ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko Stores has filed for bankruptcy protection as it makes plans to close more stores.

The company says excessive debt and ongoing competitive pressure are forcing it to seek protection from creditors. Shopko is reporting assets of less than $1 billion and liabilities of between $1 billion and $10 billion.

Shopko says it plans to continue operating through Chapter 11 reorganization after securing $480 million in financing from a group of lenders led by Wells Fargo Bank. The financing will allow Shopko to continue to pay employees, vendors and suppliers.

The retailer, headquartered near Green Bay, says it will close 38 more stores. Last month, it announced plans to close about 40 of its more than 300 stores across the country.

Shopko Closing Locations
Format Street Address City State Zip Expected Close Date
Hometown 333 S. LINCOLN BURLINGTON CO 80807 4/15/2019
Hometown 401 US HIGHWAY 24 LEADVILLE CO 80461 3/3/2019
Hometown 415 US HIGHWAY 24 N BUENA VISTA CO 81211 3/3/2019
Shopko 313 NORTH ROOSEVELT AVE BURLINGTON IA 52601 4/15/2019
Shopko 4810 AVENUE O FORT MADISON IA 52627 4/15/2019
Hometown 2402 CENTRAL AVE. ESTHERVILLE IA 51334 4/8/2019
Hometown 200 RED BULL DIVISION DRIVE WEBSTER CITY IA 50595 3/3/2019
Hometown 1620 N. 2ND STREET CHEROKEE IA 51012 3/3/2019
Hometown 1180 S 16TH ST CLARINDA IA 51632 4/15/2019
Hometown 911 S K AVE VINTON IA 52349 4/8/2019
Hometown 808 4TH ST. SOUTHEAST HAMPTON IA 50441 4/15/2019
Hometown 2220 HWY 175 WEST ONAWA IA 51040 4/15/2019
Hometown 106 SMITH STREET BLOOMFIELD IA 52537 4/15/2019
Hometown 1425 EDGINGTON AVENUE ELDORA IA 50627 3/3/2019
Shopko 2100 CALDWELL BLVD. NAMPA ID 83651 4/15/2019
Shopko 8105 W FAIRVIEW AVENUE BOISE ID 83704 3/17/2019
Shopko 2655 SOUTH BROADWAY AVE BOISE ID 83706 4/8/2019
Hometown 110 WATTERS DRIVE DWIGHT IL 60420 3/3/2019
Hometown 1520 W. 9TH STREET MOUNT CARMEL IL 62863 4/8/2019
Hometown 2052 E COMMERCIAL AVE LOWELL IN 46356 4/15/2019
Hometown 1215 E. MAIN STREET ATTICA IN 47918 4/15/2019
Hometown 840 NORTH U.S. 41 ROCKVILLE IN 47872 4/8/2019
Hometown 100 CROSS COUNTRY PLAZA BATESVILLE IN 47006 4/8/2019
Hometown 710 N LL AND G AVENUE ANTHONY KS 67003 3/3/2019
Hometown 87 S FOSSIL ST RUSSELL KS 67665 3/3/2019
Hometown 1401 STATE STREET PHILLIPSBURG KS 67661 3/3/2019
Hometown 821 WEST CRAWFORD STREET CLAY CENTER KS 67432 3/3/2019
Hometown 1702 MAIN STREET SCOTT CITY KS 67871 4/15/2019
Hometown 1212 W. MAIN STREET LYONS KS 67554 3/3/2019
Hometown 908 E. 14TH STREET LARNED KS 67550 3/3/2019
Hometown 300 CROSS STREET BURLINGTON KS 66839 4/8/2019
Hometown E 9916 M28 EAST WETMORE MI 49895 4/8/2019
Hometown 3825 S. HURON ROAD STANDISH MI 48658 3/17/2019
Hometown 56419 POKAGON STREET DOWAGIAC MI 49047 4/8/2019
Shopko 2820 HWY 63 SOUTH ROCHESTER MN 55904 4/15/2019
Shopko 1001 HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH FAIRMONT MN 56031 4/15/2019
Hometown 416 U.S. HIGHWAY 59 MAHNOMEN MN 56557 3/3/2019
Hometown 216 MAIN AVENUE NE WARROAD MN 56763 4/15/2019
Hometown 810 DIEKMANN DRIVE PAYNESVILLE MN 56362 3/3/2019
Hometown 101 S. POLK ALBANY MO 64402 3/3/2019
Hometown 812 HARVEST HILLS DRIVE CARROLLTON MO 64633 4/8/2019
Hometown 459 GRAND AVE MEMPHIS MO 63555 4/15/2019
Hometown 600 US HIGHWAY 2E WOLF POINT MT 59201 4/8/2019
Hometown 117 WEST 1ST AVENUE PLENTYWOOD MT 59254 3/3/2019
Hometown 602 MAIN AVENUE WEST ROLLA ND 58367 4/15/2019
