A North Platte man has been jailed on a felony charge after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during an argument.

According to a North Platte Police Department news release, officers responded to the Rape and Domestic Abuse Office at around 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17.

Upon arrival, a 51-year-old female told officers that she and her boyfriend, 55-year-old Carlos Whitaker, had gotten into an argument the night before.  She alleged that, during the argument, Whitaker had grabbed her and thrown her into a wall and some furniture.  She was then able to flee the residence.

Officers determined that there was probable cause to arrest Whitaker.

He was contacted at his residence in the 800 block of S. Willow Street on Friday afternoon and placed under arrest.

Whitaker has been charged with felony 3rd degree assault, strangulation and two misdemeanor domestic assault charges.

He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.

North Platte Community College has named the students qualifying for the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 Term.

PRESIDENT’S LIST (Students completed 12 or more credit hours in college-level courses and maintained a 3.9 or greater GPA)

Arthur – Bradley Vasa, Arvada, Colo. – Chase Cleary, Atlanta, Ga. – Charles Parnell, Brady – Megan Polt, Devan Polt, Dakota Terry, Rachael Wardyn, Brule – Michelle Geiger, Brush, Colo. – Sandrina Hallahan, Sabrina Hallahan, Chappell – Kody Collins, Cheney, Wash. – Brian Sandusky, Colorado Springs, Colo. – Amber Madigan, Cozad – Joshua Yeutter, Crookston – Contressa Vigoren, Culbertson – Tanner Bauer, Andrea Miller, Curtis – Chelsie Markley, Dalton – Rachael Ernest, Deception Bay, Queensland – Luke Pittle, Dutch Harbo, Alaska – Dmitri Dela Cruz, El Cajon, Calif. – Victor Chonka, Eustis – Kelly Ryan, Fleming, Colo. – Taylor King, Gap Mills, W.Va. – Christopher Canterbury, Goodland, Kan. – Joel Linin, Gothenburg – Angela Buesing, Grant – Steve Clint Maaliao, Hershey – Michael Summers, Humphrey – Arthur Wacha, Imperial – Shannon Liewer, Maxwell – Jessica Schrad, Maywood – Clay Chittick, McCook – Kelsey Collicott, Whitni Davis, Katherine Engbrecht, Kassidy Gillen, Riley Gimeson, Joseph McCarty, Connor Palic, Megan Ruppert, Kelsey Woitaszewski, Melba, Idaho – Stephanie Hylton, North Platte – Larry Adkisson, Shelly Battreall, Abigail Bradley, Ian Bridge, Amy Callendar-Taft, Kaleb Christensen, Laura Cox, Natasha Dearness, Madalynn Doughty, Diane Emhovick, Amy Everhart, Jeremy Farris, Amariah Gesinski, Joseph Godfrey, Dylan Grieser, Gabrielle Hall, Donna Henne, Dustin Hergenrader, Crystal Holes, Taylor Johnson, Benjamin Jolliffe, Amanda Linderman, Gary McCandless, Samuel Miller, Erin Mitchell, Nga T. Nguyen, Jason Parshall, Alyssa Payton, Brenda Rasmussen, Emily Refior, Trey Smith, Rourke Stroup, Derek Thompson, Lauralee Vencill, Jocelyn Waker, Hannah Wilke, Kylie Wroot, Doug Yonker, Northglenn, Colo. – Maggie Burke, Ogallala – Shyanne Foster, Leslie Mendoza, Ivan Troxel, Olivehurst, Calif. – Rachel Silva, Omaha – Nicholas Wiemers, Ravenna – Emily Deines, Roseville, Calif. – Stephenie Johnson, Sister Bay, Wis. – Sarah Fruendt, Stapleton – Catelyn Lee, Sterling, Colo. – Darcelle Chrisp, Stratton, Colo. – Stuart White, Sutherland – Joli Hopping, Ariel Quiroga, Samantha Staggs, Thornton, Colo. – Shane Meltz, Trenton – Nicholas Murray, Udine, Italy – Marco Pascolo, Westminster, Colo. – Jordan Dickerson, Windsor, Colo. – Peyton Hansen

