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Grand Island Firefighters Rescue Woman Injured on Downtown Roof

grand-island-fire-department(AP) — Grand Island firefighters rescued a woman who injured herself while jumping onto a downtown building’s roof, and officers then gave her a citation.

22-year-old Alyssa Stark, of Grand Island, broke her leg early Friday after climbing a fire escape ladder with a man and then leaping from one part of a roof to another lower roof.

Firefighters used a ladder truck with a bucket attached to lower Stark to the ground on a backboard.

Police Capt. Dean Elliott says Stark was charged with trespassing and obstructing a police officer. Both charges are misdemeanors.

The man who also climbed the ladder was cited for trespassing.

Slain Lincoln Man’s Organs Give Life to Others

Shane Walton
Shane Walton

(AP) — Relatives of a slain Lincoln man find solace when they think of the people helped by his organ donations.

Twenty-year-old Shane Walton died July 2 after being beaten three days earlier.

His grandmother Norma Burgess said she was proud of the good that came from his decision to be an organ donor.

But Burgess says she feels “such a pain in my heart” at his loss.

No arrests have been reported.

Burgess says it scares her that “people with that much rage are walking the streets.”

Lincoln Man Convicted of Beating Girlfriend with Belt Sues Officials

Robert Clayborne
Robert Clayborne

(AP) — A Lincoln man serving up to 35 years in prison for using a belt to beat his girlfriend and dubbed a “serial abuser” by his trial judge is suing arresting officers, the prosecutor and prison system.

Robert Clayborne pleaded no contest last year to assault and a weapons count. Authorities say he beat his girlfriend with a belt for two hours and threatened her with a knife.

Earlier this week, Clayborne sued in federal court, saying police violated his rights by forcing their way into his home without a warrant and arresting him without reading him his Miranda rights. He also accuses the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office of misconduct and claims the prison has not provided him with medication or mental health services to deal with a bipolar disorder.

Omaha Police Identify Body Found in Open Grave

omahapopo(AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in an open grave at an Omaha cemetery.

Omaha police identified her as 19-year-old Melissa Rodriguez, of Omaha. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. No arrests have been reported.

Officers were called to Graceland Park Cemetery around 10 a.m. on Thursday to investigate the discovery of the body. The cemetery was closed for the rest of the day, and a scheduled burial at the grave was postponed.

The graveside service was scheduled for 28-year-old Kevin McIntyre, who was shot and killed on Aug. 4. Authorities say they do not believe the McIntyre slaying is connected to the slaying of Rodriguez.

Beatrice Man Convicted of Five Felonies in Gage County

Gary Kuhn
Gary Kuhn

(AP) — A 37-year-old Beatrice man faces sentencing in October after being convicted of several felonies.

Authorities say Gary Kuhn made a plea deal with Gage County prosecutors, who dropped or reduced several charges in two cases. Court records say Kuhn pleaded no contest to four charges and guilty to another on Wednesday. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 9.

Records say Kuhn was arrested on Feb. 13 after biting and choking a woman. Children ages 3 and 4 were present but covered their eyes.

The records say Kuhn bonded out of jail and was arrested April 8 after a car crash that ended a police chase. Police say the car had been stolen and that officers suspected Kuhn had been driving while under the influence of drugs.

Nebraska Woman Killed in Collision with Truck

fatal-accident(AP) — Authorities say a 42-year-old Scotia (SOH’-shuh) woman died after her car rammed into a semitrailer in east-central Nebraska.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, about six miles west of St. Edward. The office says Jennifer Markvicka was driving east on Nebraska Highway 56 and didn’t halt at the stop sign controlling the intersection with Nebraska Highway 14. Her car hit the side of the southbound big rig.

She and the truck driver Billy Russell, of Omaha, were taken to Boone County Health Center. Authorities say Markvicka died of her injuries. Russell’s injuries weren’t believed to be life-threatening.

Nebraska Youth, Families Rally for Immigration Reform

Jeff Fortenberry
Jeff Fortenberry

(AP) — Families, youths and religious leaders are asking Nebraska’s congressional delegation to support an attainable path to citizenship for parents who are in the United States illegally.

The group on Wednesday delivered children’s drawings, postcards and a banner to the office of U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry in Lincoln. Members are holding similar events outside congressional offices in other parts of Nebraska.

Supporters of a path to citizenship say current U.S. law tears families apart in cases where a parent entered the country illegally, but has a child who is a U.S.-born citizen.

An estimated 4.5 million children who are U.S. citizens have a parent who is in the country illegally.

Woman’s Body Found in Open Grave in Omaha

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(AP) — Omaha police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in an open grave at a cemetery, and authorities are treating the case as a homicide.

Officers were called to Graceland Park Cemetery around 10 a.m. on Thursday. The cemetery was closed for the rest of the day, and a scheduled burial at the gravesite was postponed.

The graveside service was scheduled for 28-year-old Kevin McIntyre, who was shot and killed on Aug. 4. Authorities say they do not believe the McIntyre slaying is connected to the body that was found in the grave.

Missing Lincoln Kindergartner Turns Up in Wrong Class

humann-elementary(AP) — When his mommy called for him, the missing Nebraska kindergartner piped up.

School officials and police searched Humann Elementary School, the playground and the Lincoln neighborhood for the 5-year-old. He’d disappeared Wednesday — his second day of school — between breakfast and the first class bell.

Turns out he’d fallen in with the wrong crowd.

District spokeswoman Mary Kay Roth said the boy lined up with first-grade students after breakfast and then responded to another boy’s name when the students reached their classroom.

After his mom was called to the school, she got on the intercom and said, “You need to come see Mommy in the office.”

That’s when he stood up and said, “I need to go see Mommy.”

And so he did.

Nebraska Farmer’s Lawsuit Against Inspector Dismissed

gavel-more(AP) — A judge has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed by a Nebraska farmer against an inspector of organic food.

Lancaster County District Judge Paul Merritt Jr. last week granted a summary judgment sought by Evrett Lunquist, of Raymond. Lunquist had been sued by Paul Rosberg, of Wausa (WAH’-sah).

Lunquist performed inspections at Rosberg’s farm from 2003 until 2007 and reported Rosberg for suspected fraud to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rosberg sued Lunquist after an official from the USDA’s National Organic Program mistakenly included Lunquist’s name in a report about the allegations.

Rosberg, who said Thursday that he is appealing revocation of his organic certification, says in his lawsuit that Lunquist misrepresented facts about the operation to the USDA.

Rosberg says he intends to seek reconsideration of Merritt’s ruling.

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