Hometown 1420 NORTH 7TH STREET OAKES ND 58474 3/3/2019
Hometown 1709 MAIN STREET LIBSON ND 58054 3/3/2019
Hometown 935 3RD STREET SE MAYVILLE ND 58257 3/3/2019
Hometown 1900 HWY 49 BEULAH ND 58523 4/8/2019
Shopko 4200 SOUTH 27TH STREET LINCOLN S NE 68502 4/15/2019
Shopko 601 GALVIN ROAD SOUTH BELLEVUE NE 68005 4/15/2019
Shopko 100 SOUTH 66TH STREET LINCOLN NE 68510 4/15/2019
Shopko 3400 NORTH 27TH STREET LINCOLN NE 68521 3/3/2019
Shopko Closing Locations
Format Street Address City State Zip Expected Close Date
Shopko 6845 SOUTH 27TH STREET LINCOLN NE 68512 4/15/2019
Hometown 133 TROTTER AVENUE ORD NE 68862 3/3/2019
Hometown 211 S. 23RD STREET PLATTSMOUTH NE 68048 4/8/2019
Hometown 1217 SOUTH HIGHWAY 71 KIMBALL NE 69145 3/3/2019
Hometown 908 WEST AVENUE D LOVINGTON NM 88260 3/3/2019
Hometown 825 VALLEY STREET MINERVA OH 44657 4/8/2019
Hometown 378 LEWISVILLE ROAD WOODSFIELD OH 43793 4/8/2019
Shopko 60 NE BEND RIVER MALL AVE BEND OR 97703 4/15/2019
Shopko 1601 W. 41ST ST SIOUX FALLS SD 57105 4/15/2019
Shopko 4501 EAST ARROWHEAD PARKWAY SIOUX FALLS SD 57110 4/15/2019
Hometown 614 W 3RD STREET REDFIELD SD 57469 3/3/2019
Hometown 905 W SD HIGHWAY 46 WAGNER SD 57380 3/3/2019
Hometown 620 E HIGHWAY 12 WEBSTER SD 57274 3/3/2019
Hometown 1208 N HIGHWAY 77 DELL RAPIDS SD 57022 3/3/2019
Hometown 1135 MT. RUSHMORE ROAD CUSTER SD 57730 4/8/2019
Hometown 124 LUMAR DR JACKSBORO TX 76458 1/19/2019
Hometown 1000 US BUSINESS 67 PRESIDIO TX 79845 3/3/2019
Shopko 5959 SOUTH STATE STREET MURRAY UT 84107 4/8/2019
Shopko 2165 EAST 9400 SOUTH SANDY CITY UT 84093 3/17/2019
Shopko 1553 WEST 9000 S WEST JORDAN UT 84088 4/15/2019
Shopko 5800 SOUTH REDWOOD ROAD TAYLORSVILLE UT 84123 3/17/2019
Shopko 1018 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD OGDEN UT 84404 4/15/2019
Shopko 4850 WEST 3500 SOUTH WEST VALLEY UT 84120 4/15/2019
Shopko 747 SOUTH MAIN BRIGHAM CITY UT 84302 4/15/2019
Shopko 125 S STATE STREET OREM UT 84058 3/17/2019
Shopko 955 NORTH MAIN STREET SPANISH FORK UT 84660 4/15/2019
Hometown 94 NORTH 400 EAST DELTA UT 84624 3/3/2019
Hometown 1174 N. MAIN STREET NEPHI UT 84648 3/3/2019
Hometown 860 S MAIN STREET BLANDING UT 84511 3/3/2019
Hometown 660 N MAIN ST BEAVER UT 84713 3/3/2019
Shopko 5801 SUMMIT VIEW AVE YAKIMA WA 98908 4/8/2019
Shopko 5500 MARTIN WAY E LACEY WA 98516 3/17/2019
Shopko 4515 SOUTH REGAL STREET SPOKANE WA 99223 3/3/2019
Shopko 1450 SOUTH GRAND AVE. PULLMAN WA 99163 4/15/2019
Shopko 216 S. MILITARY AVE. GREEN BAY WI 54303 4/15/2019
Shopko 3415 CALUMET AVE. MANITOWOC WI 54220 4/15/2019
Shopko 1710 S. MAIN ST. WEST BEND WI 53095 4/15/2019
Shopko 2400 ROSE STREET LA CROSSE N WI 54603 4/8/2019
Shopko 7401 MINERAL POINT RD. MADISON WI 53717 4/15/2019
Shopko 1578 APPLETON RD MENASHA WI 54952 4/8/2019
Shopko 1200 MAIN STREET STEVENS POINT WI 54481 4/15/2019
Shopko 2201 ZEIER RD. MADISON WI 53704 4/15/2019
Shopko 1771 WISCONSIN AVE GRAFTON WI 53024 4/8/2019
Shopko 699 S GREEN BAY ROAD NEENAH WI 54956 4/15/2019
Shopko 1800 PLOVER ROAD PLOVER WI 54467 4/15/2019
Shopko N 66 W 25201 COUNTY VV SUSSEX WI 53089 4/8/2019
Express W3208 VAN ROY ROAD BUCHANAN WI 54915 2/15/2019
Express 2101 EAST EVERGREEN DRIVE (Express Location) APPLETON WI 54913 2/28/2019
Hometown 406 GATEWAY AVENUE MAUSTON WI 53948 3/3/2019
Hometown 1010 SOUTH MAINLINE DR SEYMOUR WI 54165 4/8/2019
Hometown 142 S HWY 20 THERMOPOLIS WY 82443 4/8/2019
Hometown 925 NORTH 6TH STREET GREYBULL WY 82426 3/3/2019

