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North Platte Weather-May 12th

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Forecast Graphic May 12 2014

  • Today: Rain and snow before 3pm, then a chance of rain. High near 43. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
  • Tuesday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
  • Wednesday: Isolated showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Isolated showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Proposed Nebraska Power Line Draws Opposition

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nppd(AP) — One of Nebraska’s biggest utilities wants to build a 220-mile power transmission line across the Sandhills, but the project is drawing strong opposition from some environmental groups.

Nebraska Public Power District officials will discuss the preferred route they have developed for the power line at public meetings this week.

Project backers say the new line would boost wind power development in Nebraska and strengthen the electric transmission network in the region.

Rancher Dave Hutchinson says he’s especially worried about damage that could be caused to the sandy soils in the area during construction.

NPPD spokesman Mark Becker says the utility has experience doing construction work in the Sandhills and will repair any damage.

NP Police to Enforce Trespassing Violations on South River Bridge

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north_platte_patchCiting recent safety concerns, North Platte Police are cracking down on pedestrians crossing the South River Bridge.

Construction began on the bridge in mid-April, and is expected to take until Fall of this year to complete.  The Nebraska Department of Roads announced that pedestrian traffic across the bridge would be prohibited during “Phase 1” of the project.

However, many pedestrians have ignored the posted notice, and are using the roadway to cross the bridge.  In an effort to keep pedestrians from walking across the bridge and impeding traffic, police say the “Sidewalk Closed” signs will be replaced with “No Trespassing” signs.

Officer Rodney Brown says the police department will be notified, and will enforce any violations.

Brown said bicycles are allowed to ride over the bridge with the flow of traffic, but said they are only permitted to use the open lane of traffic.  He said cyclists are not allowed to use what remains of the old walkway or any other method to cross the bridge.

As for pedestrians, officials say they can borrow a bike, seek another path or take advantage of the city Public Transit service.

“Walking in the roadway and impeding traffic is not permissible,” Brown said.

Public Transit can be contacted at 308-532-1370.

Nebraska Irrigation District Worker Dies After Falling Into Fire

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ambulance-lights(AP) — A western Nebraska irrigation district employee has died after falling into a blazing ditch, where he was burning weeds.

The accident occurred Friday afternoon, killing 67-year-old Llewellyn Mattern. Investigators say Mattern, who worked for the Pathfinder irrigation district, slipped down a ditch embankment and fell an estimated 11 feet into the fire.

Deputy Scotts Bluff County Coroner Jeremy Anderson says Mattern was taken to a Scottsbluff hospital with severe burns over 75 percent of his body and was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. An autopsy is planned next week.

Lawsuit Over Lincoln County Jail Settled

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lincoln_countyjail(AP) — A settlement has been reached between Lincoln County and contractors over the botched construction of a jail that opened in 2011.

According to the agreement, the county will keep the remainder of the money it owed Roche Constructors, general contractor for the project, estimated at $273,000.

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners is expected to sign the agreement when it meets Monday.

Concrete floors and the jail’s roof had to be replaced before the jail opened, and the county later filed a claim citing a whole host of other problems, including broken curbs, water leaks and mold.

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses (Week of May 5th)

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  • James Arvil Handwork, 30, Grainfield KS and Heidi Susan Miller, 22, North Platte

 

  • Monte Lee McNeil, 49, North Platte and  Kylee Suzann Hendren, 41, North Platte

 

  • De’quan Raymond Navarrete, 18, North Platte and Valerie Leigh Caudillo, 20, North Platte

 

  • Samuel Edward Miller, 27, North Platte and Kelly Amber Kennedy, 26, Temecula CA

 

  • Nicholas Andrew Henline, 26, North Platte and Marcia Glidden Keele, 26, North Platte

 

  • Kip Alan Svejkovsky, 49, North Platte and Karen Elaine Emert, 34, North Platte

 

  • Tyler Ray Redden, 27, North Platte and Tanya Marie Bomberger, 37, North Platte

 

  • Robert Carl Russell, 29, North Platte and Melissa Marie Walker, 39, North Platte

 

  • Garrett Dustin Gray, 20, Sutherland NE and Emily Renee Martin, 19, Sutherland NE

 

  • Richard Allen Wilson, 37, North Platte and Renee’ Lynn Sullivan, 29, North Platte

NP Man Threatens to Stab, Shoot Friend

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Wade Krahulik
Wade Krahulik

A North Platte man has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly threatened to kill a man with a knife and shoot him.

According to North Platte Police, officers received a report of a disturbance in the 1100 block of East 5th Street, on Friday, at around 12:50 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers made contact with 46-year-old Wade Krahulik and two other people.

An investigation revealed that Krahulik and his girlfriend had a mutual male friend.  Police say Krahulik didn’t approve of the relationship that had developed between his girlfriend and their friend.

Krahulik allegedly confronted the man and displayed a large knife.

Authorities say he threatened to kill the man with the knife, stabbed it into his own pickup which was parked nearby, and threatened to shoot him with a gun.

