LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Game and Parks has begun a four-year research project on mountain lions.

Game and Parks plans to place GPS tracking collars on up to 15 mountain lions captured in the Pine Ridge, Wildcat Hills, Niobrara River Valley and elsewhere across the state.

The commission wants to improve population estimates and improve information about possible livestock losses.

People who see or capture images of mountain lions on trail cameras are encouraged to call Game and Parks immediately at 402-471-0641.

• Bradley Allen Fletcher, 24, North Platte and Allysun Ray Garrett, 20, North Platte

 

• Christian Gabriel Timothy Farmer, 19, North Platte and Ceara Grace Roundy, 19, North Platte

North Platte Community College’s theater department will have open auditions for a spring production of “The Good Doctor” by Neil Simon.

Auditions will be from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 11 at NPCC’s McDonald-Belton Theater. They will be open to the public and no experience is necessary to try out. NPCC students, staff, administration and North Platte community members are all welcome to audition.

A prepared 1-minute long monologue is preferred, but not required. Actors may be asked to return for a callback audition, during which they will be asked to recite a provided monologue.

The play requires three to six actresses and three to five male actors. All must be age 20 or older. If there are not enough people to fill the cast, an alternative play may be selected.

Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16 and continue Monday through Friday from 6-9 p.m. each day, however, all actors may not be required to be there every night. Performances will be at 8 p.m. April 8 – 11.

For more information, or to make special time arrangements, contact Ritch Galvan at 535-3767 orgalvanr@mpcc.edu.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward could be featured on an episode of a TV reality show.

Later this month, museum staff and Seward officials will try to convince Roger Barganier to build an exhibit that would be featured on his History Channel-affiliated show “Museum Men.” The Florida-based show focuses on Barganier and his team of craftsmen as they design and build historical exhibits for museums across the country.

Jerry Meyer, state historian for the Nebraska National Guard, would like the team to build a military artifact like the 1913 Curtiss Model D biplane. The replica plane would honor Capt. Ralph E. McMillen, a Guard pilot who owned and flew one in the 1900s.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill to lift restrictions on nurse practitioners has won initial approval from Nebraska lawmakers.

Senators voted 35-2 on Friday to advance the measure through a first-round vote. An identical bill was passed last year but vetoed by then-Gov. Dave Heineman after lawmakers adjourned for the year.

The bill would remove a requirement that nurse practitioners secure a written agreement to consult with a doctor before they can practice in Nebraska. The agreements are designed to ensure a physician is available if a patient doesn’t respond to treatment.

Supporters of the bill say the requirement makes it harder to keep nurse practitioners in Nebraska. The Nebraska Medical Association says it opposes the bill because of concerns about patient safety.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former television news anchor will serve as Gov. Pete Ricketts’ communications director for greater Nebraska.

Brittany Hardin will be based in North Platte. She previously worked on the governor’s campaign as 3rd district director. Prior to that, she a producer, anchor and reporter for KNOP-TV in North Platte.

Hardin is also a former executive producer at KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo, California, where she earned an Emmy Award for coverage on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hardin earned a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

In a statement, Ricketts says Hardin will help his office bridge Nebraska’s urban-rural divide by connecting the public to the daily business of state government.

The governor’s State Capitol press secretary, Taylor Gage, will be based in Lincoln.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed a Louisiana health official as chief executive officer for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Ricketts announced Friday that Courtney Phillips will fill the position beginning April 2.

Phillips currently serves as deputy secretary of Louisiana’s Department of Health and Hospitals. She has worked in the department since 2003, overseeing offices for developmental disabilities, mental health, public health, aging and adult services, and the deaf.

The announcement comes after a nationwide search for a leader to transform the beleaguered department. Nebraska DHHS has been criticized for problems with its child welfare system as well as ACCESS Nebraska, a service that helps Nebraskans apply for and renew public benefits.

Phillips’ annual salary will be $200,000.

Courtesy of the North Platte Police Department

02/03/2015 00:08:07 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 01:16:58 BARKING DOGS “3100 IOKE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 01:36:54 MUFFLER REQUIREMENTS “RODEO RD /N ADAMS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 01:37:20 ALARM – OTHER “3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 01:50:44 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 02:34:46 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE-FEL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/03/2015 04:58:21 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E 12TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 07:30:04 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 07:32:31 MOTORIST ASSIST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/03/2015 07:39:17 ALARM-BURGLARY CALL IN “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 07:45:01 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W A ST /S CARR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 07:56:57 MOTORIST ASSIST “E B ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 08:37:02 LOOSE ANIMALS “2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 08:47:05 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING “600 MCDONALD RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 09:12:59 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W 7TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 09:27:28 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W 2ND ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 09:29:26 ABANDONED VEHICLE “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 09:57:52 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 10:26:47 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD “1900 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 11:29:16 FOUND PROPERTY “2800 W E ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 11:30:19 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 12:06:04 WELFARE CHECK “2500 LYNN CT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 12:22:30 CITIZEN ASSIST “400 Rodeo Rd
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 13:17:21 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER “E 4TH ST /N TAFT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 13:36:58 WARRANTS-LOCAL “1100 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 13:44:19 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “500 S SILBER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 13:50:10 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 13:56:00 CAT-SURRENDER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 14:46:59 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:19:23 OTHER DISTURBANCE “E D ST /S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:17:47 LOOSE ANIMALS “100 S HAYES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:23:04 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:26:56 VIOL OF PROTECT ORD-HARRASSMENT NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/03/2015 15:30:35 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “300 N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:43:01 LOOSE ANIMALS “W 9TH ST / NORRIS
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:47:15 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “600 UNION AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 15:55:12 LOUD MUSIC “1100 LINDA CT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 16:11:38 ASSIST OTH AGENCY “600 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 16:22:45 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET

