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Omaha Woman Dies in Stabbing Attack

omahapopo(AP) — A 34-year-old Omaha woman died after being cut in an argument, and a 35-year-old Omaha man is now facing charges in the incident.

Police say officers were called to a disturbance in northeast Omaha Saturday evening around 7:30.

The officers stopped the assault when they arrived, but LaVern Eubanks had already been critically wounded. She died later at an Omaha hospital.

Police arrested Bobby Wallace Jr. on suspicion of second-degree murder, using a weapon to commit a felony and disturbing the peace.

Statue of Fallen NE Sailor to Be Unveiled Monday

John-Douangdara
John Douangdara

(AP) — A Navy dog handler from South Sioux City, Neb. will be honored on Memorial Day with a statue of him and his dog.

The statue of John Douangdara (dwung-DEHR’-ah) will be unveiled in a ceremony on Monday.

Petty Officer 1st Class Douangdara was among 30 Americans killed when a military helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in August 2011. He was a Navy Special Warfare member who handled a dog, Bart, for the Navy SEALS. The dog also died in the crash.

Artist Susan Bahary says she hopes the statue provides comfort to Douangdara’s friends and family.

The statue shows Douangdara with his right hand holding a gun over his heart and his left hand on Bart.

Two Killed, Hundreds Rescued In Texas Flooding

texas-flooding(AP) — Authorities say flooding in San Antonio has killed at least two people, and they are searching for a third person who was swept away in a creek.

San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says two women were killed in separate incidents Saturday after becoming trapped in their cars. Emergency crews recovered both of their bodies.

In the suburb of Schertz, authorities are still looking for a teenage boy who was swept away while trying to cross the swollen Cibolo Creek.

Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday. Emergency workers used boats as they rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes.

More rain is forecast for overnight.

Authorities Scale Back Search for Abducted Iowa Teen

Kathlynn-Shepard
Kathlynn Shepard

(AP) — Authorities are scaling back their search for a missing Iowa teenager abducted from a rural school bus stop this week.

The state Department of Public Safety says trained law enforcement will narrow their search around Dayton on Saturday for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard.

Authorities say they’re focusing on terrain that’s difficult to navigate and requires specialized skills and equipment, so citizen volunteers are not needed. Residents are encouraged to check their rural properties for anything suspicious.

Police suspect Michael Klunder took Kathlynn and a 12-year-old girl on Monday to a hog confinement building several miles away. The younger girl managed to escape. Klunder was later found dead of self-inflicted injuries.

Authorities will search land between the hog confinement and a location where the girls’ backpacks were found.

Exploration of Rare NE Mineral Deposit Put On Hold

elk-creek,-ne(AP) — A Canadian mining firm says it’s close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast Nebraska.

NioCorp Developments CEO Peter Dickie says he expects to secure financing for the Elk Creek, Neb., project within the next few weeks.

Once the company gets funding, it will resume drilling samples to determine how much niobium and other rare earth elements are present, and NioCorp will finish analyzing the samples it has already collected. Those elements are used in making steel and high-tech devices.

People who live near Elk Creek hope the mining project succeeds because it would boost the economy, but they’re not counting on it because there have been so many delays.

Hundreds Run Boston Marathon’s Last Mile

boston-last-mile(AP) — Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still running.

More than 2,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain Saturday morning to run the final mile of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begins at Kenmore Square and concludes at the official finish line.

Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15.

Organizer Kathleen McGonagle says OneRun honors victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile.

The National Anthem was sung by the choir from St. Ann Parish, where 8-year-old victim Martin Richard’s family worshiped.

Texas Man Indicted on NE Prostitution Charge

dept.-of-justice(AP) — A Texas man has been charged in a federal indictment out of Nebraska of taking a person across state lines to engage in prostitution.

Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Torrie Caesar, of Italy, Texas, is charged in a two count indictment for a March incident.

The first count charges Caesar with the transportation of a person with the intent to promote prostitution. The second count alleges that Caesar attempted to persuade a person to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution.

If convicted, Caesar faces up to 30 years in prison, plus fines.

Two GI Mobile Homes Destroyed in Fire

apt.-fire(AP) — A burning fence in Grand Island has destroyed two mobile homes on either side of it.

The fire was reported Thursday. When firefighters arrived, they found a fence ablaze between two mobile homes, which spread to the two trailers.

People living in the two homes managed to escape. One suffered only minor injuries when she jumped off a porch and hit her head.

Fire officials did not release any other information about the fire, including what may have started it.

Lincoln Man Sentenced for Assaulting Boy

Michael Miller
Michael Miller

(AP) — A 58-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a boy he befriended at an arcade in the 1990s.

Michael Miller was sentenced Thursday in Lancaster County District Court.

Prosecutors say they had evidence that Miller had assaulted several boys in the 1980s and 1990s, but could only charge him for assaults on one boy because the statute of limitations barred them from prosecuting the other cases.

Miller pleaded no contest to first-degree sexual assault in that case, in which he repeatedly raped a boy while he was 12- to 15-years-old.

New York Man Charged Federally with NE Flight Incident

dept.-of-justiceA New York man had been indicted on federal charges, accused of assaulting and intimidating flight crew members on a flight from New York to Omaha last month.

Deshaun Blackett is charged in the indictment with interference with flight crew members and attendants. The indictment, handed down Thursday, comes after the 32-year-old Blackett was accused of yelling at flight attendants and grabbing one by the arm during the April 30 flight.

If convicted, Blackett faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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