DEAN’S LIST (Students completed 12 or more credit hours in college-level courses and maintained an overall GPA of 3.5-3.89)

Amherst – Tanner Taubenheim, Ansley – Ariel Whittlesey-Boeke, Arapahoe – Dakota Schroeder, Arapahoe, Colo. – Shelley Wamsley, Arnold – Ryan Moninger, Brady Weinman, Arvada, Colo. – Grayson Stroup, Aurora, Colo. – Sara Runia, Benkelman – Nickolas Beumer, Morgan Burrell, Raquel Ohrman, Joseph Rettele, Brady – Brittney Christophersen, Molly Hannon, Bridgeport – Jose Estrada, Callaway – Tanner Cline, Chicago, Ill. – Kenyon Gist, Culbertson – Alexandria Hamilton, Morgan Harouff, Savannah Johnson, Jacee Kershaw, Gabriel Ware, Dannebrog – Stephanie States, Elbert, Colo. – Heather Lehman, Fairbanks,, Alaska – Janessa Newman, Gillette, Wyo. – Stephanie Casteel, Gothenburg – Rebecca Else, Lacy Holland, Kaytlyn Preitauer, Mariah Roe, Lisa Shimmin, Alexander Spencer, Shay Wear, Grant – Ashley Kautz, Hayes Center – Cody VanCura, Hebron – Amber Hartley, Herndon, Kan. – John Solko, Kaelea Stoney, Hershey – Jacob Bear, Kimberly Carter, Shelby Mustion, Imperial – Rachel Bischoff, Melanie Carman, Uriel Martinez, Indianola – Michael Brodd, Brittany Broomfield, Julesburg, Colo. – Laura Beckman, Lakewood, Colo. – Nicholas Low, Matthew Zarlengo, Las Vegas, Nev. – Jordyn-Shayne Compehos, Barry Lasseigne, Lexington – Manuel Martinez, David Refior, Longmont, Colo. – Rachel Bashor, Loveland, Colo. – Ashley Carrera, Maxwell – Ty Schleicher, Joseph Shifflett, Jacob Warren, Maywood – David Banning, McCook – Anthony Armstrong, BreAnna Brown, Shane Buck, William Burkert, Brian Calvin, Christian Conroy, Miranda Farley, Kyle Groshong, Amber Hilker, Miranda Holliday, Christifer  Lines, Ryan Lukas, Tyler Rambali, Lisa Schoup, Whitney Sis, Christopher Swasta, Sydney Ulrich, Mills – Caleb Udd, Missouri City, Texas – Briana LaChapelle, Moorefield – Rebekka White, Mullen – Waylon Carpenter, Nebraska City – Bladen Bales, North Platte – Laura Alvarez, Walker Baird, Shannon Beckius, Isabella Berg, Trista Borg, Samantha Byrn, Tyler Calvin, Becky Carson-Fitzgerald, Theodore Ernst, Casey Fleck, Timothy Gray, Alexander Hanson, Drake Heikes, Savannah Higdon, Ciara Hurley, Jesse Johnston, Amber Jones, Hunter King, Forrest King, Kody Kramer, Monique Leahy, Jordyn Lindsey, James Maciejewski, Linda MaGee, Wendell Matthews, Shelby McClellen, Russel Miller, Michelle Olson, Ricky Plank, Stephanie Portaleos, Nichole Radke, Rodney Rawson, Teasha Scovill, Dawn Shirley, Charles Sprinkle, Sydney Standage, Ogallala – Jesse Barnes, Christopher Peters, Tonya Taylor, Omaha – Cameron Williams, Overton – Tyler Werner, Ovid, Colo. – Daisy Gusman, Oxford – Ashley Layton, Peyton, Colo. – Skye Buechner, Cora Buechner, Riverside, Calif. – Samantha Ojeda, Santa Fe, Argentina – Senko Pecarevic, Springview – Autumn Jerred, Stapleton – Courtney Ehlers, Sunshine, Victoria – Akau Deng, Sutherland – Samantha Kennedy, Matthew Martinez, Susan Quick, Thedford – Hannah Haumann, Trenton – Travis Jones, Valentine – Holly Hockenbary, Victoria, British Columbia – Gina George, Wauneta – Rebecca Strand, Wellfleet – Michael Schneider, Jessica Schneider, Andrew Schneider, Westminster, Colo. – Briana Dickerson

(AP) — There’s no water at Bluffs Middle School in Scottsbluff, so there won’t be any classes either.

