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Waco Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested-19 YO Girl Accused

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested, accused of robbing a bank in the eastern Nebraska city of Waco.

The York News-Times reports that Hannah Sabata was arrested Wednesday at her home in Stromsburg. Sabata faces robbery and theft charges connected with Tuesday’s robbery at the Cornerstone Bank branch in Waco.

Police say a stolen car used by the robber in her getaway was found Tuesday night at Buckley Park in Stromsburg.

York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff says tips flowed into his deparment after bank security photos were released to the public on Wednesday morning.

Investigators suspect the robber had an accomplice, but no other arrest has been reported.

Sabata remains in custody. Online court records don’t list the name of her attorney.

Kansas Man Kills Nebraskan In Fatal South-Central Crash

A Kansas truck driver has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash in south-central Nebraska.

The Hastings Tribune reports  that 46-year-old Victor Allende was arrested Sunday in Kansas. Online court records say he’s bonded out of jail.

Allende, of South Bend, Kan., declined to comment on Thursday. Court records don’t list the name of his attorney.

A court affidavit says Allende was eastbound on U.S. Highway 6 east of Hastings on April 24 and was following too closely behind another truck when the other truck stopped for a train crossing.

The affidavit says Allende’s semi rammed the other truck, pushing it into the path of an oncoming pickup driven by 52-year-old Neal Sahling. Sahling, of Wood River, was killed.

Man Shot By Police In Omaha Was Allegedly Threatening Suicide

Police have released the name of a man shot by an officer in a western Omaha neighborhood.

He was identified as 28-year-old Oliver Halverson, who was taken to Creighton University Medical Center.

Police say the shooting occurred just after noon Wednesday. Officers had been sent to a home to check on a man reportedly armed with a knife and threatening suicide.

Officers found the man near 124th and Burt streets. Police say at least one officer fired after confronting the man. Police have not said whether the man was armed with a knife or any other weapon when the officer fired. The name of the officer hasn’t been released.

Lindsay Lohan Arrested- Charged With Assault

Lindsay Lohan has left a New York City police precinct after being charged for allegedly striking a woman at a nightclub.

The actress left the station house shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday. She wore a black jacket over her head that went down to her knees. She was wearing leggings, a mini skirt and high-heels, and drove off in a black SUV with a driver and another man.

Police say Lohan was arrested at 4 a.m. and charged with third-degree assault.

They say she got into the argument with another woman at Club Avenue in Manhattan and struck the woman in face with her hand.

Her publicist didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

Lohan has had frequent brushes with law.

Judge Dismisses Case- 18 YO Accused Of Stabbing Girl In Lincoln

A judge has dismissed a case that had been filed against an 18-year-old accused of stabbing a 5-year-old girl in Lincoln.

A judge ruled earlier this month that Paris Wells wasn’t competent to stand trial on charges of assault and use of a weapon. Police say Wells had used a kitchen knife to stab the girl on Oct. 15 last year.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Wells suffers from a traumatic brain injury. He’d been sent to the state psychiatric hospital in Lincoln for treatment aimed at making him mentally competent for trial, but the treatment failed.

Prosecutors subsequently asked a judge to dismiss the case, which Judge Timothy Phillips did Tuesday.

Prosecutors also have petitioned for the civil commitment of Wells as a mentally ill dangerous person.

High School Intramural Basketball League (News Release)

The Kearney Park and Recreation Department is currently taking team registration for High School Intramural Winter Basketball Leagues. Players must be in grades 9th-12th to compete in this league.

Games will be played on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., January 7 through late February. The cost of the program is $140 per team. Registration deadline is Friday, December 14. Please call the Park and Recreation Office at (308) 237-4644 for more information.

Pets For Christmas

Here is my annual letter on surprising someone with a pet for Christmas. If it saves one pet from going to an unwanted home then it’s worth submitting it each year!!
It’s that time of year when we are thinking of what to get people for Christmas and some think a good gift would be a cute cuddly puppy or kitten. Whether buying one from a pet store, a breeder, or adopting from a shelter, this is a decision that needs to be carefully thought out by all that are involved – not just a surprise sprung on the gift recipient. Energy, money and time are involved in pet ownership and some people do not want the responsibility. And there are those that think a puppy or kitten are so cute….until they chew up something, mess in the house, or just simply grow bigger. Then they aren’t so cute anymore and end up at the shelter, or worse, ignored on a chain in the back yard. Please, if you are considering a pet as a gift for someone this Christmas, or anytime of the year, make sure the recipient wants a pet and take them to pick it out together.
And by all means, adopt from an animal shelter. There are so many wonderful loving pets at the shelter that need a home. Not only will you adopt your best friend, you will save a life. Older dogs and cats make wonderful companions, too! Also, please spay and neuter your pets to stop pet over-population. Happy Holidays & God Bless!

Dianne Morales
North Platte

Two Winning Powerball Tickets Were Sold In…

One of the two winning Powerball tickets for an estimated $587.5 million jackpot was sold in the Kansas City area.

Missouri Lottery spokesman Gary Gonder says the winner has not yet come forward Thursday to claim the record prize, but there is no rush. The winner has 180 days to do so.

Gonder says he is traveling to the store that sold the winning ticket to help with an expected onslaught of media attention. Missouri Lottery officials plan to announce the identity of the retailer later Thursday.

The other winning Powerball ticket was sold in Arizona.

The Missouri Lottery says two $1 million winning Powerball tickets were also sold in the state — one in Joplin and the other in Kansas City.

Lincoln Woman Sentenced For Selling Rx Painkillers

A 57-year-old Lincoln woman has been given three to five years in prison for illicitly selling a prescription painkiller.

Angela Kobza pleaded no contest to possession with intent to deliver oxycodone.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Kobza was sentenced on Tuesday in Lancaster County District Court.

Investigators say they made several controlled buys at Kobza’s home and in July last year searched it and found several dozen painkiller pills.

Man Sentenced 6-Months Jail For Stabbing A Parrot To Death With A Fork

A 63-year-old Everett, Wash., man has been sentenced to six months in jail for fatally stabbing his ex- girlfriend’s parrot with a serving fork.

The Daily Herald reports that Richard J. Atkinson pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and domestic-violence malicious mischief in the Aug. 19 attack.

In a letter to the newspaper in September, the woman said she had the parrot, Bailey, for 18 years.

Defense lawyer William Steffener said at Tuesday’s sentencing that his client doesn’t remember what happened, but he may have mixed anti-anxiety medication with whiskey and slipped into a blacked-out rage.

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel ordered Atkinson to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. He also has to pay the woman for her parrot and destroyed belongings, and he can’t own any animals for five years.

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