Lincoln Police say that a 76-year-old woman died four days after a pickup truck slammed into her car.

Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said Monday that Maurine Mumma of Lincoln died Sunday morning. She was involved in an accident in south Lincoln last Wednesday.

Mumma tried to make a left turn across Nebraska Highway 2 at 40th Street on Wednesday afternoon. The westbound truck driven by 41-year-old Cleon Finnell, of Raymond, tried to stop but couldn’t. No citations were issued.

Mumma suffered a catastrophic brain injury in the wreck.

Mumma’s 16-year-old granddaughter, Amber Nieman, was also hurt in the crash. Nieman remained hospitalized Monday, but she was recovering.

Finnell was treated and released from the hospital last week.

A Wisconsin woman accused of killing her infant daughter nearly 56 years ago has reached a plea deal that calls for 45 days in jail.

A judge accepted the plea agreement Monday for 76-year-old Ruby Klokow.

Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe De Cecco recommended the jail term plus 10 years probation for Klokow, citing her advanced age and health as factors.

Klokow was charged with second-degree murder after her son, James Klokow Jr., came forward in 2008 with horrific stories of childhood abuse.

A criminal complaint said Ruby Klokow admitted causing the death of her 6-month-old baby, Jeaneen.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reinstating the conviction and death sentence of a man who said he was high on meth when he killed a Kansas sheriff.

The justices on Monday said they will review a state Supreme Court ruling that granted a new trial to Scott Cheever, who admitted to shooting Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels.

The Kansas court said Cheever’s rights were violated during his trial because a psychiatrist was allowed to testify about Cheever’s psychological records without his consent.

Samuels’ death prompted changes in the Kansas criminal code to make it more difficult to purchase the ingredients used in making meth.

The case will be argued in the fall.

A man has been given three to four years in prison for bilking homeowners out of thousands of dollars in a roof repair scam.

Local media reports that 29-year-old Jerry Hendon was sentenced on Friday in Madison County District Court.

Hendon told the judge that he doesn’t see himself as a con artist. Hendon was accused of promising to do repairs on the roofs of two homes but didn’t do the work.

Prosecutor Mike Long said he doubted Hendon’s word and noted that there is an active warrant out of Kentucky alleging similar charges.

Hendon also was ordered to pay a total of more than $5,000 in restitution.

Most fathers are excited to watch the birth of their child, however, a Lincoln man was able to do more than watch.

Sara Fritsch’s contractions were coming five minutes apart Thursday when she and her husband, Tom, bundled up their three children and drove them to a friend’s house to drop them off.

The hospital was about a 30 minute drive on snowy streets.  But, as Tom began to pull out of the driveway, Sara experienced another major contraction and told her husband she couldn’t make it to the hospital.

Tom, a volunteer firefighter for 23 years, escorted his wife back into the friends home where he washed up, prepared the sofa and delivered a healthy 5-pound, 10-ounce baby girl, Cecelia.

The Fritschs then drove to the hospital where they were informed by doctors that all was well with the newest addition to their family.

 

Macy’s Chairman, President and CEO Terry Lundgren is scheduled to testify in New York State Supreme Court on Monday in a trial that pits the department store chain against rival J.C. Penney Co. over a partnership with home diva Martha Stewart.

The trial focuses on whether Macy’s has the exclusive right to sell Martha Stewart-branded products in such categories as cookware, bedding and bath.

Other key witnesses expected to take the stand this week include Martha Stewart and Penney’s CEO Ron Johnson.

Macy’s has argued in court documents that Martha Stewart Living breached a long-standing contract when it penned a deal in December 2011 to open Martha Stewart mini shops in most J.C. Penney stores beginning this spring.

Pope Benedict the 16th gave his last public prayer ceremony on Sunday in front of thousands at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Yet his retirement isn’t free of controversy, as talk of a sex scandal has emerged as he gets ready to leave his post.

The pope said “Thank you for your affection” to the crowd as he appeared in the window of his apartment, which overlooks the square. He added, “The Lord is calling me to go on top of the hill, to dedicate myself once more to prayer and meditation. But this does not mean to abandon the church.”

Thursday will be Benedict’s last day as pope. Some members of the Italian media believe that there may be more to his resignation, as allegations of a sex scandal involving gay clergy and male prostitutes has emerged.

The Vatican has denied the allegations with Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone calling the reports of the scandal as the election process begins to select a new pope “deplorable” as “often unverified, unverifiable of completely false news stories”  are published.

Michigan health officials have reported three more infections and one more death linked to contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company.

The Michigan Department of Community Health says at least 249 people have been infected with illnesses including fungal meningitis that are part of a national disease outbreak. The steroids are used in injections to treat neck and back pain.

The department reports that at least 16 people have died in the outbreak.

As of last week, the department says there have been 68 cases of fungal meningitis, 155 epidural abscesses, one stroke and 25 peripheral joint infections in Michigan tied to the steroids.

An attorney says about 50 more people have come forward to say they were sexually abused at schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania by a Franciscan brother who killed himself in January, bringing the total to over 60.

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said Sunday that the accusers say the abuse happened between 1982 and 2007.

Authorities say 62-year-old Brother Stephen Baker stabbed himself at a western Pennsylvania monastery after the disclosure of financial settlements in 11 alleged abuse cases in Warren, Ohio.

Garabedian says the latest claims come from people who went to school in Warren and those who went to another school in Johnstown, Pa., where Baker taught and coached.

The Boston attorney says he’s also heard from a few people who say they were abused while Baker was at a school in Orchard Lake, Mich.

 

 

Former state Sen. Ardyce Bohlke, of Hastings, has died from complications of brain cancer. She was 69.

Bohlke’s daughter-in-law, Stacey Bohlke, tells the Associated Press that the former stateswoman died Thursday at Mary Lanning Health Care in Hastings.

Bohlke, a Democrat, was appointed by then-Gov. Ben Nelson in 1991 to fill a vacancy in the Legislature. She was elected in 1992 and 1996, and served until 2001.

During her time with the Legislature, Bohlke served seven years on the Education Committee, including as chairwoman for six years. She helped pass legislation that increased the state’s share of funds for K-12 schools from about 40 percent to more than 50 percent.

A funeral service is set for Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Hastings.