Police were able to locate the knife, and placed Krahulik under arrest for felony terroristic threats and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

 

NPPD Crime Log (5/8-5/9)

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NP_CRIME_LOGCourtesy of the North Platte Police Department

05/08/2014 00:39:35 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
E FRANCIS ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 00:58:51 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS W B ST /S VINE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 01:25:51 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS N BUFFALO BILL AV /W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 01:47:53 EXCESSIVE ANIMAL NOISE 2300 E Philip AV
North Platte, NE 69101
05/08/2014 02:04:05 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 02:58:11 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 04:47:44 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS E G ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 07:23:24 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 07:49:27 LOOSE ANIMALS NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 08:40:58 ESCORT – CARPENTERS 200 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 08:58:02 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE REID AV /S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 09:07:57 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 900 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 09:08:01 CITIZEN ASSIST 300 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 09:39:34 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE 1500 E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 10:40:00 CAT-STRAY FR CITIZEN 1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 10:52:00 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 800 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 11:03:13 TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL E 4TH ST /N EASTMAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 11:15:09 CITIZEN ASSIST E 14TH ST / ROOSEVELT AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 11:38:08 WELFARE CHECK 1100 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 11:48:11 ASSAULT- 3RD DEGREE- MINOR INJURY 600 W LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 11:58:12 OTHER DISTURBANCE E 4TH ST /N MCCABE AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:00:35 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION 3200 DETCO CR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:05:26 BARKING DOGS 300 S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:04:50 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1200 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:08:12 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE 2500 W 21ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:11:47 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 100 S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:16:25 PAPER SERVICE 1100 SANDFLOWER
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:29:15 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS 2300 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 12:51:08 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET 1300 N BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:00:58 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 100 E C ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:25:35 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER 2700 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:29:28 CARE OF ANIMALS 2400 E 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:37:18 LOOSE ANIMALS 1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:52:20 LOOSE ANIMALS 1900 E 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 13:59:27 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 400 W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:04:46 H&R ACC-NO ALC RELATED 1200 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:14:39 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:32:16 DOG BITES 1300 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:39:27 MOTORIST ASSIST E PHILIP AV /S POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:39:53 OTHER DISTURBANCE 700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 14:39:27 THEFT BY DECEPTION 300 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 15:18:16 DOMEST ASSAULT-MISD 800 N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 15:40:19 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT-GENERAL E 4th ST /N Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 15:59:10 FOUND PROPERTY 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 16:28:06 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER 1800 N MILES AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 16:30:43 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 500 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:11:44 SUSPICIOUS PERSON 1400 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:13:05 ALARM – OTHER NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:15:20 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER 800 S BAILEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:36:15 WATCH FOR/INFORMATION 2200 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:48:50 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 400 S SILBER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 17:53:31 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 900 W 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 18:06:01 SUSPICIOUS PERSON NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 18:11:28 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 18:14:05 OTHER DISTURBANCE 3400 S NEWBERRY RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 19:16:14 CITIZEN ASSIST 1000 W PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 19:17:13 FICTITIOUS PLATES S JEFFERS ST /E B ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 19:27:52 BARKING DOGS 300 S SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 19:32:20 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF E E ST E /S SILBER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 19:33:06 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS 1100 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 20:25:38 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 21:45:37 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT 600 E 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 22:03:49 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS 900 block S Buffalo
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103
05/08/2014 22:14:41 FAILURE TO SIGNAL TURN RODEO RD /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 22:22:48 BURGLARY 400 N ELDER AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 22:54:45 FOUND PROPERTY 1200 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/08/2014 23:31:10 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 00:29:24 HANDICAPPED PARKING NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 00:36:46 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE RODEO RD /N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 00:50:13 TERRORISTIC THREATS 1100 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 03:41:59 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 04:17:25 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS 1100 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 04:46:33 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 200 W 1ST ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 04:58:22 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS 100 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 05:38:57 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY 1500 E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 07:11:10 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT LBF,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
05/09/2014 08:23:14 VEHICLE INSPECTION 800 E 8TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

Netflix Raises Prices by $1 for New Subscribers

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netflix(AP) — Netflix is raising its Internet video prices by $1 per month for new customers and giving its current U.S. subscribers a two-year break from the higher rates.

The changes mean anyone signing up for Netflix’s video subscription service beginning Friday will pay $9 per month for in the U.S. The old price of $8 per month will continue until May 2016 for Netflix’s existing 36 million U.S. subscribers.

The price increase, Netflix’s first in nearly three years, isn’t surprise. The Los Gatos, California, company disclosed its plans to raise its rates last month without specifying the precise amount.

Netflix Inc. say its needs more money so it can afford to pay for more original programming along the lines of its Emmy award-winning political drama “House of Cards.”

Nebraska May Seek Waiver from US Education Law

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nebraska-department-of-education(AP) — Nebraska education officials may change course and seek a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The Nebraska Board of Education hasn’t made its decision yet. But department staffers are trying to determine whether the state standards for students and the development of an accountability system could make a waiver from the No Child Left Behind requirements more feasible. The law requires 100 percent proficiency in reading and math by this year.

More than 40 states and Washington, D.C., have waivers. Nebraska officials say they originally found that the waiver requirements would have been as burdensome as the No Child Left Behind requirements.

But when the No Child Left Behind law is reauthorized, it likely will include many of the waiver provisions.

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