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Plan Unveiled for Hotel on Omaha Medical School Campus

UNMCOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a hotel on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus near a cancer treatment center also in the works.

The hotel would be built along Farnam Street between 42nd and 44th Streets, on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. The preliminary plan is being presented to the Omaha Planning Board next week.

The developer, Tetrad Property Group, would demolish the former Premier Bank branch at the site.

The new hotel would be expected to serve, among other customers, families and patients of the $320 million Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Tetrad also is developing the cancer center, expected to open in 2017.

Teenage Driver Killed in Crash West of Omaha

sarpy-co.-sheriffOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 17-year-old driver has died in a single-vehicle rollover crash near 180th and Cornhusker Road just southwest of Omaha.

The 9 p.m. Friday crash killed Tyler Hanson, a student at Millard West High School.

Sarpy County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Trapp says Hanson was heading north on 180th Street when he lost control of the car. Trapp says the car rolled at least once before Hanson was thrown, then pinned beneath the car.

Two witnesses nearby tried to pull Hanson from the wreckage before Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, but were unsuccessful.

Hanson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Crash in Lincoln Kills 1, Injured 4 Others

fatal-accidentLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A three-car crash in Lincoln has left one person dead and three others injured.

The crash happened Friday night near 70th and Cornhusker Highway in Lincoln. Police say a westbound car crossed the center line and collided head-on with two other cars. Authorities say the driver of the westbound car is dead. That person has not yet been identified.

Rescue crews took four other people in the other vehicles to local hospitals with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

The bypass bridge near 70th and Cornhusker was closed for nearly four hours after the crash.

Nebraska Filmmaker Guilty of Tax Credit Fraud in Iowa

Dennis Brouse
Dennis Brouse

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska filmmaker accused of faking a purchase agreement to get Iowa state tax credits has been convicted of first-degree fraud.

64-year-old Dennis Brouse was convicted Friday by a Polk County jury and faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced in March.

It was the second trial for Brouse, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, after the Iowa Court of Appeals overturned a felony fraud conviction in April citing confusing jury instructions.

Prosecutors said Brouse bought a 38-foot camper trailer from an elderly couple for $10,500 in cash, but claimed the trailer cost twice that much in a statement for tax credits that he turned in to the state.

Lincoln Man Hit, Killed While Crossing the Street

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man has died after being hit by a car while crossing a street near downtown Lincoln.

The accident happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday near 27th and O Streets.

Lincoln police have not released any other information on the accident and have not yet revealed the name of the man killed.

Rep: Val Kilmer Undergoing Tests for Tumor

Val Kilmer (Wikipedia)
Val Kilmer (Wikipedia)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer is undergoing tests for a possible tumor, according to his representative.

Liz Rosenberg confirmed Saturday that the 55-year-old actor is at a Los Angeles hospital and that doctors are “encouraged by his progress” and hopeful he will make a full recovery.

Rosenberg says the actor’s two children, 23-year-old Mercedes and 19-year-old Jack, are caring for him.

Kilmer is known for roles in movies ranging from “Top Gun” to “Heat” to “Tombstone.”

Kilmer’s condition was first reported by TMZ.com.

Omaha Police Say Man Turns Self in for Fatal Hit-and-Run

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say an arrest has been made in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian on an Omaha street.

Police said in a news release Saturday that 76-year-old Roy Yeck was hit by a vehicle as he was trying to cross 30th Street shortly after 1 a.m. Friday. Police say the driver of the vehicle did not stop.

Yeck was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he died Friday afternoon. An autopsy has been ordered.

Police say that by Friday evening, a 44-year-old man turned himself in to Omaha Police Headquarters. The man was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident causing death.

UNMC Public Health Dean to Work in Sierra Leone on Ebola

Ali S. Khan
Ali S. Khan

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has announced its dean of public health is in Sierra Leone to help the World Health Organization respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Ali S. Khan left Tuesday for the assignment, flying first to Geneva to meet with officials at the WHO headquarters. He then flew on Sierra Leone.

Earlier this month, UNMC joined the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. Khan was then directed through a medical assessment and security training. He will assist with exploring the dynamics of the disease in the country and reviewing prevention strategies in support of the WHO country office for the next four to six weeks.

Heavy Snowfall Expected in Iowa Over the Weekend

snowstormDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two storm systems merging over the Midwest this weekend are expected to produce significant snowfall across Iowa and lighter accumulation in Nebraska.

The National Weather Service says precipitation beginning late Saturday morning in some areas and late afternoon in others will transition into snowfall overnight. Accumulation of up to nine inches is possible in southeastern Iowa, and anywhere between one to four inches is expected across northern portions of the state.

Meteorologist Melinda Beerends says a storm entering the region from the southwest and another dropping out of Canada will meet. She says snowfall will get heavier as the storm moves through the state, with central and southeastern Iowa anticipating higher totals.

Beerends says light snow is expected in Nebraska, with predicted snow totals highest in the northeast.

Officials: Lancaster County Measles Case Deemed False Alarm

Medical-ChartLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health officials say a case of measles in Lancaster County has turned out to be a false alarm.

The 5-year-old child believed to have measles has been cleared following a third test that didn’t confirm previous results.

According to a report on the case, the boy’s symptoms and two initial tests led officials to believe he had developed measles. Because the boy had received the first vaccination dose at the age of 2 and couldn’t be linked to other known measles cases, a third test was conducted. This test failed to confirm prior results.

Officials say other illnesses and reactions to medications have similar rash and fever symptoms.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has reported two cases in the Omaha-Blair area.

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