NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post) – NEBRASKAland Days Board President Lance Carlson made the announcement Thursday morning that Daughtry would headline this year’s US Cellular Summer Jam rock show.
Daughtry released their self-titled debut album in 2006 and have been lighting up the charts ever since with hits like “Leave This Town” and Crawling Back To You.”
The opening act for Daughtry has not yet been announced, but with Toby Keith on June 22nd and Daughtry now scheduled to play June 23rd, this year’s US Cellular Summer Jam series looks to bring great music and high-energy entertainment for everyone.
Tickets for NEBRASKAland Days sustaining members go on sale Monday, February 20th at 9 a.m. The general public can purchase their tickets beginning Thursday, February 23rd at 9 a.m.
Tickets will be available at nebraskalanddays.com or in the office located at 509 East 4th.

 

 

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A trial has been scheduled in May for a 20-year-old North Platte man accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run accident.
Michael Malmkar pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of vehicular homicide and of leaving the scene of an accident.
Authorities say Malmkar’s vehicle struck Levern Walter and his wife while the two were riding their bikes last June. The 56-year-old Walter died of his injuries.
Malmkar’s trial is scheduled to begin May 15.
Malmkar also has been charged with a January burglary in Lincoln, while he was out on bond. The bond has been revoked, and Malmkar remains in custody.

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A 57-year-old North Platte man who admitted growing six dozen marijuana plants has been given probation.
Marco Vieyra was sentenced to two years of probation by  Lincoln County District Judge Richard Birch.
Authorities say Vieyra’s neighbor called the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department in September he found the plants growing in a windbreak near his home.
Deputies discovered a sprinkler system and buried hose that led to Vieyra’s home.

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A 39-year-old North Platte man has been given one to three years in prison for selling steroids.
Scott Sundstrom had pleaded guilty. He was sentenced on Monday by Lincoln County District Judge Richard Birch.
Authorities say Sundstrom was arrested in January last year after selling testosterone to informants on Oct. 8, 2010, and Jan. 19, 2011.

 

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) – A North Platte man died one day after a semitrailer truck collided with the SUV he was riding in.
The Nebraska State Patrol says 84-year-old Robert Shantz died on Saturday at a Kearney hospital. The accident that injured him happened on Interstate 80 near Cozad on Friday evening.
Shantz was one of three people in the SUV when the driver stopped in the lane because of an unknown medical issue.
Investigators say the semi was behind the SUV in the same lane could not avoid the collision.
The other two people in the SUV were also injured and hospitalized with severe injuries.

 

SUTHERLAND, Neb. (AP) – The Midwest Renewable Energy ethanol plant near Sutherland is halting production for several weeks, citing a surplus of ethanol with falling demand.
About 20 employees will be out of work until production resumes.
General Manager Troy Gavin says that the decision to shut down was based on a lack of profit. He says many plants across the country are also temporarily shutting down.

 

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) – A North Platte man charged with holding paramedics hostage and threatening to kill them has pleaded no contest.
Carlos Charging Elk made a deal with prosecutors, who dropped three counts of terroristic threats. On Tuesday Charging Elk pleaded to two counts of false imprisonment and one weapons charge. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on March 19.
Authorities say Charging Elk lured paramedics to his home with a false 911 call in August. Police say he pulled a knife and held two paramedics hostage.
No injuries were reported.

 

 

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (North Platte Post)- A 30-year-old North Platte man faces three felonies after an early morning robbery at a local convenience store.
David W. Traxler has been charged with Robbery, Use of a Weapon to Commit a Felony, Terroristic Threats and Resisting Arrest after allegedly robbing the Kwik Stop on Rodeo Road and Madison at knifepoint.
Officers responded to a call around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday that an armed robbery had occurred. After a search police found the suspect, Traxler, on foot near 9th and Carr. He attempted to escape but was subdued with a Taser. The knife used in the robbery was found in Traxler’s backpack as was the exact amount of money taken in the heist. The mask worn was recovered a short time later in a nearby alley.
Traxler was taken to the Lincoln County Jail where he remains. No bond is listed.

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska inmate has pleaded guilty to threatening President Barack Obama.
Loren Hamlin, of McCook, was indicted in November with making threats against the president. Federal prosecutors say he sent a letter from prison saying he would “track down” and kill the president.
Hamlin pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Lincoln last Friday. He faces up to 5 years in prison when he’s sentenced in April.
Hamlin is currently serving 3-to-5 years in prison for burglary in McCook in 2010.