02/10/2014

00:55:34

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

AIRPORT, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

02:06:06

FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT

1900 W 3RD ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

06:49:43

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

LBF, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

07:42:38

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS

E 4TH ST /N POPLAR ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

07:49:09

SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE

1700 SHORT ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

08:20:12

GEN PARK & TRAFFIC

W B ST /S Oak ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

08:30:18

ESCORT – CARPENTERS

200 W 8TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

09:07:20

LOOSE ANIMALS

1000 DEERWOOD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

09:21:31

FOUND PROPERTY

CEDARBERRY LN /S BUFFALO BILL AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

09:54:43

EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION

E PHILIP AV /S COTTONWOOD ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

10:42:05

72 HR PARKING VIOLATION

100 S ELM ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

10:52:49

VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV

W 5TH ST /N WILLOW ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

11:05:50

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

1100 E 9TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

11:50:59

BARKING DOGS

800 S YORK AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

11:53:32

EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION

100 N DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

12:00:29

TRAFFIC ENFORCE GENERAL

700 E 4TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

12:16:52

PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT

400 W 4TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

12:49:21

DRIVING LEFT OF CENTER

600 S BICENTENNIAL NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

13:30:48

FINAN CONT DEV- CRIM POSS OF FORGED OR CONTERFIT

300 W 4th NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103

02/10/2014

13:32:22

DOG-STRAY FR CITIZEN

1400 N SYCAMORE ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

14:09:26

WELFARE CHECK

1600 W 10TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

14:42:48

ASSIST OTH LAW ENF

3600 W RODEO RD NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

15:02:03

FICTITIOUS PLATES

RODEO RD /N JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

15:49:59

FOUND PROPERTY

900 S DEWEY ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

15:51:11

SPEEDING

W 4TH ST /N LINCOLN AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

15:58:17

SPEEDING

500 W FRONT ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

16:26:52

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

200 MCNEEL LN NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

16:38:28

CAT-SURRENDER

NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

17:12:49

DOG BITES

NORTH PLATTE, 1 NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

17:25:49

DISABLED VEH-NOT TOWED

W 9TH ST /N HAYES AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

17:30:53

DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET

800 S BRYAN AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

17:40:28

MOTORIST ASSIST

PLATTE OASIS PKWY /S JEFFERS ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

17:57:17

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

19:15:29

WELFARE CHECK

2000 W 18TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

19:45:29

EXCESSIVE ANIMAL NOISE

800 S YORK AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

19:55:05

2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS

400 E 6TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

20:42:07

ALARM – OTHER

2500 W 19TH ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

23:21:02

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

LBF, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

23:23:32

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS

4th / Jeffers NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/10/2014

23:43:23

NO LICENSE PLATES 60 323

E 5TH ST /N POPLAR ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/11/2014

00:21:32

PARKING OF BOATS AND TRAILERS

W C ST /S ELDER AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/11/2014

01:09:50

SPEEDING

E 7TH ST /N POPLAR ST NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/11/2014

01:57:37

NO REGISTRATION

1200 Rodeo Road North Platte, NE 69101

02/11/2014

03:44:41

DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET

900 S BRYAN AV NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/11/2014

04:24:32

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

LBF, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

02/11/2014

07:12:52

AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT

LBF, 5400 E LEE BIRD DR NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

The Nebraska State Patrol has begun training a new recruitment class.

Authorities say the 25 members of the 55th recruiting class began instruction Monday. They will go through 23 weeks of training.

The class is made up of 20 males and five females. They were identified through interviews and testing that took place over several months.

The recruits’ training will include more than 1,000 hours of instruction. They will be housed and taught at the patrol’s training academy by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island.

 

(AP) — Retired Hall County Judge David Bush has died at the age of 65.

Laurie Sheffield of All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island said Monday that Bush died Sunday at a nursing facility. He had been battling cancer.

Bush retired in May 2011 after 24 years of service as a judge. He’d been appointed to the county court bench by then-Gov. Kay Orr.

Former law partner John McDermott says Bush “was fair and compassionate” and “extremely balanced.”

Bush first worked in corporate law in Lincoln and then served three years in the Lincoln city attorney’s office before moving to North Platte to go into private practice. He moved to Grand Island in 1980 and became a defense attorney.

(AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are continuing to debate a bill that would let motorcyclists older than 21 ride without helmets.

Lawmakers finished a third day of debate on the measure Monday without reaching a vote.

Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins says he introduced the bill because wearing a helmet should be a personal choice. Opponents are concerned about safety and health care costs.

