A 34-year-old Grand Island man is dead, and another is in custody following a shooting at a Gibbon plant.

According to a news release from the Buffalo County Attorney’s Office, law enforcement responded to the report of a shooting at Gibbon Pack, at around 4:54 p.m., on Monday.

Authorities arrived to find a man in the parking lot, who had been shot.  Authorities say the man died at the scene.

A 34-year-old Grand Island man was arrested at the scene in connection with the case.

No names were released, pending the notification of family members.  The investigation is ongoing.

An autopsy has been ordered.

• TodayPartly sunny, with a high near 28. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
• TonightMostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
• WednesdayMostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as zero. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
• Wednesday NightA 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
• ThursdayMostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
• Thursday NightMostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
• FridayPartly sunny, with a high near 37.
• Friday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 13.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska legislative committee is calling for more prison administrators to lose their jobs as part of an overhaul of the Department of Correctional Services.

The committee released a final report Monday that proposed 16 reforms for Nebraska’s problem-plagued corrections department.

The report calls for the termination of three prison administrators: Kyle Poppert, Dr. Mark Weilage and Larry Wayne. Lawmakers say Poppert was partly responsible for the hundreds of inmates whose sentences were miscalculated, while Wayne was involved in the case of Nikko Jenkins.

Jenkins, who begged for mental health treatment, was released directly from segregation and went on to kill four people in Omaha.

The report also suggests additional resources for mental health services and an overhaul of the state’s use of segregation.

The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) conducted compliance checks over the weekend at 16 retail alcohol outlets in Lincoln and Perkins Counties.

On Saturday, Dec. 13, compliance checks were conducted in Lincoln County (14) and Perkins County (2). Of the 16 compliance checks conducted, one business in North Platte, Kelsey’s Place, 219 Rodeo Road,  was found to be non-compliant after selling alcohol to a minor.

The retail outlets checked during the effort included convenience, liquor and grocery stores, as well as restaurants and bars.

Law enforcement performs compliance checks to ensure businesses are complying with the state’s alcohol laws, and to decrease youth access to alcohol.

Compliance checks were conducted thanks in part to a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS).

GIBBON, Neb. (AP) — A windmill that was taken down after it was damaged in a 2007 storm will once again greet visitors at a park near Gibbon.

A contractor and a team of windmill specialists installed the windmill, which is more than 60 feet tall, last week near the entrance of the Windmill State Park and Recreation Area.

The windmill was originally erected in 1973. But its base was damaged by high winds seven years ago and the structure was removed.

The windmill, 20 feet in diameter and with 200 blades, is the largest of the park’s three windmills.

It was the day before Thanksgiving when a little girl’s life was changed forever. Now, that little girl is in need the community’s help.

Anjellycka Heisz was traveling from Stapleton to North Platte with her mother and grandmother on November 26, when their vehicle crossed the center line of Highway 83 and collided head-on with a semitrailer, just north of North Platte.

Anjellycka’s mother, Michelle, was killed in the crash, and her grandmother, Vicky Allen was seriously injured.

Anjellycka suffered numerous serious injuries, including a fractured spine.

She is currently at Madonna Rehabilitation Center in Lincoln, where she was recently fitted with a halo to stabilize her spine, and allow for healing.

In the meantime, her father, Andy Partridge, is unable to work until Anjellycka is released from the hospital.

As a result, the family is asking for help from their fellow Nebraskans.

Donations to assist with medical expenses can be sent to:

Anjellycka Heisz Benefit Fund
Equitable Bank
PO Box 728
North Platte, NE 69101

COZAD, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old Cozad man has died in a single-vehicle crash in central Nebraska.

Jacob Kappes was driving a 1999 Chevy K2500 pickup on Saturday when he lost control and slide through an intersection. The vehicle rolled into the ditch and Kappes was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say they do not believe Kappes was wearing a seatbelt. The investigation is ongoing.

• Today: Snow with areas of blowing snow before noon, then a chance of snow between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of snow after 3pm. High near 31. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -4. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is considering spending roughly $260 million to expand three prison facilities, but officials in the southwest corner of the state think expanding the work camp there would be a better option.

Five community leaders from McCook recently visited Lincoln to make the case for expanding the McCook Work Ethic Camp to handle about 500 inmates.

Currently, the McCook program has 154 offenders and the capacity for 200.

McCook City Councilman Jerry Calvin says expanding the work camp would be more cost effective than building prison beds.

This fall, a consultant recommended the state add 750 new beds to the community corrections centers in Lincoln and Omaha. And the consultant also recommended adding more than 350 beds to the Lincoln Correctional Center.

BEAVER CITY, Neb. (AP) — Attorneys for Nebraska and a group of southwest Nebraska irrigators suing the state will spar in court next week over a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

A hearing will be held Wednesday in Furnas County District Court on a motion by the state to dismiss the lawsuit.

Four Nebraska farmers filed the suit in August, demanding that the state compensate them for irrigation water that was diverted away from their crops to comply with the Republican River Compact.

The farmers allege in the lawsuit that their yields were lower in 2013 because they were denied access to water that should have been stored in nearby dams and canals. Nebraska released the water downstream to Kansas to meet its obligations under the 1943 compact.