NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Minor flooding has been reported because of ice jams on the South Platte and North Platte rivers in western Nebraska.

The National Weather Service flood advisory says the North Platte water has backed up near Lewellen behind an ice jam formed at the inlet of Lake McConaughy.

In addition, a flood advisory is continuing for an area along the South Platte River east of the city of North Platte, near Iron Eagle Golf Course.

Conditions are expected to change as the temperatures rise and clouds clear away.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Attorney General-elect Doug Peterson has named senior members of his staff for when he takes office.

Peterson’s office says Dave Bydalek will serve as chief deputy attorney general. Bydalek worked most recently as policy director for the Nebraska Family Alliance, and served as a chief policy adviser to former Gov. Mike Johanns.

Chief Deputy Attorney General Joshua Shassere will serve as Peterson’s chief-of-staff. Shassere is an attorney who is licensed to practice law in Nebraska and Colorado. He most recently served as executive director of the Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Lincoln.

Suzanne Gage will serve as Peterson’s director of communications. Most recently, Gage worked as a legislative liaison for Americans United for Life.

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -35. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
• New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -21. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Thursday Night:Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
• Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Minimum wage earners will get a raise and spouses of severely disabled veterans could receive additional perks under new Nebraska laws.

The new year on Thursday will usher in 10 new state laws that were passed in the 2014 legislative session, plus the Initiative 425 minimum wage ballot measure that won approval from voters in November.

Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $8 an hour. The 75-cent increase is the first incremental step toward a $9-an-hour minimum wage, which takes effect in January 2016.

Other new laws will grant homestead exemptions to veterans who are considered 100 percent disabled, and a hiring preference to their spouses if they apply for jobs in state government.

Most laws passed this year have already gone into effect.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says more than 32,000 Nebraskans have selected health insurance plans for 2015 using the marketplace set up under the federal health care law.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a report Tuesday that 52 percent of the consumers were new to the marketplace, while 48 percent were re-enrolling.

A total of 32,213 people chose a coverage plan in Nebraska. Nationally, more than 4 million people selected plans for the first time or re-enrolled.

About 88 percent of Nebraskans who selected a plan in the first month of open enrollment qualified for federal assistance to lower their monthly premiums.

The new enrollment period began on Nov. 15 and will continue through Feb. 15. The deadline to receive coverage by Jan. 1 was Dec. 15.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A 19-year-old Columbus man accused of stabbing to death his grandmother has been granted a five-month delay before the start of his trial on murder and weapons charges.

The trial of Chase Micklevitz was scheduled to begin next week, but a judge granted defense attorney Mark Sipple’s request for the delay. Sipple was new to the case and told the judge that he needed more time to prepare Micklevitz’s defense. The new starting date for the trial is May 4.

Police have said Micklevitz stabbed 58-year-old Deanna Micklevitz four times on July 30 with a kitchen knife. She was taken to Columbus Community Hospital and then flown to a Lincoln hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

*Editor’s Note: Deanna (Gottula) Micklevitz is formerly of North Platte.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Newspaper and broadcast members of The Associated Press have voted the errant early release of hundreds of state prison inmates as Nebraska’s top news story for 2014.

The discovery by the Omaha World-Herald led to a roundup of former inmates, the early retirement of two prison attorneys and calls for additional reforms.

Finishing second in the voting was news about the killer tornado that tore through Pilger. The firing of Nebraska head football coach Bo Pelini finished third.

In order, the rest of the stories were about the treatment of Ebola patients in Omaha, the Nebraska elections, a ballot measure on Nebraska’s minimum wage, a ruling on the Keystone XL pipeline, severe weather in the rest of Nebraska, the resignation of Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann and news about prison overcrowding.