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Baseball fans are welcome to enter an online drawing to buy season tickets to the College World Series.

Fans who enter by midnight CST on March 1 will be eligible to be selected to buy up to four season tickets to the CWS, which is held in June each year at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.

The number of tickets available is to be determined and based on existing season-ticket holder renewals. Most of the tickets for new applicants will be in the upper level of the stadium. Season ticket holders can request seat relocation in future years.

People whose names are drawn will receive email notice by March 6. Season ticket prices range from $425 to $476.

Fans can apply at NCAA.com/CWSTickets and CWSomaha.com.

RALSTON, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha woman has been given five years of probation for stealing more than $41,000 when she worked for an Omaha suburb’s chamber of commerce.

Douglas County District Court records say 43-year-old Michelle McElligott was sentenced Tuesday. She’d pleaded guilty to felony theft. Her lawyer told the judge that McElligott had paid restitution to the Ralston Chamber of Commerce and its insurer.

A court document says that, without permission, McElligott wrote more than 60 three-figure checks to herself on an account belonging to the commerce. The court document says the last check was written on July 12 for $745.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal trial in Nebraska has been pushed to March for a man suspected of being the “AK-47 bandit,” who investigators believe robbed banks in five states.

A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion by Richard Gathercole for a new court-appointed attorney and set trial for March 25.

Gathercole has pleaded not guilty to robbery and other charges. He’s accused of stealing more than $90,000 in August 2014 from a bank in Nebraska City, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Omaha.

Officials believe Gathercole carried an AK-47 while robbing banks in California, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington.

