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Woman Fatally Injured in Lincoln Collision

fatal-crashLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Colombian woman who was a passenger in her daughter’s car has died after a collision in south Lincoln.

The accident occurred a little before 7:45 a.m. Monday at South 56th and Van Dorn streets. Police say a southbound car driven by 28-year-old Margarita Marroquin-Guzman was attempting to turn left onto Van Dorn when it was struck on the passenger side by a pickup driven by 57-year-old Douglas Walker.

Police say 61-year-old Luz Guzman-Carrera died later at a Lincoln hospital. She was the mother of Marroquin-Guzman.

Walker, Marroquin-Guzman and another passenger in her car, 27-year-old Pedro Rivera, also were hospitalized.

The collision is being investigated.

Nebraska Pardons Board Rejects a Sister’s Plea

dave-heinemanLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Board of Pardons has refused to grant a hearing to a man who’s been imprisoned since 1968 for killing two people.

The board last week rejected pleas from the sister of Brian Adams. Vivian Adams Dennison shared her family’s story with the three board members last week as she asked them to grant her 65-year-old brother a commutation hearing.

She said their father had beaten her brother, who had been “taught his entire existence that he was worthless.” Brian Adams was convicted of killing gas station attendants in separate crimes.

Gov. Dave Heineman, sitting as a member of the board, told Dennison that the judge gave Adams the life sentences for a purpose.

Man Shows Up to Jail with Mugshot on T-Shirt

bobby-burtMADISON, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who served a 48-hour sentence for drunken driving wore something special for his jail booking photo: a T-shirt featuring his mug shot.

Nineteen-year-old Bobby Burt, of Pittsfield, had the mug shot from his June arrest printed on the orange shirt, along with the words, “Sponsored by Bud Light and Somerset County Sheriff.”

The mug shot is making the rounds online thanks to The Smoking Gun, which posted it Monday.

Sean Maguire, the jail’s compliance manager, said there’s no policy on what inmates can or cannot wear for booking photos.

Burt, who’s using the mug shot for his Facebook profile picture, didn’t immediately return a call left at his place of employment Tuesday.

Nebraska State Patrol Welcomes State Fair Visitors

NSPSafety information and giveaways will once again be provided by the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) to visitors during the Nebraska State Fair, August 22- Sept. 1, at Fonner Park in Grand Island.

The NSP exhibit is located in the 4H & FFA Exhibition building on the north end of the State Fair grounds. The exhibit will include safety information and giveaways with special emphasis on safe driving practices in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes. The booth will be staffed by both sworn and civilian members of the agency.

“The Nebraska State Patrol is excited to be a part of the State Fair experience,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “We look forward to visiting with fairgoers as we spread our safety message in an effort to save lives on our roadways.”

The Nebraska State Patrol will again provide on-site law enforcement security 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the two weeks of the fair. Troopers will patrol the fairground utilizing a variety of means to include bicycles and all-terrain vehicles. The Nebraska State Patrol Security Office is located in the Fonner Park Racing Office for fairgoers in need of law enforcement assistance.

Man Driving Stolen UNL Car Caught in Missouri

police-lights-redMARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A man driving a car allegedly stolen from the University of Nebraska was arrested after a chase involving several jurisdictions in northwest Missouri.

Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood says the man was caught after a chase that began Monday morning in Tarkio and ended on the south edge of Maryville.

Tarkio police started the chase after learning the white Chevrolet pickup the man was driving apparently was stolen in Nebraska.

Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and Maryville public safety continued the chase, which went around the outskirts of Maryville until the suspect was forced off the road by a patrol officer. The suspect, whose name was not released, was not seriously injured and was arrested.

Officials: Nebraska Man Exposed Himself to Children

douglas-county-sheriffOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been arrested in Nebraska on suspicion of exposing himself to three girls.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Michael Chase was arrested Friday on three counts of felony child abuse. Court records do not list an attorney.

Chase is accused of exposing himself to three girls between the ages of 12 and 13 on three separate occasions. Additional information was not released.

Authorities also say Chase told investigators after a traffic stop Friday that he had exposed himself about 80 times since the fall of 2013.

Chase also faces a public indecency charge in connection to an incident in June.

Authorities ID Woman Killed in Lincoln Car Crash

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman killed in a one-vehicle rollover crash in Lincoln.

Lincoln police say 21-year-old Shanna R. Rurup was a passenger Sunday night in a car driven by 20-year-old Cameron Beattie. At some point the vehicle went off the road, hit a guardrail and rolled.

Police spokeswoman Katie Flood said Rurup was not wearing a seat belt.

Rurup died at the scene. Beattie was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Child, 8, Falls to Death in Yellowstone Canyon

national-park-serviceYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — An 8-year-old girl has died after falling about 550 feet while hiking in Yellowstone National Park.

The National Park Service says the accident occurred Sunday morning in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

It identified the victim as Zahra Allahyari (ZEHR’-ah AHL’-lah-yahr-ee) of Poway, California.

According to the Park Service, the girl and members of her family were hiking down a trail on the north side of the canyon to the Brink of the Lower Falls overlook. The agency says the child apparently stepped off the trail and lost her footing.

Her body was retrieved around noon Sunday.

The incident remains under investigation.

Judge: Lincoln Man Not Competent to Stand Trial in Wife’s Death

Kent Burklund
Kent Burklund

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge says a Lincoln man accused of killing his wife and decapitating her head is not competent to stand trial, but he could be in the future.

Lancaster County District Judge Paul Merritt Jr. made the ruling Monday about 41-year-old Kent Burklund.

Merritt says there is a substantial likelihood that Burklund’s competency can be restored. He was ordered to the Lincoln Regional Center for medical tests.

Merritt said he would review the case in February, or sooner depending on Burklund’s treatment.

Burklund is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Bettina Burklund. She was found dead in the couple’s home in April.

Teen Hiker Rescued from Crevice in Colorado

ambulance-lightsFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A hiker is recovering after falling and spending about three hours in a crevice near a popular hiking trail in northern Colorado.

More than 40 people worked to pull the 16-year-old girl from the crevice on Horsetooth Rock on Monday. They then took turns carrying her stretcher to a waiting medical helicopter.

Poudre Fire spokesman Chris Wolf says the teen broke her ankle in the fall, which happened around 7:30 a.m. She remained conscious and was able to talk to the rescuers.

The 2.5-mile trail is moderately difficult and requires some scrambling over rocks at the top.

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