 

COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

12/23/2014 00:07:19 WELFARE CHECK “1500 W 14TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 00:29:51 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “2000 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 00:49:36 ALARM-GENERAL “200 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 01:42:33 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 02:06:37 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “2000 W 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 02:12:52 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “400 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 04:23:44 LOUD MUSIC “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 04:40:15 VIOL OF PROTECT ORD-DOM ABUSE “1000 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 05:41:08 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 06:51:27 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 07:28:51 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 07:33:55 USE THIS WHEN DUP OR UNKNOWN “1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 07:35:19 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 07:38:51 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/23/2014 08:44:27 ESCORT- ODEAN CHAP “300 S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 08:43:11 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1100 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 09:17:42 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF “UNKNOWN
Oshkosh, NE 69154”

12/23/2014 10:17:22 LOOSE ANIMALS “W 9TH / Norris
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/23/2014 10:14:38 CITIZEN ASSIST “400 N ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 10:21:08 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “500 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 10:21:42 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 10:35:35 LOOSE ANIMALS “600 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 11:55:27 WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY “500 N BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 12:15:37 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE “800 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 12:28:28 LOOSE ANIMALS “E 9TH ST /N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 13:39:10 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “2300 W C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 15:07:59 OTHER EQUIP VIOLATION “900 W FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 15:20:32 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “300 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 15:38:08 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “2300 E Philip
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/23/2014 15:57:14 CARE OF ANIMALS “2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 15:59:16 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “E 3RD ST /N BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 16:01:31 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 16:25:07 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 16:29:53 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “1000 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 16:37:14 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 16:57:02 TRAFFIC HAZARD “ORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 17:04:27 WELFARE CHECK “400 S Ash
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 15:00:20 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 17:51:30 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “900 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 18:48:57 MOTORIST ASSIST “I80 OVERPASS,
2400 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 19:02:37 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “400 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 19:05:38 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 19:07:38 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E PHILIP AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 19:44:23 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “800 S Dewey ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 19:54:18 LOUD MUSIC “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 20:00:07 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “500 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 20:35:23 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E E ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 20:35:13 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “800 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 20:41:32 LV SCENE OF ACC PROP DAMA “E 6TH ST /N BRYAN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 20:59:05 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “400 W 1ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:23:15 DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER “W 9TH ST / WASHINGTON AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:24:12 MOTORIST ASSIST “600 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:27:22 CARELESS DRIVING 39-669 “800 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:47:16 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL “E C ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:55:45 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “2400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 21:50:01 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “600 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 22:44:12 LOUD MUSIC “200 S CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 22:58:36 OTHER DISTURBANCE “2700 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 23:19:32 SPEEDING “1000 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/23/2014 23:27:19 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 00:00:11 OTHER DISTURBANCE “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 00:49:50 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE “500 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 01:18:37 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS “E PHILIP AV /S POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 01:24:51 WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY “E WILLIAM AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 01:31:40 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 01:39:44 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “700 E WALKER RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 02:48:27 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “S JEFFERS ST /E F ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 07:07:16 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 07:45:35 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W PHILIP AV /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 09:13:06 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “2400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 09:18:53 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE “500 N MILES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 09:25:35 CAT-STRAY FR CITIZEN “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 09:54:11 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “E B ST /S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 10:20:12 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 10:38:39 ANIMAL DISPOSAL “3300 W NORTH LAKE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 11:18:05 REGISTRATION REQUIRED “1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 11:37:18 SPEEDING “1300 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 12:25:01 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 12:26:22 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “4000 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 12:39:45 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