Gathercole, of Roundup, Montana, was arrested in June 2017 near Lexington, Nebraska, after a sheriff’s deputy spotted a pickup truck that Kansas authorities had reported stolen by a man who fired at a state trooper.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state government collected less tax revenue than expected in December.

The Nebraska Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that net receipts for the month totaled $387 million, which is nearly 9 percent below official state estimates of $425 million.

The monthly report says net sales-and-use, individual income and miscellaneous taxes were all below projections. Net corporate income taxes were higher than expected for the month.

The projections were set in February by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board and adjusted for new legislation that passed last year.

Nebraska State Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton says December’s tax collections were low in part because the department issued a large number of refunds that month. He says the state is still close to projections in the current fiscal year.

ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) — A 6-year-old girl has died in a two-vehicle crash in northwestern Nebraska crash.

The crash happened Monday evening on state Highway 385. Investigators say 6-year-old Alyssa Mazanec, of Hemingford, died after the vehicle her mother was driving attempted to turn left and was hit by a semitrailer that that tried to pass the girl’s vehicle.

Investigators say Alyssa was thrown from the vehicle and died.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Online brokerage TD Ameritrade has found a way to let customers instantly fund their brokerage accounts by using Apple Pay and their debit cards.

The Omaha-Nebraska-based company says the new service will eliminate delays investors usually encounter while funds are verified for a new account.

TD Ameritrade’s Sunayna Tuteja says using technology can help streamline the process for investors.

TD Ameritrade clients will be able to deposit up to $10,000 a day in their brokerage accounts using their debit cards and Apple Pay. Credit cards aren’t allowed.

TD Ameritrade officials say the delays when funding a new account are a common complaint.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts called on lawmakers Tuesday to approve a new property tax package and boost funding for Nebraska’s prison system in the face of a looming state deadline to reduce overcrowding.

Ricketts unveiled the plans in his annual State of the State address that focused heavily on taxes while highlighting his new college scholarship initiative and a proposed tax exemption for military retirees.

Ricketts is seeking a constitutional amendment to prevent local property tax revenues from growing by more than 3 percent annually. Lawmakers would have to place the issue on the 2020 ballot for voters to approve.

The Republican governor’s plan would provide $550 million in state dollars over two years to the property tax credit fund, a 23 percent increase over the previous budget cycle. The fund provides money to local governments to reduce what property owners would otherwise have to pay.

Ricketts also backed a bill that would require the state to guarantee at least $275 million a year for the property tax credit fund and prevent lawmakers from withdrawing the money for other purposes.

“Property tax relief is the number one priority Nebraskans want as I travel the state, and many of you have shared similar stories with me from your districts,” Ricketts said in his remarks.

Ricketts said his combined proposals would deliver “immediate relief and structural reform” for property owners who frequently complain about their tax bills. But he said he was open to other ideas, including measures that would change the way agricultural land is valued so it more closely aligns with farm incomes.

“As we work on property tax relief, any proposal should help control spending, fit in the budget and cannot raise taxes on one group of people to raise taxes on another group,” he said.

The governor’s proposed budget recommends an additional $49 million to build two new high-security units at the Lincoln Correctional Center and $6.6 million to increase staffing and rehabilitative programs for inmates. The new housing units would allow for an additional 384 beds, while the rehabilitative programs are intended to cut recidivism rates.

Nebraska’s corrections department faces a July 1, 2020, deadline imposed by the Legislature to lower its inmate population to 140 percent of what its facilities were designed to hold. If the department falls short of that target , the prisons will fall into an automatic “overcrowding emergency” that will force state officials to consider paroling all eligible inmates right away.

Ricketts said his funding proposal “will help assist in bringing our prison population below the emergency level set by the Legislature”

Ricketts also called for increased state funding to K-12 public schools and the University of Nebraska, as well as a scholarship program for students in high-demand areas such as engineering and information technology.

State spending would increase at an average rate of 3.1 percent annually under the governor’s budget proposal. Ricketts said much of the increase is driven by the funding boost for K-12 schools and the voter-approved measure to expand Medicaid under the federal health care law.

“We have a responsibility to the people we care for and the people who pay the bills, the taxpayers,” he said. “Let’s put Nebraskans first as we work on this budget.”