02/03/2015 16:48:19 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2900 S OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 16:50:44 LOOSE ANIMALS “W 6TH ST /N ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 16:54:23 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE “2200 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 17:46:00 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1500 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 17:57:10 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “200 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 18:35:41 OTHER DISTURBANCE “2300 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 19:03:16 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/03/2015 19:49:18 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN “E 4th ST /N Welch AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/03/2015 20:12:18 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “S BUFFALO BILL AV / BEVERLY BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 21:29:12 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “3000 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 21:39:03 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “W B ST /S LINCOLN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 22:05:06 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “W E ST /S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 22:25:40 SPEEDING “1000 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/03/2015 22:26:59 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “1200 Rodeo Rd
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/03/2015 22:46:03 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 00:30:21 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 00:38:45 SPEEDING “500 N Poplar
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/04/2015 01:13:07 OTHER DISTURBANCE “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 01:25:20 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “400 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 03:12:33 ALARM-BURGLARY CALL IN “3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 03:51:38 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E 3RD ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 04:02:21 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE “700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 04:03:40 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 04:24:08 ALARM – OTHER “3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 06:18:34 CITIZEN ASSIST “400 W 4th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 06:43:09 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “S NEWBERRY RD /E HWY 30
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 07:44:49 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 08:14:08 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “200 REYNOLDS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 08:08:21 MOTORIST ASSIST “E STATE FARM RD / VICTORIA LN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 10:15:49 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W B ST /S OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 10:18:15 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “2100 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 10:25:51 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “BURLINGTON BL /N WELCH AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 11:22:17 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “4500 SOUTH PARKWAY DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 12:51:06 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “700 S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 13:09:28 CITIZEN ASSIST “500 N LINCOLN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 13:35:59 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN “W A ST / MCDONALD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 14:10:55 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W FRONT ST /N VINE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 14:28:39 ACC W/ BIKE-INJURY-ALC RELAT “300 S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 14:37:14 DOG-SURRENDER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 15:29:55 OTHER DISTURBANCE “3900 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 15:34:29 CITIZEN ASSIST “3000 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 16:13:42 CITIZEN ASSIST “400 W 4th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 16:15:26 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “2200 W C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 16:24:18 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF “2000 N DODGE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 16:29:43 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “500 W 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 16:52:22 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “100 S ELDER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 17:14:37 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “3000 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 17:17:07 CITIZEN ASSIST “2400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 17:40:01 LOOSE ANIMALS “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 17:41:35 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 18:03:55 FOUND PROPERTY “1900 W A St
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 19:12:19 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “1900 W E ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 19:20:57 MOTORIST ASSIST “W 4TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 20:32:26 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 20:54:25 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY “800 N Jackson
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/04/2015 20:57:43 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “W 5TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 21:02:56 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 22:02:18 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1300 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 22:08:48 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

02/04/2015 22:15:39 OTHER DISTURBANCE “2700 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 22:48:45 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “EUGENE AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/04/2015 22:54:41 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “unknown
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/04/2015 23:00:20 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION “800 S Jeffers
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

02/04/2015 23:01:40 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/05/2015 01:11:25 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/05/2015 01:12:47 FAILURE TO YIELD ROW “RODEO RD /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/05/2015 03:56:13 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/05/2015 05:41:44 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1200 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

02/05/2015 06:57:09 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

If you’re up for a good laugh this weekend, you need to find your way to the North Platte Community Playhouse (NPCP).

The NPCP’s production of Monty Python’s “Spamalot” opens tonight.

The Tony Award winning Best Musical, “Spamalot,” is lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

“Spamalot” retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. It features a bevy of beautiful showgirls, not to mention flying cows, killer rabbits and French taunters. The 2005 Broadway musical was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and received three.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.northplattecommunityplayhouse.com, at the NPCP Box Office from Noon-5:00 p.m. or at the door prior to each performance.  They are $15 for adults and $8 for students and children.

Additional performances will be held February 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, with Friday and Saturday performances beginning at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday matinees beginning at 2:00 p.m.

“Spamalot” is directed by Anne Schmit, with musical direction by Donna Pucket.  The show was choreographed by Amariah Gesinski and Debra Sylvia.

• Today:Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58.