12/24/2014 12:41:02 ALARM-GENERAL “1800 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 13:11:00 DOG-STRAY FR CITIZEN “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 13:25:17 ALARM-GENERAL “700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 13:27:26 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “1800 SUNSET DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 13:38:22 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “100 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 13:57:12 ALARM-GENERAL “2200 E WALKER RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 14:32:43 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “S JEFFERS ST /W FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 14:48:27 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “1200 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 15:32:03 ALARM-GENERAL “100 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 16:03:21 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “900 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 16:36:20 SPEEDING “1500 BURLINGTON BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 18:18:11 LOST PROPERTY “1800 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 19:35:36 CITIZEN ASSIST “400 N CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 20:18:46 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS “400 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 20:29:43 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E PHILIP AV /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 21:04:54 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “600 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/24/2014 22:29:42 ALARM-GENERAL “3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 01:20:10 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “E STATE FARM RD / SOUTH PARKWAY DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 01:39:34 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 04:31:38 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 07:09:36 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 07:22:37 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “3200 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 09:06:11 CITIZEN ASSIST “1400 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 12:21:11 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “1800 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 12:50:27 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 12:56:52 OTHER DISTURBANCE “200 REID AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 16:09:42 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 16:25:32 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “100 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 17:01:44 CONT SUBSTANCES- POSS OF “W B ST /S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 17:35:30 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 17:46:56 WELFARE CHECK “800 S Meyers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/25/2014 18:03:04 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “E D ST /S WALNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 18:09:31 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY “800 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 18:27:20 FOUND PROPERTY “400 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 18:54:50 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:05:21 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2200 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:07:09 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2400 W 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:11:00 WELFARE CHECK “2300 W 17TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:22:19 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD “200 REID AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:34:12 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “2400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:37:05 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER “1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 19:43:36 CARE OF ANIMALS “800 E 11TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 20:19:39 SPEEDING “900 MCDONALD RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 21:05:29 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “100 W E ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 21:30:49 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “400 N TAFT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 21:29:13 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “900 N BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 21:55:29 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 S EASTMAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 22:59:08 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “100 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/25/2014 23:00:29 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 03:02:05 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF “182 MM I80
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 04:39:18 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 05:50:24 CITIZEN ASSIST “200 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 07:03:44 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/26/2014 07:20:15 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E E ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 08:18:25 CITIZEN ASSIST “2300 W 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 08:45:44 BURGLARY “2000 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 08:51:57 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “4300 SEQUOIA DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 09:40:43 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “600 N GRANT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 09:44:55 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/26/2014 09:46:03 CITIZEN ASSIST “200 EUGENE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 10:27:33 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “2000 W 15th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 11:27:00 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “RODEO RD /N JESSIE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 11:32:03 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 11:54:15 INJUR ACCID-NO ALC RELAT “RODEO RD /N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:17:56 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W 6TH ST /N MILLS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:20:42 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “800 EAST STATE FARM RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:42:28 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “RODEO RD /N BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:46:09 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “500 W WALKER RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:56:06 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “RODEO RD / JACKSON AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 12:58:15 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY “2400 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 13:24:56 CITIZEN ASSIST “2000 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 13:52:19 INJUR ACCID-NO ALC RELAT “1200 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 14:01:08 THEFT OF SERVICES BY DECEPTION “200 PLATTE OASIS
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 15:41:51 OWN ACCIDENT REPORT “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 15:58:28 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “200 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 16:17:10 ALARM – OTHER “2400 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 16:32:28 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “3000 S NEWBERRY RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 16:35:43 INJUR ACCID-NO ALC RELAT “N MADISON AV / RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 17:08:17 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “800 S Belmont
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 17:14:15 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “1800 W FRONT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 17:18:10 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “W A ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 17:34:44 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “300 S COOPER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 17:44:43 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “HALLIGAN DR /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 19:34:47 CITIZEN ASSIST “1000 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 19:45:28 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “700 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 20:37:32 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E PHILIP AV /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 21:20:23 ILLEGAL TURN “E 6TH ST /N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 21:27:56 ALARM-GENERAL “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 21:46:29 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/26/2014 22:20:54 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “S ASH ST /W PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 23:02:34 LOUD MUSIC “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/26/2014 23:05:42 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 00:09:37 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “PARKADE PLAZA,