Mid-Plains Community College announces President’s List

The following students qualified for the President’s List at Mid-Plains Community College during the 2018 Fall Term. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

Nebraska

Anselmo – Luke Christen

Brady – Madison Christophersen, Colton Lovitt, Jessica Most, Daniel Wardyn

Cambridge – Cole Nickerson

Cozad – Ashley Linke, Steven Walker

Culbertson – Brittany Williams

Curtis – Colleen Mortensen

Gothenburg – Keisha Blake, Dillon Higgins, Dillon Wilkerson

Grant – Kaden Kammerer

Holdrege – Tatiana Young

Imperial – Mikaela O’Brien

Indianola – Rhonda Tryon, Jack Vogel

Kearney – Ronald Foutch

Lewellen – Ramona Steward, Shaun Swoboda

Lexington – Hana Brock, Bianca Gomez, Cesar Venegas-Villezcas

Louisville – Nicholas Snodgrass

Maxwell – Natalie Miller

McCook – David Brewster, Mary Kain, Brittanie Nolan, Emmerie Roth, Elise Stevens, Sydney Thompson, William Watts

North Platte – Larry Allen, Emily Bagley, Alyssa Bergeron, Larissa Berol, Jack Carlson, Kayla Douglas, Troy Dye, Danny Fourtner, Lucas Friedrich, Jonathan Hastings, Alexandria Hatch, Matthew Haynes, Dawson Heinzen, Ashley Husemoller, Haley Jackson, Gary Koch, Haiden Kreber, Rebecca Lindley, Gabrielle Menghini, Jayden Miles, Brian Mixer, Angel Murphy, Mercedes Nolda, Lindsi Orr, Kaitlyn Ostrander, Nathan Ostrander, Sarah Phares, Mirabella Pigati, Vanessa Rodriguez-Sanchez, Bailey Roeder, Jessica Slattery, Keifer Smith, Nathan Snider, Ryan Sorenson, Jonathan Spradlin, Patricia Tofilau, Jade Vak

Ogallala – Justine Gall

Ord – Ashley Carson

Paxton – Ashley Lugar, Justin Neilsen

Stapleton – Dylan DiGiovanni

Sutherland – Angela Evans, Scott Taylor, Alyssa Weber

Tryon – Caleb Goosey

Venango – Valerie Perez

Wauneta – Zachary Thompson, Roseanna Vapenik

California

Carlsbad – Michael Trunfio

Pleasant Hill – Liliana Belton

Colorado

Colorado Springs – Makenna Bodette

Fleming – Shaylee Johnson

Granby – Kiera Barr

Nucla – Carlie Wytulka

Wheat Ridge – Emily Anderson, Aurora Storrer

Iowa

Hubbard – Ricks Polk

Richmond – Candice Biltz

Oregon

Bend – Nickolas Gylling, Travis Martin

Virginia

Fort Belvoir – Preston Parry

Washington

Seattle – Valerie Schaeffer

Spokane Valley – Travis Oliver

Wyoming

Laramie – Luke James

AUSTRALIA

Willetton, Western Australia – Emma McLean

CANADA

Summerville, New Brunswick – Shaun Hickey

MOZAMBIQUE

Maputo – Nelo Nducuia

SPAIN

Badalona, Barcelona – Laura Mata Garcia

Mid-Plains Community College releases Dean’s List

The following students qualified for the Dean’s List during the 2018 Fall Term at Mid-Plains Community College. To be eligible, they had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours of college-level courses and maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 – 3.89 on a 4.0 scale.

