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3 Children Killed in 2-Car Crash at Dallas Intersection

fatal-crashDALLAS (AP) — Three children are dead and two drivers and a teenage passenger are hospitalized after one car slammed broadside into another carrying the children at a western Dallas intersection.

A Dallas police statement says a car driven by a man was westbound on Singleton Boulevard about 5:30 p.m. Monday when a car with a female driver and four children as passengers pulled out from a side street. The man’s car slammed into the left side of the second car.

Police Senior Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez says three children, all younger than 13, died shortly thereafter at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, and a 13-year-old was taken to an unspecified hospital in unknown condition. She says both drivers received non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators suspect excessive speed factored in the crash. Identities are being withheld.

Police: Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Omaha Teen

Jail-Bars-and-Cuffs_mediumOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection to an August shooting that left an Omaha teenager dead.

A news release from the Omaha Police Department said that the suspect was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony and use of a weapon by a prohibited person.

Police found 19-year-old Garion Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds in north Omaha on August 8. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Another 26-year-old man was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of first-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony in connection to the case.

Driver Killed in Fiery Crash, Nebraska State Patrol Said

state-patrol-logoWINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — A driver has been killed in a fiery crash in northeast Nebraska’s Thurston County.

The accident happened about 2:15 a.m. Monday on a county road around three miles from Winnebago. The Nebraska State Patrol says the car went out of control, rolled into a roadside ditch and caught fire.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.

Man Accused of Hiding Under Truck, Touching Woman’s Foot in Lincoln

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police have ticketed a man suspected of hiding under a truck so he could touch one of a woman’s feet.

The ticket cites the 20-year-old with disturbing the peace on March 21. Police say the woman reported seeing a man’s hand touch one of her feet as she loaded groceries into her truck in a Lincoln parking lot.

Officer Kate Flood says investigators who looked at security recordings linked the man to a similar incident in June at another Lincoln store.

Man Charged in 2006, 2007 Lincoln Rape Cases

villasenorLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted two women in Lincoln more than nine years ago.

Jaime Villasenor (vee-uh-sehn-YOR’) was arrested last week. Court documents say he raped a woman in downtown Lincoln in November 2006 and raped a cab driver in January 2007.

Online jail records say Villasenor remained in Lancaster County custody Tuesday. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. Records say Villasenor also is known as Jaime Chavez and Antonio Morales.

Authorities say Villasenor returned to Lincoln after serving federal prison time for being in the country illegally. Authorities also say a DNA sample taken from him matched DNA evidence found in the Lincoln cases.

Lincoln Teacher Advances to the Next Round on ‘The Voice’

the-voiceLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln schoolteacher has advanced to the next round on the “The Voice,” NBC’s singing contest.

On Monday night Hannah Huston (HYOO’-stuhn) was wildly praised by the celebrity coaches for her rendition of a 1964 rock classic, “House of the Rising Sun.” On the show, celebrity coaches aid the competing singers as they vie for a recording contract.

The 24-year-old teaches at Arnold Elementary School in Lincoln, but she’s on a leave to participate in the show. The district says a TV crew was in Lincoln in November to record Huston with her class.

Huston graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 2009 and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2013.

Nebraska Inmates to Build Home on Empty Lot in Beatrice

inmatesBEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — An empty lot in east Beatrice will soon be the site of a new home built by Nebraska inmates.

Officials from the city, the Nebraska Department of Corrections and the nonprofit Prairie Gold Homes held a ground breaking ceremony Monday afternoon on the site where inmates at Community Corrections Center in Lincoln will build a new home.

The house will be about 1,200 square feet and include three bedrooms, a two-stall garage and a full, but unfinished, basement.

Mayor Stan Wirth says the price of the home hasn’t been set, but that it’ll be affordable. The city hopes to have the house pre-sold before completion.

Prairie Gold Homes’ executive director Renee Bauer says the home is set to be finished by Thanksgiving.

Pilot Taken to Hospital After Small Plane Crashes in Eastern Nebraska

plane-crashLOUISVILLE, Neb. (AP) — The pilot of a single-passenger airplane that crashed in eastern Nebraska has been taken to a hospital for his injuries.

Officials with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department say authorities received a report of an airplane with engine trouble Sunday night. The plane later crashed in a field south of Louisville.

The pilot, 44-year-old Eric Stadjuhar, was flying the plane out of the Millard Airport in Omaha. He was trapped inside the airplane after the crash and had to be cut free.

A helicopter transported Stadjuhar to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Hospital officials said Stadjuhar was in fair condition Monday.

The crash is under investigation.

Lincoln Worm Farms Turns Food Waste Into Compost

wormsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has opened a commercial worm farm that takes discarded food waste and turns it into a compost product with the creature’s help.

Jeremiah Picard’s company opened in September to reduce the volume of waste that goes to the city landfill, to create a natural soil-enhancing product for school and community gardens, and to teach students about the benefits of composting.

Through the company’s vermiculture process, Picard creates worm castings, a natural fertilizer that helps plants use nutrients that are already present in the soil. Worm castings are the undigested material, soil and bacteria excreted by a worm after it eats the food scraps.

Picard says the company has diverted 75,000 pounds of food waste from the city landfill so far.

Nebraska Deputies Say Pair Cooked Goose Taken Out of Season

lancaster-county-sheriffHICKMAN, Neb. (AP) — Lancaster County authorities say two people were cited after deputies caught them with a cooked goose, two more dead ones and 42 goose eggs.

The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found the two fishing Sunday at Wagon Train Lake near Hickman. The deputies spotted the cooked goose and then found the two other dead Canada geese and the eggs in the anglers’ vehicle. The 40 eggs that weren’t cracked were turned over to Nebraska Game and Parks officials.

The two were cited on suspicion of possessing Canada geese out of season, which ended in early February.

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