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Cancer in Remission for Teen Forced to Undergo Chemo

gavel-and-scaleHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for a 17-year-old Connecticut girl forced to undergo chemotherapy by the state after she refused treatment says her cancer appears to be in remission.

Assistant Public Defender Joshua Michtom said Monday that the girl’s recent medical scan showed no signs of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The girl is identified in court documents as Cassandra C.

Michtom says Cassandra remains confined to a Hartford hospital room. He says a court hearing is scheduled for next week on whether Cassandra should remain in the custody of the state Department of Children and Families.

A judge granted the agency temporary custody in November after she refused chemo.

Cassandra told The Associated Press in January that she didn’t want to poison her body with chemo and wanted to explore alternative treatments.

Deputy US Marshal Shot Suspect in Lincoln, Sheriff Says

us-marshalsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lancaster County sheriff says a deputy U.S. marshal fired the fatal shots at a suspect when he saw the man go for a gun in his car.

Thirty-four-year-old Tyson Hubbard, of Omaha, was shot around 10:45 a.m. Thursday. Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said Monday that the deputy U.S. marshal was one of six members of the Metro Fugitive Task Force, which includes his deputies and Lincoln police officers.

Wagner says the deputy marshal saw the butt of a revolver under a car seat and saw Hubbard reach for it. Wagner says the deputy marshal yelled a warning to the other officers and then opened fire. Wagner says video surveillance from a nearby business backs up officers’ accounts of what happened.

Wagner didn’t release the deputy marshal’s name.

Man Arrested in Pursuit from Lincoln to Omaha

police-lights-redOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man trying to evade police has been arrested after crashing his vehicle and then stealing a truck in Omaha.

The 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges that include robbery and felony resisting arrest in the Sunday pursuit.

Lincoln police had tried to serve the man with a warrant at his home, but he left. They tried to make contact with him later at a gas station, and he sped off in a vehicle. A state patrol aircraft tracked the man as he drove into Omaha.

Authorities say the man then collided with another vehicle. A truck driver stopped to help out, but the man stole his vehicle.

Omaha police later caught up with the man and arrested him.

Staffing Complaints Surface at Nebraska Center for Disabled

Beatrice Developmental Center
Beatrice Developmental Center

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Despite improvements, a state center for developmentally disabled Nebraskans is again facing complaints that its employees are overworked.

A report to state legislators obtained by The Associated Press shows employee overtime at the Beatrice State Developmental Center soared in the last three months of 2014. Workers logged 19,220 hours of overtime, a 39 percent increase over the same period the previous year.

The increase has prompted some workers to complain and raised new concerns about turnover among the staff, which oversees residents with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Advocates for the center’s residents stress that conditions have vastly improved since 2009, when one resident died due to neglect.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing why overtime increased and is working hard to recruit and keep quality workers.

Car Crashes Into River, Toddler Found Alive 13 Hours Later

police-lights-redSPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Police say a 25-year-old woman was found dead and her 18-month-old daughter was found alive inside a car that crashed into a Utah river and wasn’t discovered until over 13 hours later.

The girl was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital in an unknown condition. Their names weren’t immediately released.

A fisherman found the car upside-down Saturday afternoon in Spanish Fork River in Spanish Fork, about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Police Lt. Matt Johnson says the woman left Salem about 10 p.m. Friday to drive to her Springville home, and a resident said he thought he heard an accident about 11 p.m. but couldn’t find anything.

The car was found about 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

Some emergency responders who entered the river were released after treatment for hypothermia at a hospital.

Construction Begins on USS Omaha

navyOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The future USS Omaha is now under construction in an Alabama shipyard.

The Navy says a keel laying ceremony was held for the USS Omaha last month. Austal USA is building the vessel.

The USS Omaha is a littoral combat ship, which can operate in shallow and deep water. It will be roughly 420 feet long.

The USS Omaha will be designed to deploy manned and unmanned vehicles and sensors to fight mines and submarines.

Prosecutor: Ex-Teacher Secretly Taped Students in Bathroom

gavel-and-scaleLOUDONVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors say a former Ohio teacher has been arrested for secretly recording kindergarten students in a school bathroom.

Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell says 32-year-old Elliot Gornall hung a pinpoint spy camera in a bathroom at the elementary school in Loudonville, about 70 miles northeast of Columbus.

Officials say Gornall was arrested Friday. He is expected to appear in court Monday to face felony charges.

Gornall resigned last year after being charged with felony drug possession. The new charges follow an examination of Gornall’s personal computer by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Officials say Gornall had worked in the district for four years following clean background checks.

A message left for Gornall’s attorney was not immediately returned Saturday.

Man Surrenders After Hour-Long Standoff in Columbus

columbus-policeCOLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — Police in eastern Nebraska have arrested a 23-year-old man after he held officers at bay for hours outside a Columbus house.

23-year-old Stephen Knott was arrested around 4 p.m. Friday after a standoff that began about five hours earlier. He eventually walked out of the house and surrendered to police.

Police say Knott was alone in the house, but did not live there.

Police say they began searching for Knott after receiving reports that he had threatened and assaulted his ex-girlfriend while armed with a handgun. An arrest warrant was issued Friday charging him with eight counts, including making terroristic threats and weapons counts.

He remained in jail Saturday and could not be reached for comment.

10-Year-Old Boy Dies After Jumping from School Window

ambulance-lightsDUMONT, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say 10-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered when he jumped from a second-story window at his northern New Jersey school.

It’s not yet clear what caused the fifth-grade student to jump around noon Friday afternoon. The boy was taken to a hospital, where he died around 5 p.m.

The incident occurred at the Grant School in Dumont. The boy’s name has not been released, and district officials have declined comment on the matter.

District officials say they will make counselors available to students, parents and staff. They said the Grant School will be open Monday morning.

Man Killed in Rollover Crash in Northeast Nebraska

state-patrol-logoMACY, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says a driver is dead and two passengers injured following a rollover accident on the Omaha Reservation at Macy.

The crash occurred around midnight Friday, killing 50-year-old Angelo Freemont.

The patrol says Freemont was driving just west of Highway 75 near the borders of Burt and Thurston counties when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled into a ditch. Investigators say neither Freemont nor the passengers who suffered minor injuries were wearing seat belts.

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