Nebraska

Arcadia – Clay Bauer

Arthur – MacKenna Turner

Big Springs – Caprice Brown

Blair – Mark Starks

Brady – Jared Most, Jerry Mull

Broken Bow – Ina Bradley, Laurissa Epley

Callaway – Grady Lashley, Jessie Parshley

Cambridge – Aubri Ross, Kristian Roth

Cozad – Karleigh Kleinknecht

Culbertson – Beth Hoyt, Emma Matson, Courtney Searcey, Matthew Searcey

Curtis – Rylie Brown, Payton Kahler

Eddyville – Zachery Jones

Enders – Cydney Spady

Gering – Kaylee Bohnsack

Gothenburg – Tanis Sack, Olivia Williams

Grand Island – Vann Stevenson

Grant – Logan Cunningham, Whitney Spencer

Hastings – Ty Neill

Hershey – William Schillinger, Konner Sonneman

Imperial – Diana Benitez Aguilar, Taylin McNair, Rogelio Vargas

Indianola – Drew Hofman, Alec May, Wyatt McConville, Kayela Parker, Patrick Sughroue, Bethany Vogel

Lexington – Katy Esquivel Cruz

Loomis – Ethan McKenna

Maxwell – Emily Breinig, Jeremy Ochsner

McCook – Bradley Ackermann, Jaden Bryant, Zachary Burkey, Taye Collicott, Kyle Geisler, Easton Gillen, Allison Johnson, Steven Keenportz, Halie Lindquist, Nicholas Macfee, Alyson Marin, Trevor Oberg, Mary Osborne, Casey Quagliano, Madison Riemenschneider, Ian Shepherd, Danielle Slaby, Brandon Smith, Ethan Wilcox

Memphis – Cody Magness

North Platte – Britni Bandy, Rylee Brott, Kayla Bush, Nicholas Bussard, Jamon Davis, Evan DeKok, Taitiana Ditch, Jed Dizmang, Nicholas Doucet, Kelsey Epp, Tyler Floro, Amanda Hanson, Samuel Hergenrader, Makenzi Humphrey, Megan Johnson, Madison Kleewein, Jennifer Lantis, Dasia Lively, Elijah Malsbury, J’Naea Matlock, Kathleen McIntyre, Megan Morash, Brooke Orr, Jade Osborn, Dalton Prokop, Shawn Simpson, Amanda Smith, Seth Smith, Kathryn Smitherman, Samantha Sonneman, Lyndell St. Clair, Brandon Tolle, Eric Travis, Gary White, Ryan White, Kade Wroot

Ogallala – John Diaz, Ethan LeGrande

Omaha – Tanner Cissell, Ashley Ellingson, Connor McGonigal

Paxton – William Babbitt
Stapleton – Brady Baumgartner, Kaylie Beierman, Ashley Houser, John Main

Sutherland – Alexandra Baker, Shelly Compton, Ashley Hanneman

Thedford – Danya Mintle, Seth Pearson

Valentine – Luke Hockenbary, Michelle Witt Moore

Wallace – Austin Hanson, Abbey Rohde

Walton – Austin Jensen

Colorado

Aurora – Hannah Jensen

Breckenridge – Graham Gaspard

Brighton – Makayla Harris

Delta – KC Carlson

Fleming – Bailey Chintala

Greeley – Levi Dart, Hannah Emerson, Isaac Vargas

Lakewood – Chanel Siebenthal

Littleton – Ashlynn Krueger

Windsor – Kali Kelley

Wray – Kedric Tufton

Florida

New Port Richey – Katie Cox

Hawaii

Makawao – Maysen Medeiros

Iowa

Council Bluffs – Alea Binkly

Kansas

Belvue – Reed Murray

Effingham – Jade Hollands

North Carolina

Charlotte – Ngoye Bobmanuel

New York

Henrietta – Kailee White

South Dakota

Aberdeen – Karley Martin

Texas

Houston – Da’May Jones

League City – Donta Smith

Wyoming

Dayton – Angel Richards

CANADA

Richmond, British Columbia – Kayla Harrison

Victoria, British Columbia – Emily Charchuk

Brampton, Ontario – Samuel Lebel

Gatineau, Quebec – Anthony Kingsbury

FINLAND

Helsinki – Iftin Mao

GERMANY

Hamburg – Lena Goerke

ITALY

Rome – Tommaso Mostarda

LATVIA

Valmiera – Edgars Kaufmanis

NIGERIA

Akoka – Chidi Okwarabizie

SPAIN

Reus – Anna Sanjuan

UKRAINE

Kiev – Ilya Tyrtyshnik