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Firefighters Stop Fire at Lincoln Catholic School

lincoln-fire-department(AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a basement fire at a Catholic school in Lincoln.

Firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire Monday afternoon at Cathedral of the Risen Christ School. It was contained a half hour later.

Officials say the fire started in the boiler room as construction workers replaced the school’s heating and air conditioning system. Sparks from a demolition saw ignited a stack of floor buffing pads.

No students were at the school during the fire, which created smoke throughout the building and caused water damage. No injuries were reported.

Colorado Mom Says Wildlife Got to Son’s Remains

Dylan Redwine
Dylan Redwine

(AP) — A Colorado woman says whoever killed her 13-year-old son was a monster for leaving his remains where wildlife could get to them.

Elaine Redwine says that Dylan Redwine’s bones were spread out when they were found last week in the southwestern Colorado mountains.

She says “he deserved so much more.”

Dylan lived in the Monument area with his mother but arrived in La Plata County on Nov. 18 for a court-ordered visit in Vallecito (vy-uh-SEE’-toh) with his father, Mark Redwine.

The father says he returned home from running errands Nov. 19 to find Dylan was gone.

Elaine Redwine says she’s grateful she asked her son for a hug before he left for that visit. But she never thought he wouldn’t come back home.

Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty to Helping Rob Iowa Bank

ne-supreme-court-gavel(AP) — A Nebraska man is facing up to 10 years in federal prison for helping another man rob a bank in Fort Dodge earlier this year.

U.S. Attorney Sean Berry says 26-year-old Christopher Anderson pleaded guilty to being an accessory to bank robbery.

Prosecutors say Anderson drove another man to a location near the bank in Fort Dodge on Feb. 7. When that man returned to Anderson’s car, he was holding a bag and urged Anderson to drive fast.

Anderson drove the other man to Omaha, Neb., to help him elude authorities. Anderson was given $1,000 for his help.

Anderson, of Omaha, could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. He could also face a fine up to $125,000.

Only Lawyers Can Now Argue Before Supreme Court

supreme-court(AP) — You must be a lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court.

Thought that already was the case? It wasn’t until Monday, when the Supreme Court revised its 80-page rule book for the first time since 2010.

The update covers items such as filing deadlines, but also adds Rule 28.8, which requires anyone arguing before the court to be a lawyer. The high court says the new rule simply codifies a “long-standing practice of the court.”

A nonlawyer hasn’t argued before the justices in more than three decades, though not for a lack of trying.

A magazine publisher, entrepreneur and paralegal-in-training asked but were turned down, the latest in the past year. Now, if anyone asks, the court will be able to point to the new rule.

19 Firefighters Die Battling Arizona Wildfire

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(AP) — An Arizona forestry official says 19 firefighters have died battling a fast-moving wildfire.

Forestry spokesman Art Morrison says the firefighters were caught by the fire Sunday afternoon near the central Arizona town of Yarnell. He says they were forced to deploy their fire shelters.

Earlier Sunday, the wildfire prompted evacuations of 50 homes in several communities about 85 miles northwest of Phoenix. Later Sunday afternoon, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office expanded the evacuations to include more residents in the town of Yarnell.

Morrison says several homes in the community of Glenisle have been burned. He says no injuries or deaths have been reported from that area.

About 200 firefighters are fighting the wildfire, which has also forced the closure of parts of state Route 89.

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Lincoln Regional Center

federal-court-of-appeals(AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a psychiatric patient’s lawsuit, filed after he lost his unsupervised walks on hospital grounds.

John Maxwell Montin’s sued Lincoln Regional Center administrators after being told in 1996 he could no longer walk the center’s grounds alone. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit last year, ruling that revoking the solo walks did not deprive him of his due process and equal protection rights.

Montin was sent to the psychiatric hospital in 1994 after being found not responsible for attempted murder and other counts by reason of insanity in 1993.

A year earlier, authorities say Montin walked onto southwestern Nebraska farm, saying it belonged to his ancestors and that he was taking it back. A shootout with police followed. No one was injured.

Lightning Strike Injures Three Children at Indiana Camp

lightning-strike(AP) — Indianapolis police say three children were injured when lightning struck a summer camp on the north side of the city, including one child who was critically hurt.

Officer Kendale Adams says the critically injured child was taken to Indianapolis St. Vincent Hospital, but the child’s condition wasn’t immediately known. The other two were taken to Riley Hospital for Children in stable condition.

Witnesses told police that the children were injured when lightning struck shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday at the Goldman Union Camp Institute, a Reform Jewish summer camp.

Adams says he didn’t have ages or genders of the victims because camp officials didn’t want the information released.

The camp director didn’t return a message from The Associated Press.

Lincoln Doctor Loses Records of Over 2,000 Patients

Dr. James Fosnaugh
Dr. James Fosnaugh

(AP) — A Lincoln doctor’s office is warning its patients about the possibility of identity theft after losing a computer device with 2,125 records on it.

Wedgewood Legacy Medical sent a letter to patients and issued a news release as required by health privacy laws.

The doctor’s office says the records were lost sometime in May. Officials believe the records were on a thumb drive Dr. James Fosnaugh wore around his neck to review cases.

The doctor’s office says Social Security numbers weren’t included in the records, but names, birthdates, addresses and phone numbers were.

The doctor’s office says it no longer stores patient records on portable devices.

Grand Island Man Sentenced in Child Enticement Case

jail(AP) — A Grand Island man who sent nude photos of himself to a Canadian teenage has been sentenced to seven months in the Hall County Jail.

26-year-old Shaun Broxterman was sentenced Friday in Hall County District Court after earlier pleading no contest to misdemeanor attempted enticement by electronic communication device,

Prosecutors say Broxterman exchanged messages and nude photos with the 15-year-old girl between Nov. 12, 2011, and Aug. 22, 2012.

In addition to his jail sentence, Broxterman must register as a sex offender.

Supreme Court Rejects Nebraska Man’s Bid for Release from Prison

ne-supreme-court(AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected a request for post-conviction relief by a man serving life in prison for the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy.

Jason Marks was convicted in 1994 of the drive-by shooting of 16-year-old Arthur Godbolt. Police say Marks was 18 when he engaged in a shootout with a rival gang member. Godbolt, who was standing nearby and not armed, was hit in the head by a bullet Marks fired.

Marks’ motion for postconviction relief accused the judge and prosecutor in his case of misconduct. Marks also alleged his trial attorney was ineffective.

Prison inmates file postconviction relief motions once they have exhausted all other appeals.

On Friday, the state’s high court rejected Marks’ motion, saying there was no merit to his claims.

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