Lincoln police say the mother of a wandering toddler has been found.
Police had been looking for the little girl’s parents since the girl was found alone a little before 3 a.m. Monday outside a grocery store south of downtown.
The toddler had walked a couple blocks from her home to the Russ’s Market.
Officers say the mother was hysterical when she awoke at 7 a.m. and couldn’t find her daughter.
Officials haven’t said yet whether the mother will be ticketed or charged with any crime.
More than 1,500 high school students are expected to attend Math Day at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln later this month.
There will be mathematical competitions, and students will be able to explore their interests in math and discover what a career in math can offer.
A total of $34,000 in four-year UNL scholarships, certificates and trophies will be awarded to top participants.
The event is scheduled to begin at the Coliseum at 8 a.m. on Nov. 15.
An Omaha man has been given 10 to 15 years in prison for vehicular homicide.
Samuel Corbitt was convicted in June and was sentenced on Friday in Douglas County District Court.
Authorities say Corbitt was driving drunk in September 2010 when his car rammed into another vehicle at an intersection in east-central Omaha. The other driver was 18-year-old Amanda Meyers, also of Omaha. She died of her injuries the next day.
Corbitt apologized to Meyers’ family in court on Friday and said it was his fault that “Amanda is gone.”
He turns 37 on Saturday.
The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office has backed a student newspaper in its quest for records regarding the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s new health center.
The Lincoln Journal Star says The Daily Nebraskan sought the attorney general’s help last month when the university refused to share contents of a private hospital company’s bid to build and operate the new center.
The office of Attorney General Jon Bruning called on UNL to release the bid documents but said the university could black out portions containing proprietary information about the company, Bryan Health. The office’s opinion doesn’t carry the force of law, however.
UNL spokeswoman Kelly Bartling told the Journal Star that the university hadn’t decided yet whether it would release the information.
A 69-year-old Omaha woman has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular homicide.
Authorities say Leslie Hoberman failed to yield the right of way to Jeffrey Ahl at a west Omaha intersection on May 23. Her vehicle clipped Ahl’s eastbound motorcycle as she turned south. He was fatally injured in the subsequent crash of his bike.
Hoberman’s sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 24.
A Pennsylvania man who apparently shot a young relative after mistaking her costume for a skunk has been ordered to stand trial on charges of assault and reckless endangerment.
Thomas Grant waived a preliminary hearing before a Beaver County magistrate on Thursday.
Police say the girl was in a black costume with a white feather or tassel on her hat during a Halloween party at a New Sewickley home on Oct. 20.
The Beaver County Times reports investigators said the girl was lying face down and motionless during a game of hide-and-seek when she was shot.
Grant’s attorney called the shooting a “tragic accident” and says his client’s first concern is the girl’s well-being. He says he’ll ask to have the charges dismissed.
The girl is recovering from her wounds.
School board members for the Millard district in Omaha have offered to personally pay to rent a school site for a tribute to Nebraska’s fallen soldiers.
The district has rejected school display of the “Remembering Our Fallen” tribute during a school day. The district cited security and logistical concerns and worries that any group with an opposing viewpoint could demand similar space and time in the same public buildings.
Board member Mike Kennedy told the Omaha World-Herald that renting school space on a weekend would avoid problems.
Bill Williams and his wife created the tribute, which honors the servicemen and women with Nebraska ties who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Williams said Thursday that he’s willing to talk to the board members about the offer.
A Nebraska assault trial for New England Patriots rookie Alfonzo Dennard has been delayed again.
Online court records say that on Thursday a Lincoln judge granted Dennard’s request to move the trial to the February 2013 jury term.
Dennard was granted a delay in July that would have put off the trial to at least next month.
He’s pleaded not guilty to a felony assault charge and two related misdemeanors.
Prosecutors say Dennard assaulted a police officer on April 21 outside a bar in Lincoln, where he played cornerback for Nebraska.
Investors always examine Berkshire Hathaway’s earnings reports carefully for clues about what CEO Warren Buffett might invest in.
Berkshire is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings report Friday afternoon.
Investors will be looking for any estimate of Berkshire’s insurance losses from Hurricane Sandy. They’ll also be watching to see how Berkshire’s BNSF Railway fared as major freight railroads grapple with weak coal demand.
The three analysts surveyed by FactSet expect Berkshire to report earnings of $1.38 per Class B share on $39.04 billion in revenue.
The bottom-line profit the company reports could differ significantly from the operating results for Berkshire’s 80-odd businesses because the paper value of its derivatives tied to several stock-market indexes varies widely.
A Norfolk man suspected of trying to set a house on fire has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree arson.
The Norfolk Daily News says Cory Dittman was arrested on Wednesday. Police were called late Saturday by a woman who said Dittman was pouring gasoline inside the home. Responding officers helped the woman escape through a window.
A short time later, a fire broke out.
Officials say Dittman, who was inside the house, was taken into custody and taken to a hospital. He was later booked in the Madison County jail. His case isn’t on the online court system, and it’s unclear if he has an attorney.