200 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:12:25 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:13:22 WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY “1100 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:26:04 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “100 PLATTE OASIS
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:37:43 DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER “E 4TH ST /N COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:47:01 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 01:57:38 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE “3800 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 02:37:30 OTHER DISTURBANCE “1700 W 1ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 02:51:00 ALARM – OTHER “3700 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 03:19:42 LOUD PARTY “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 04:17:32 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/27/2014 06:08:48 OTHER DISTURBANCE “1200 BURLINGTON BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 06:32:21 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:07:46 CITIZEN ASSIST “300 E 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:11:11 WARRANTS-LOCAL “RODEO RD /N BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:15:45 NON-CRIMINAL/GENERAL “300 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:54:07 LOOSE ANIMALS “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:53:45 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “500 S MAPLE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 10:55:25 WELFARE CHECK “700 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 11:22:19 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “500 E F ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 12:14:09 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “2200 W 16TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 12:17:41 DOG-SURRENDER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 12:26:32 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “2600 W 1ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 12:30:06 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “2200 W 16TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 13:03:27 LOOSE ANIMALS “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 13:11:03 LV SCENE OF ACC PROP DAMA “600 N EMORY AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 13:23:20 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “1300 N ROOSEVELT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 13:47:56 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “600 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 14:00:28 ALARM – OTHER “2100 SUNSET DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 14:07:39 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 14:11:47 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 15:03:59 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “E William AV /S Dewey
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 15:06:11 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/27/2014 15:57:16 NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323 “S DEWEY ST /E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 16:13:07 WARRANTS-OTHER AGENCY “E 9TH ST /N BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 16:50:38 WELFARE CHECK “400 N TAFT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 17:30:56 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 19:04:59 MOTORIST ASSIST “E 12TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 19:25:20 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “500 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 19:26:58 ILLEGAL TURN “E WILLIAM AV /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 19:35:55 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “300 S Dewey ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 19:54:37 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “S JEFFERS ST /W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 20:16:49 POSS SUICIDE ATT/THREAT “400 W 4th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 21:04:44 SPEEDING “1500 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 21:05:25 LOST PROPERTY “700 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 21:18:17 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 21:43:58 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “1700 BIRCHWOOD RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 21:48:48 SPEEDING “1800 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 22:03:48 SPEEDING “1800 Rodeo Road
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/27/2014 22:24:14 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 22:25:28 STRANGULATION-SIMPLE ASSAULT “800 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 22:43:22 CITIZEN ASSIST “2300 W 16TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 23:10:55 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/27/2014 23:36:54 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “W 4TH ST /N JEFFERS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 00:17:10 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “500 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 01:24:03 OTHER DISTURBANCE “400 W 7TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 02:24:29 CITIZEN ASSIST “1500 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 02:51:03 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 03:48:34 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “E PHILIP AV /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 04:00:03 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE “600 S COTTONWOOD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 04:01:51 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “4000 W 2nd APT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/28/2014 07:05:11 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 08:10:56 EXPIRED OPERATORS LICENSE “W 4TH ST /N OAK ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 08:28:34 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “E 12TH ST /N BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 08:45:48 SPEEDING “W G ST /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 09:01:37 B.E.A.T. COMM POLICING “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 09:32:15 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “DEERWOOD DR / SUNSET DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 10:14:36 MOTORIST ASSIST “1500 S Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 11:30:15 ALARM – OTHER “500 N DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 12:13:31 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “3400 S Newberry RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 12:22:16 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “700 S CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 12:58:58 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1800 N FRANKLIN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 13:21:42 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 S CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 13:33:11 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 15:19:24 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “300 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 16:24:46 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “500 CENTENNIAL CR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 19:09:22 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “W PHILIP AV /S VINE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 18:00:00 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “700 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 20:05:59 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “RODEO RD /N HAYES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 20:34:25 MOTORIST ASSIST “BUFFALO VIADUCT-NORTH,
1 BUFFALO VIADUCT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 20:47:12 OTHER DISTURBANCE “E D ST /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 21:27:33 CONT SUBSTANCES- POSS OF “E F ST /S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 21:32:59 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1800 N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 21:39:42 SPEEDING “200 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 21:47:18 BURGLARY “2300 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 21:57:29 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “W PHILIP AV /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 22:03:18 REGISTRATION REQUIRED “E 2ND ST /N WALNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 22:07:06 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 22:14:07 LOUD ABUSIVE LANG NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/28/2014 22:33:19 EXCESSIVE ANIMAL NOISE “2800 W 1ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 22:55:59 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS “W 13TH ST /N SHERIDAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 23:13:22 OTHER DISTURBANCE “900 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 23:37:55 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/28/2014 23:56:11 OBSTRUCTION OF GOVT OPERATIONS “400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 00:29:58 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “300 N BUFFALO BILL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 01:12:08 IMPROPER LN USAGE “200 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 03:12:45 LOUD MUSIC NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

