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Lincoln Shooting Victims’ Names Released

crime-scene-police-shootLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people who were shot in Lincoln.

Police say 32-year-old Christopher Coleman was killed and 21-year-old Jerry Griffis Jr. was wounded. The two were shot Monday afternoon at a two-story home about a block from Prescott Elementary School, which was briefly locked down.

No arrests have been reported.

Children ages 5, 3 and 1 were in the house but were not injured. Police say Coleman was the father of at least two of the children.

Nebraskan Accused of Stealing Cellphones from Iowa Employer

us-cellularCOUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A former U.S. Cellular employee has been accused of stealing nearly $30,000 in merchandise from the company in Council Bluffs.

Iowa online court records say 21-year-old Sayeg Moreno Padilla, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska, is charged with felony theft and ongoing criminal conduct. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 9.

Prosecutors say Moreno Padilla opened fraudulent accounts and stole 44 cellphones and $1,500 in gift cards between May 6 and June 16 last year.

Pickup Driver Dies After Lincoln Collision with Semitrailer

fatal-accidentLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln authorities say a 10-year-old child in a pickup suffered minor injuries when the truck collided with a semitrailer, killing the pickup driver.

The accident occurred a little before 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Lincoln police Capt. Bob Farber says the westbound pickup crossed a center line and struck the eastbound semi. The pickup driver was partially ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. The child was taken to a hospital and then released. The semi’s driver was not injured.

Police identified the pickup driver as 27-year-old Eric Bergman. The names of the child and the semi driver have not been released.

Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe Seeks to Change Enrollment Rule

Winnebago Indians LogoWINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — A proposed change to Winnebago tribal enrollment could change the northeast Nebraska tribe’s future.

Tribal leaders have proposed that future Winnebago members be at least one-eighth Winnebago and one-fourth Native American.

The tribe currently requires enrolled members to be at least one-fourth Indian.

Tribe’s enrollment manager Phyllis Ware says more than 100 people from other tribes throughout the country have enrolled as members over the last seven years since the rule doesn’t specify a minimum amount of Winnebago lineage.

Proposed changes require the approval of currently enrolled members in a special election. If it’s approved, existing Winnebago members who don’t meet the new requirements would be allowed to retain their membership, financial benefits and voting rights.

Nebraska Superintendent: Boy Dies After Collapsing at Track Practice

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FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — The Fort Calhoun Community Schools superintendent says that a seventh-grader died after collapsing at track practice in Washington County.

Superintendent Don Johnson said that coaches immediately began life-saving measures on Gabe Namuth before he was transported by ambulance from Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School to an Omaha hospital around 4 p.m. Monday. Johnson said Namuth died on arrival.

School activities planned for the remainder of the day were canceled.

Johnson declined to give further details out of respect for Namuth’s family.

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Lincoln Shooting

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln shooting has left one man dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries.

Lincoln Police Capt. Bob Farber said there is a public safety risk as authorities continue to look for a suspect in a Monday afternoon shooting that happened at a Euclid Street home.

Police also called animal control to report a dog that was injured by gunfire.

Lincoln police, Nebraska State Patrol troopers and deputy U.S. marshals responded to the two-story rental home.

Authorities also briefly locked down nearby Prescott Elementary School before allowing school officials to dismiss students. The school is about one block away from the scene of the shooting.

Police have not identified the victims.

EPA Plans to Clean Up 35 Homes in Lincoln Neighborhood

epaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to clean up 35 homes with lead-contaminated soil in Lincoln’s North Bottoms neighborhood.

EPA spokesman Chris Whitley says the agency plans to offer remediation to property owners whose dirt tested high for lead. Whitley says remediation involves digging up at least one foot of soil, bringing in clean dirt and covering the area with sod or hydroseed.

The properties are located near the former site of the Northwestern Metal Co. plant, which operated from about 1918 to 1961.

Whitley says owners who agree to have their soil tested will receive a letter about remediation this fall or next spring.

The project is being handled by a federal Superfund program, and Whitley says remediation will be done at no cost to the property owner.

Authorities Say Kansas Man Killed in Nebraska Collision

fatal-crashTECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Kansas man has been killed in a southeast Nebraska collision.

The accident occurred Sunday evening near Tecumseh, about a half-mile north of the intersection of Nebraska Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 136.

Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Beethe of Johnson County says it appears so far that a northbound car crossed the Highway 50 median and rammed into a southbound pickup, killing the car driver. He was identified as 77-year-old Gary Barton, of Haddam, Kansas.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says the pickup driver, Clark Gartner, of Tecumseh, was not injured.

Colorado Pot Report: More Adults Using Drug, But Not Kids

Colorado-MarijuanaDENVER (AP) — Colorado kids aren’t smoking more pot since the drug became legal — but their older siblings and parents certainly are.

That’s according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of Colorado’s 2012 recreational marijuana law.

The state released a report Monday detailing changes in everything from pot arrests to tax collections to calls to Poison Control.

It says marijuana use by people under 18 didn’t rise significantly in the years after the 2012 vote.

But use of the drug rose markedly among people 18 to 25, and among adults over age 26.

1 Dead, 2 Injured After Crash Near Grand Island

Hall-County-SheriffGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man has died in a crash involving three vehicles near Grand Island that left two teenagers injured.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Joseph Soto, of Alda, was driving east on U.S. Highway 30 Sunday night when he drove his pickup over the center line and struck a vehicle driven by 17-year-old Samantha Lyons, of Shelton.

Officials say Soto’s car continued and struck another vehicle driven by 16-year-old Baily Miller, of Wood River.

Soto was taken to a Grand Island hospital, where he died.

The two teenagers were also taken to a hospital. Lyons was in critical condition Monday morning and Miller was treated and released.

Highway 30 was closed for a short period following the crash.

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