An effort to stop debate Monday failed. Supporters need 33 votes to end a filibuster.

The proposal would exempt riders older than 21 from the helmet requirement, but mandate eye protection on highways. Lawmakers are also debating an amendment that would prohibit motorcycle passengers who are less than 4 feet tall, unless they’re at least 16 years old.

A North Platte man is facing numerous felony charges following an alleged assault on his girlfriend.

At around 8:40 a.m. on February 9, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to the report of a domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of West 21st.  A 28-year-old female alleged that her boyfriend, 25-year-old David Housman, was holding her against her will and abusing her.

Upon arrival, officers found the victim alone at the residence.  Officer Rodney Brown said the victim was frightened that Housman would return.

The victim told officers that Housman struck her with objects, punched and kicked her, and burnt her with a lighter.

Brown said the victim was transported to the Great Plains Regional Medical Center Emergency room for multiple non-life threatening injuries.

Officers returned to the residence with a search warrant and found evidence that supported the victim’s report.

Additionally, they found a large amount of cash, just over a pound of marijuana, suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia consistent with the use and distribution of methamphetamine and marijuana and firearms.

Housman was taken into custody and charged with felony domestic assault, felony strangulation, use of a weapon to commit a felony, possession of methamphetamine, possession of more than one pound of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, firearms and controlled substance violations, money and controlled substance violations, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Housman is being held at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

An investigation conducted by the North Platte Police Department has concluded that city officials were not guilty of any wrongdoing when they had a bison shot at Cody Park.

At a news conference Monday, Mayor Dwight Livingston said an investigation into the incident was requested by city administrators as soon as they became aware of the situation.

According to Livingston, a 1,675 pound bull bison had broken out of the secure enclosure designed for the herd.  Livingston said the bull and a calf were then able to roam the open area of the animal enclosure, which created a safety concern for other animals in the area, as well as for park personnel.

Livingston said Parks Director Lyle Minshull contacted Jason Trimble, who specializes in maintaining and raising a bison herd, a week prior to when the bull was dispatched.

Trimble advised that the city lacked the necessary equipment required to pick up and transport the bull alive.  He also stated that the cities facilities were inadequate to house the bull in it’s current location, and said attempting to move the bull would pose a safety risk to personnel.

At this time, the City decided to sell the bull to be harvested.

On January 28, 2014, at around 7:15 a.m., city officials along with Trimble met at Cody Park to remove a bison.

Livingston said the bull was dispatched with a shot from a 30.06 rifle to the head and taken to Paxton for processing.

Trimble wrote the city a check for $3,100 to purchase the bison.

Livingston said that while there is a city ordinance that prohibits the discharge of firearms within city limits, it does not apply to the carrying out of authorized business of this nature.

The Parks Department is researching and developing a written policy and procedure for the handling and care of park animals.

Officials said this is the first bison in the herd that has been removed since they were purchased in 2009.

 

 

• Today: Cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -12. South wind 6 to 13 mph.
• Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -9. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
• Tuesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as -10. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

(AP) — A new study says nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine.

For most, it comes from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn’t budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source.

That’s according to a government analysis of national health surveys from 1999 through 2010.

The research shows even most preschoolers consume some caffeine-containing products. But their average was the amount found in half a can of soda, and young kids’ overall caffeine intake fell during the decade.

The analysis is the first to examine recent national trends in caffeine among children and young adults.

The results were published online Monday in Pediatrics.

(AP) — House pets, mountain lions and black-tailed prairie dogs have found a powerful advocate in Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers.

Chambers has introduced legislation this year to protect dogs from neglectful owners and the prairie dogs from neighboring landowners — and he has chosen a mountain-lion hunting ban as his priority bill for the session.

The self-titled “Defender of the Downtrodden” says he’s trying to undo many of the bills that were approved in the Legislature during the four years after term limits forced him from office.

Chambers says he believes animals are entitled to protections against human cruelty. The 76-year-old says he always had an affinity for animals, once describing a miniature poodle owned by his assistant as “the best and truest friend I ever had.”

(AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has named a new presiding judge for the 12th Judicial District in the Panhandle.

Judge Paul Wess will oversee the courts in 12 western Nebraska counties.

Wess was nominated by his fellow county court judges.

Wess just became a county judge last year. Before that, he practiced law in Chadron for over ten years.

Presiding judges oversee court services within their district and serve as the point of contact for state and local agencies. They’re also responsible for hiring and disciplining county court staff and setting local policies.