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Cops: Tot Spent Night in Car While Mom Went to the Bar

police-lights-redBRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a toddler spent the night in a car outside a bar after her mother went drinking and ended up in the hospital.

Police say the 2-year-old girl was found asleep Saturday morning inside the locked vehicle in Bristol. She was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Police say her mother, 22-year-old Kelsey James, was found intoxicated and asleep inside the bar late Friday. Emergency responders took James to a hospital for treatment and evaluation.

Several hours later, the hospital called police to say James was awake and asking where her daughter was. Police then located the car.

James is charged with risking injury to a minor and leaving an unsupervised child in a vehicle. Connecticut’s child welfare agency is investigating.

James couldn’t be reached for comment.

Alaska Troopers: Girl Drowns in Bucket of Water

alaska-state-troopersANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a 1-year-old girl has drowned in a bucket of water at her family’s home in the western Alaska village of Kotlik.

The girl was pronounced dead at the village clinic shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday after CPR efforts failed.

Troopers say the girl fell into a half-full 5-gallon bucket of water being used to wash hands at the home, which has no running water.

Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says the girl’s mother and two siblings were home with the child at the time. Ipsen says the girl spoke with the mother 10 minutes before being found in the bucket by a sibling.

The state medical examiner’s office will perform an autopsy.

Ipsen says foul play is not suspected in the death.

The name of the child was not immediately released.

Kotlik is located 165 miles northwest of Bethel.

 

Lincoln Gets 2 New Electric Car Charging Stations

electric-car-charging-statiLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Electric car owners will soon have more places to charge their vehicles in Lincoln.

Lincoln Electric System is installing two charging stations next week in a city parking garage that’s under construction. The stations should be operational in September.

Each station inside of the parking garage will have two charging ports, but one will be reserved for company-use only. The other three ports will be open to the public.

Customers will have to pay a $2 flat rate to charge their vehicles.

The company’s manger of energy services says there are between 100 and 150 electric cars registered in Lancaster County. He says that includes plug-in hybrid cars and all-electric cars.

CDC Director to Visit Ebola Outbreak Countries

cdcNEW YORK (AP) — A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding.

Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is scheduled to visit Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea next week.

A CDC spokesman Friday said Frieden wants to meet the African and international health leaders trying to control the outbreak, and to hear what help they need. He also plans to visit hospitals treating Ebola patients.

The Atlanta-based CDC has sent nearly 70 scientists and staff to help in those three countries, as well as Nigeria.

More than 1,400 people have died so far in the largest Ebola outbreak on record.

Man Arrested in Omaha Shooting

crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in connection to a shooting in Omaha that injured one person.

The Douglas County Attorney’s Office says 22-year-old Thomas Jones-Ross was arrested Thursday. He faces charges of possession of a weapon by a prohibited person and possession of a stolen firearm.

Court records do not list an attorney.

49-year Theonis Jacobs was shot early Wednesday morning in north Omaha. He was remains in critical condition.

Lincoln Man, 95, Given Car So He Can Get to Work

good-deedsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 95-year-old stranded by storm damage to his van has been given some new wheels so he can get to work and back to his home in Lincoln.

The outpouring of generosity has been almost overwhelming.

During a June storm a tree limb fell on his van, leaving him without a way to get to his shoe repair shop at Hillcrest Country Club.

Attorney John Aman read an earlier Journal Star story about Clark’s plight and soon gave his pickup keys to Clark, telling him to use the truck until he could find replacement wheels.

And then Kellie and Craig Johnson, who own Wayne’s Body Shop, came to the rescue, too. They gave Clark their son’s former car, a 12-year-old Pontiac.

Beer, Wine Sales OK’d at Omaha Gun Club

craft-beersLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska panel has unanimously approved a liquor license for a gun range owned by the city of Omaha.

The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission on Thursday sanctioned beer and wine sales at the Harry A. Koch Trap & Skeet Range. Omaha Parks and Recreation says patrons will only be allowed to drink after shooting. They say the move will up attendance at the city-owned facility and therefore generate revenue for Omaha.

The commissioners had expressed concern about selling alcohol at a facility where shotguns are used. City officials say a software system will track who has purchased beer and prevent them from shooting.

The city recently invested $300,000 to renovate the range’s clubhouse after taking over management from private contractors who had operated it for decades.

Greeley Man Dies in Boone County Crash

state-patrol-logoALBION, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Greeley man has been killed in a traffic accident in east-central Nebraska.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says Harold Wondercheck died on Wednesday night. The accident occurred at a highway junction in Boone County.

The crash is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office and the Nebraska State Patrol.

Columbus College Could Get Local Transit

cccCOLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The city of Columbus and the local community college will discuss extending public transit service to the campus.

The City Council this week decided to let staffers talk to Central Community College-Columbus about offering service at the campus just north of the eastern Nebraska city.

College President Matt Gotschall requested the discussions as part of a college sustainability plan that includes reducing carbon emissions by promoting carpooling and public transportation.

Columbus Area Transit service passengers pay $2 per one-way trip through a call-based system. The service hasn’t been operating outside city limits.

Virginia Man Named Stoner Arrested on Pot Charges

odd-newsORANGE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man with the last name Stoner is facing drug charges after police found more than $10,000 worth of marijuana plants at his home.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says 42-year-old Paul Scott Stoner of Unionville is charged with growing marijuana and having a firearm while in possession of more than a pound of marijuana.

Media outlets report that the charges stem from an ongoing investigation related to the alleged sale of marijuana to children in Orange County. Further charges are pending.

Authorities say they acted on a tip that Stoner was selling to children and during the search last Thursday seized marijuana, marijuana plants, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs, needles, spoons and guns.

Stoner is free on bond. A hearing is set for Aug. 27.

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