A water main break near the school cut service to the school building and the Choices program, which is adjacent to the school. Superintendent Rick Miles says the lack of water forced cancellation of the middle school’s classes for Tuesday. All other Scottsbluff Public Schools will have classes as usual.

Repairs on the 12-inch main are expected to be finished Tuesday.

• Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 8 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -14. North northeast wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

(AP) — Worried about the groom getting cold feet? There’s an insurance policy for that.

With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a growing number of policies to protect against losses from extreme weather, illness and even a change of heart.

Cheryl Winter spent $500 for Hartford-based Travelers Cos. Inc. to cover her daughter’s $50,000 destination wedding last October in New Orleans, where her biggest concern was a potential hurricane. The weather cooperated, but the limousine never showed up. She used the insurance policy to claim the deposit money they couldn’t get back from the limo driver.

Travelers says issues with vendors account for about a quarter of claims, with most of those related to issues with photographers or videographers.

(AP) — A rural Shelton woman has died after her vehicle rolled on a gravel road in south-central Nebraska.

The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office says the accident was reported at 11:50 p.m. Sunday and occurred just northwest of Gibbon.

The Sheriff’s Office says the woman was driving east when her vehicle ran into a roadside ditch and rolled. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name hasn’t been released, pending notification of relatives.

An autopsy has been ordered.

(AP) — Iowans and Nebraskans will have to re-adjust to colder weather after record-setting high temperatures over the weekend.

In Nebraska, record high temperatures were recorded Sunday in Lincoln, McCook, Grand Island and Chadron. In Iowa, a record high temperature was set in Sioux City.

Cathy Zapotocny, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Valley, Neb., says much colder air will be coming in for the overnight hours, but the coldest air will be in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Miles Schumacher, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, says the northern half of Iowa will see the most dramatic differences from Sunday’s temperatures.

A wind chill advisory will be in effect for the northern part of Iowa until noon Tuesday.

 A symposium in scheduled in North Platte will focus on wind-energy development in Nebraska.

The Feb. 12 event will take place at the Quality Inn and Suites’ Sandhills Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free, one-day symposium will focus on wind energy in Nebraska and its implications for natural resources and people. Landowners, farmers and ranchers, business leaders and public-policy officials are encouraged to attend.

The event is sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Grazing Land Coalition, Western Nebraska Bank and the Nature Conservancy.

Additional information is available by calling the UNL Extension office at 402-472-2966.

Registration is available at go.unl.edu/windenergyconference

(AP) — An outlet bakery in the southwestern Nebraska town of McCook known to many locals as simply “the bread store” is closing its doors after nearly a half-century in business.

The Old Home Bakery Outlet, owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA, will close Feb. 1 after nearly 50 years in business. Employees at the location said they were saddened by the news but could not comment.

David Margulies, a representative from the public relations firm contracted by Bimbo Bakeries, said “they open and close these stores all the time.”

A statement provided by Margulies said the decision was made to close some of Bimbo’s retail stores “in order to focus more sharply on our core competencies.”

(AP) — A Nebraska man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager for killing a police officer is seeking his freedom in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down such sentences.

Eric McCain is asking a Dawson County District Court judge to order his release from prison.

McCain has been in prison since he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole at the age of 17 in 1990. He was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting death that year of Gothenburg Police Sgt. Glenn Haas.

Last year, state lawmakers enacted a measure that ends mandatory life sentences for juveniles who commit first-degree murder. The guidelines now call for a sentence of 40 years to life for juveniles.