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Colorado Woman Accused of Cutting Baby from Pregnant Woman’s Womb

ambulance-lightsLONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — Police in northern Colorado have arrested a 34-year-old woman accused of stabbing a pregnant woman in the stomach and removing her baby.

The baby didn’t survive.

Officers were called to a home Wednesday afternoon and found the pregnant woman stabbed and beaten. She underwent surgery at a hospital and is expected to recover.

Satur says the suspect arrived at the hospital with the baby and told staff she had suffered a miscarriage.

Investigators have not released the names of the suspect and the pregnant woman but say they did not know each other.

Satur didn’t say what charges the suspect might face.

Police were getting a search warrant for the suspect’s home Wednesday evening.

NSP Investigating Death of Yutan Woman

The Nebraska State Patrol in conjunction with the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation.

Around 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, on March 18, the Saunders County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a body found on the east side of the community of Yutan.

On their arrival, authorities discovered the body of a white female lying beneath a railroad bridge located just off of Highway 92.

The body has been identified as that of Nancy Cummins, 56, of Yutan.

“Upon initial investigation the death does not appear to be suspicious in nature,” said Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Robert Frank. “An autopsy will be conducted tomorrow to determine cause of death.”

Police: Omaha Garbage Man Hit by Vehicle in Critical Condition

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an Omaha garbage man was critically injured after being struck by a car.

The incident occurred around 8 a.m. Wednesday in west Omaha. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police say the man was riding on the back of the garbage truck and had jumped off to grab more trash when he was hit by a teenager driving a silver Jeep.

The man’s name and updated condition have not been released.

Kansas City Area Principal Resigns After Bullying Case

bullyLIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The principal of a suburban Kansas City middle school has resigned nearly a month after a student with Asperger’s syndrome was seriously hurt in a bullying incident.

Principal Dan Weakley of Liberty Middle School also will take a personal leave of absence for the remainder of the school year. The Liberty Board of Education on Monday accepted Weakley’s resignation and granted his request for leave.

Twelve-year-old Blake Kitchen suffered injuries including a cracked skull and a fractured jaw in the Feb. 19 attack in the school’s cafeteria. The sixth-grader spent several days at a hospital.

A 14-year-old eighth-grader at the school admitted to the assault and was placed in the custody of the Missouri Division of Youth Services.

Nebraska School District to Expand Career Readiness Program

schoolOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska school district will soon incorporate opportunities for high school seniors to go to work for local businesses as part of a program designed to prepare students for careers.

Westside Community Schools will create a Center for Advanced Professional Studies to develop partnerships with businesses that will act as satellite campuses. Students may spend part of their day working on projects at the businesses.

The new program is part of the district’s larger effort to expand its career education programming, and to learn and fill in skill gaps in the workforce.

The Nebraska district is modeling its program on one developed by the Blue Valley district in Kansas City, Kansas.

Omaha Utility Board Sticks with CEO Choice After 2nd Search

OPPDOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Public Power District board decided to stick with its original choice for the utility’s next chief executive after completing a second search.

The utility said Wednesday that current OPPD vice president Tim Burke was again chosen from a field of finalists. The board is scheduled to vote on his selection at its meeting Thursday.

OPPD was criticized in January after its initial CEO search was conducted mostly in secret. The utility also refused to identify the original finalists.

The board said in January it wanted Burke to replace retiring CEO Gary Gates, but then it reopened the search. Burke and three other finalists interviewed with the board this month and met with the public.

Burke’s salary will increase to $419,217 from his current $356,605 if the board approve

Teen Accused of Killing Man Who Spilled Coffee on Him

police-lights-redSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 15-year-old Connecticut boy is being held on $2 million bond after he was charged in the slaying of a man who police say had spilled coffee on him.

Police tell the Stamford Advocate that 52-year-old Antonio Muralles was leaving a Stamford restaurant March 11 when he bumped into the teen, spilling the coffee. Police say the teenager stabbed Muralles.

The boy appeared in a closed hearing Tuesday. He didn’t enter a plea, and his attorney declined to comment on the allegations. The newspaper said the case was moved to adult court.

Twenty-two-year-old James McLamb of New Haven also has been charged with murder in Muralles’ death and is being held on $2 million bond. His lawyer says he is reviewing the charge.

Police are looking for a third suspect.

University of Nebraska President’s House Back on the Market

university-of-nebraskaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln house bought to become the official home of the University of Nebraska president is back on the market.

The 700,000-square-foot house is listed for $750,000. It has five bedrooms and five baths, and it was built in 1927.

The University of Nebraska Foundation bought the house in December 2013. The home was never lived in by former NU President J.B. Milliken or interim NU President Jim Linder. The foundation said this past January that “a different residence would better meet the future needs of the university.”

University spokeswoman Melissa Lee says housing arrangements for the university’s new president, Hank Bounds, have not yet been determined.

Former Sarpy County Deputy Pleads No Contest to Public Indecency

gavel-and-scalePAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — A former Sarpy County sheriff’s deputy who faced a misdemeanor sexual assault charge has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge.

Fifty-three-year-old Rick Wheeler has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of public indecency. It’s punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

He had faced up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine if he was found guilty of the original charge of third-degree sexual assault.

Wheeler was accused of inappropriately touching a woman in September at a Papillion bar.

Wheeler was a sergeant who’d worked 26 years for the sheriff’s office. He was fired afterward.

Court records show he’s appealing a decision by the county merit commission that upheld his termination.

Wheeler will be sentenced in May.

Starbucks Delivery to Start in Seattle, New York City

starbucks-coffeeNEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says it will start delivering to customers in select parts of Seattle and New York City later this year.

The details will be discussed at the coffee chain’s annual meeting Wednesday.

In Seattle, it will team up with a company called Postmates to deliver to homes and offices within specific areas. In New York City, delivery will be from existing or newly setup Starbucks shops in certain buildings, starting with the Empire State Building.

Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman said there will be no minimum purchase required, but that deliveries will require “a small flat fee.” He declined to say what the exact fee will be.

Brotman said the average time for deliveries will be 30 minutes, starting from when the order is placed.

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