12/29/2014 03:19:51 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY “1500 W 19th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/29/2014 03:38:57 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 03:57:04 CITIZEN ASSIST “100 N DIXIE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 07:25:44 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 07:31:21 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “900 E 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 07:54:58 CITIZEN ASSIST “1400 SHORT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 10:21:55 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “RODEO RD /N ADAMS AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 11:26:43 VEHICLE INSPECTION “2300 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 12:29:14 CITIZEN ASSIST “800 S POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 12:52:31 CAT-STRAY FR CITIZEN NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

12/29/2014 13:09:46 CAT-STRAY FR CITIZEN “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 13:18:35 CAT-SURRENDER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 13:20:20 FOUND PROPERTY “E 4TH ST /N WELCH AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 13:25:50 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “2900 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 14:12:23 WELFARE CHECK “200 S CHESTNUT ST B
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 15:05:56 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “600 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 15:40:37 CITIZEN ASSIST “300 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 15:48:41 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE “300 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 15:57:47 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “W G ST /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 16:05:05 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “1800 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 16:12:17 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 17:27:14 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “2300 CEDARBERRY RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 17:31:35 CITIZEN ASSIST “2100 BURLINGTON BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 18:13:45 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED “2100 W 13TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 19:22:56 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1400 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 20:01:16 WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY “400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 20:03:47 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “100 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 20:08:50 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “S BUFFALO BILL AV / WRIGHT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 20:09:28 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “N ASH ST /W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 21:20:55 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION “1800 W 9th
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103”

12/29/2014 22:00:58 FAILURE TO YIELD ROW “E 4TH ST /N COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 22:01:10 LOST PROPERTY “300 HOLIDAY FRONTAGE RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 22:23:13 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “1600 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 23:41:47 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “400 S CHESTNUT ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/29/2014 23:45:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1800 N MILES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 01:14:17 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LEE BIRD FIELD,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 01:51:23 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “2100 BURLINGTON BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 02:51:30 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “N BUFFALO BILL AV /W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 05:13:51 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 05:41:07 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL “E PHILIP AV /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 06:52:44 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

12/30/2014 07:37:59 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

Great Plains Health recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines^® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes Great Plains Health’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.

To receive the award, Great Plains Health achieved at least 24 consecutive months of 85 percent or higher adherence to all guideline indicators and achieved at least 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 quality measures during that same period of time, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.

“Gold Plus is the highest level of recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and is given only after we have demonstrated high performance and adherence to quality standards for two consecutive years,” said Tina Pate, stroke coordinator at Great Plains Health. “These quality standards help guide us in the care we provide. The hope is that we can improve the lives of our patients who may have been affected by stroke.”

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, on average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States.

“Many individuals have risk factors that if controlled helps reduce their risk for stroke. For example, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking are all controllable risk factors,” said Pate, “Treating these conditions in the hospital based on scientifically proven interventions such as medications to lower blood pressure or cholesterol, and educating the patient on medication compliance and smoking cessation helps decrease their chance of recurring stroke.”

The Stroke Center at Great Plains Health is also recognized as a Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center.

“As a Stroke Center, we provide our patients with evidence-based care. This means the care provided is in line with the latest nationally recognized scientific guidelines,” said Pate. “At Great Plains Health, patients get a high level of stroke care locally without needing to travel far.”

For more information about the Great Plains Health’s Stroke Center, please contact Tina Pate, stroke coordinator, at 308.696.8507.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Republican Party chairman says he will leave the post in March.

J.L. Spray, of Lincoln, said he’s informed other party leaders that he won’t seek re-election at the state central committee meeting on March 21. He’s been chairman since March 2013.

Spray says he’s stepping aside so he can devote more time to family and his law practice.