Police say a 76-year-old woman has died after being hit by a four-wheeler.
Jeanette Peters of rural Ericson died Friday after she was struck by a four-wheeler operated by her husband. He was trying to move the vehicle up a ramp when he accelerated instead of braking, causing the four-wheeler to pin his wife against a building.
Peters was flown to a Kearney hospital, where she later died.
A funeral is planned for Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church in Ord.
Police in Washington may soon find themselves in real trouble if they ignore a judge’s order to return marijuana they seized from a man during a traffic stop.
Municipal Court Judge Jack Emery told Tacoma Police on Thursday to return the drug to Joseph L. Robertson within seven days, or they could be found in contempt.
The judge first ordered police to return the drug on Feb. 28, but they have refused. It was seized in May when an officer pulled over the Tacoma man for speeding. He was cited for driving without a license and misdemeanor marijuana possession.
Prosecutors dismissed the drug charge in December, after state voters decided to legalize small amounts marijuana. Robertson then asked for his pot back, and provided proof of medical marijuana authorization.
Three elementary-age boys have been charged with attempted sexual assault, with authorities saying the boys pinned down a classmate on the school playground and tried to remove her clothes.
Authorities say the boys and the victim were all 8 years old when the assault happened in February at Omaha’s Belvedere Elementary School. An attorney for the girl’s family, Brian Jorde, says a group of other third-graders rescued the girl, whose nose was bloodied in the assault, from her attackers.
The girl’s parents say they weren’t contacted about the assault until hours after it had happened, and that the school did not call police. The girl’s mother called police the evening of the attack.
School officials did not immediately return messages Friday. The girl has transferred to another school.
The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center overnight and was taken to the Federal Medical Center Devens about 40 miles west of Boston.
The facility, on the decommissioned Fort Devens U.S. Army base, treats federal prisoners and detainees who require specialized long-term medical or mental health care.
The 19-year-old Tsarnaev is recovering from a gunshot wound to the throat and other injuries suffered during his attempted getaway.
The Massachusetts college student was charged with setting off the shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs that killed three people and wounded more than 260 at the marathon finish line April 15.
The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee advanced a measure that would improve access to mental health services for children.
Nebraska lawmakers moved the bill out of committee Thursday.
The bill’s introducer, Sen. Amanda McGill of Lincoln, says lawmakers should debate the bill in the coming weeks.
The bill says doctors should provide optional mental health screenings to children during physicals. The proposal would launch a pilot program with the University of Nebraska Medical Center that would place behavioral health experts in three primary health care facilities around the state.
The measure also would make it easier for behavioral health experts to diagnose and treat patients with behavioral health problems through video chatting. The service would be for patients without a specialist nearby.
(AP) — A home day care provider has been accused of vigorously shaking a 9-month-old girl.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Jennifer Story shook the child while she was under her care on April 19.
An incident report says Story contacted authorities about a sick child, and told them the girl showed signs of vomiting and symptoms similar to a seizure. Investigators say they determined Story had shaken the child while caring for several children in her home.
Story has been charged with child abuse with the intent to commit serious bodily injury. She was taken to Douglas County Corrections, but she has been released on bond.
The principal of an Omaha middle school criticized for her handling of reports against a teacher who was later convicted of sexually assaulting a student has resigned.
Prosecutors had considered bringing charges against principal Susan Colvin and other school administrators for not immediately reporting allegations of inappropriate behavior against Shad Knutson to police. Prosecutors decided against charging administrators when the school district changed its reporting policy.
Knutson faces up to 55 years in prison next month when he’s sentenced for abusing at least one student.
Colvin’s contract to continue as principal at Nathan Hale Middle School was recently renewed, but she announced Wednesday that she is resigning to take an administrative job at Omaha Public School District headquarters.
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that there is no employment protection for people who use marijuana.
In a split decision issued on Thursday, the court said marijuana use is still barred by the federal government, even though state-licensed marijuana use has been approved by voters and is considered lawful.
The ruling comes in a case filed by a quadriplegic man who was fired after he tested positive for marijuana, even though there was no indication he used it while on company property.
Washington state voters also approved recreational pot use last fall.
A York company plans to expand its plant and add up to 15 new jobs.
The York City Council will lend $450,000 in block grant funding to Cyclonaire for its project. The company designs and makes pneumatic conveying equipment.
Company President Jerry Elfring told the council that 23,000 square feet will be added to the plant’s 60,000 square feet of space. The company expects the project will cost about $2.5 million.
Pay for the new jobs will range upward from $15 an hour.
A national conference in Omaha next month will help long-term care facilities plan for disasters.
The two-day conference will feature speakers from around the country who have been through disasters at nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities. And experts will offer advice on meeting Medicaid and Medicare requirements.
Residents of long-term care facilities are already often in poor health and may need special care after a disaster.
UNMC Dr. Philip Smith says planning and preparation are critical for these facilities.
The conference will be held May 21-22 at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha.
