserve Corporation of Hastings and Hollman Media, LLC of Kearney will each receive a $125,000 grant through the Nebraska Developing Youth Talent Initiative.

Ricketts unveiled the program in July as a way to lure young people into manufacturing and technology careers by connecting public schools with the private sector.

Flowserve Corporation is the leading business in a consortium of Hastings-area companies that are working with Hastings Public Schools and Central Community College. Holman Media, LLC is an information technology company and application developer that plans to expose more than 1,000 students to careers in its field.

A North Platte has been charged with a felony following an alleged assault on his wife.

According to North Platte Police, officers were called to a residence in the 3600 block of South Jeffers at around 5:40 p.m., on September 7.

Officers learned that a 33-year-old woman had been assaulted by 42-year-old Michael Kelsey.

The victim stated that following an argument, Kelsey pushed her down to the ground and began choking her with his hands.

Police say the victim was able to get up, at which time Kelsey head-butted her in the face and caused injury to her mouth.

The assault allegedly took place in front of three children ages 14, 9 and 4.

Kelsey was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and jailed on charges of felony strangulation, 3rd-degree domestic assault and child abuse.

According to online records, bond has not been set for Kelsey.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that Richard Keith will face a theft charge and said more arrests are expected. Chief Deputy Roland Kramer says Keith, of Evans, Colorado, remains in Lincoln County Jail. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment on Keith’s behalf.

The Sheriff’s Office says the ATVs and trailer were taken from a Lincoln County Roads Department lot in North Platte late on July 29 or early on July 30. The items were recovered last month in the Greeley, Colorado, area.