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Dinosaur Skull Seized In Wyoming, Skull Worth More Than $250,000

U.S. customs officials have seized a dinosaur skull from a Wyoming home as part of a federal Homeland Security Department investigation.

The fossil came from a close relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex and is worth between $250,000 and $400,000.

The Tyrannosaurus bataar, also known as the Tarbosaurus, lived about 70 million years ago.

The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that federal officials have declined to provide any details about the case, saying it remains under investigation.

Federal officials recently seized a nearly complete Tarbosaurus skeleton that was sold at auction in New York and arrested a Florida man for illegally importing dinosaur fossils.

It’s unclear whether there’s any connection between the Jackson skull and the New York case.

Man Driving To Lincoln Dies After Hitting A Cow

Authorities say a 37-year-old man was fatally injured when his car slammed into a cow in southeast Nebraska.

Lincoln television station KLKN reports that the man was driving to work in Lincoln when the accident occurred just before 6 a.m. Thursday.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office says the car was on State Spur 66A south of Palmyra when it hit the cow, which was standing on the roadway.

The sheriff’s office says a passer-by saw the man’s car in a roadside ditch and called for help.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released yet.

The Cleaning Fairy Broke Into A Home, Cleaned, Caught Red-Handed

An Ohio woman dubbed the “cleaning fairy” after she broke into a home, cleaned it and left a $75 bill has been put on probation for one year.

A judge sentenced 53-year-old Susan Warren of Elyria on Monday in Cleveland on her guilty plea to attempted burglary. She also must do 20 hours of community service.

The woman told authorities she was driving by the Westlake house and “wanted something to do.” She broke in, washed some coffee cups, took out the trash, vacuumed and dusted inside the house. Then she left a bill written on a napkin and included her phone number.

Warren says she owns a cleaning business and sometimes enters homes, cleans them and leaves a bill.

Boy Missing From Colorado Home For Over A Week

Authorities are going door-to-door looking for a 13-year-old boy missing for more than a week in southwestern Colorado.

La Plata County sheriff’s spokesman Dan Bender says investigators are no longer looking at the possibility that Dylan Redwine ran away while visiting his father at Vallecito for Thanksgiving break.

Bender also says investigators still view their operation as a search, not a recovery mission, but he didn’t elaborate on why.

The boy’s mother, Elaine Redwine, of Colorado Springs, told ABC News she thinks her ex-husband, Mark Redwine, may be involved in her son’s disappearance.

Mark Redwine says he wishes he and his ex-wife could come together at such a difficult time.

He reported Dylan missing after he left the boy at home Nov. 19 to run errands.

Waco Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested-19 YO Girl Accused

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested, accused of robbing a bank in the eastern Nebraska city of Waco.

The York News-Times reports that Hannah Sabata was arrested Wednesday at her home in Stromsburg. Sabata faces robbery and theft charges connected with Tuesday’s robbery at the Cornerstone Bank branch in Waco.

Police say a stolen car used by the robber in her getaway was found Tuesday night at Buckley Park in Stromsburg.

York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff says tips flowed into his deparment after bank security photos were released to the public on Wednesday morning.

Investigators suspect the robber had an accomplice, but no other arrest has been reported.

Sabata remains in custody. Online court records don’t list the name of her attorney.

Kansas Man Kills Nebraskan In Fatal South-Central Crash

A Kansas truck driver has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash in south-central Nebraska.

The Hastings Tribune reports  that 46-year-old Victor Allende was arrested Sunday in Kansas. Online court records say he’s bonded out of jail.

Allende, of South Bend, Kan., declined to comment on Thursday. Court records don’t list the name of his attorney.

A court affidavit says Allende was eastbound on U.S. Highway 6 east of Hastings on April 24 and was following too closely behind another truck when the other truck stopped for a train crossing.

The affidavit says Allende’s semi rammed the other truck, pushing it into the path of an oncoming pickup driven by 52-year-old Neal Sahling. Sahling, of Wood River, was killed.

Man Shot By Police In Omaha Was Allegedly Threatening Suicide

Police have released the name of a man shot by an officer in a western Omaha neighborhood.

He was identified as 28-year-old Oliver Halverson, who was taken to Creighton University Medical Center.

Police say the shooting occurred just after noon Wednesday. Officers had been sent to a home to check on a man reportedly armed with a knife and threatening suicide.

Officers found the man near 124th and Burt streets. Police say at least one officer fired after confronting the man. Police have not said whether the man was armed with a knife or any other weapon when the officer fired. The name of the officer hasn’t been released.

Lindsay Lohan Arrested- Charged With Assault

Lindsay Lohan has left a New York City police precinct after being charged for allegedly striking a woman at a nightclub.

The actress left the station house shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday. She wore a black jacket over her head that went down to her knees. She was wearing leggings, a mini skirt and high-heels, and drove off in a black SUV with a driver and another man.

Police say Lohan was arrested at 4 a.m. and charged with third-degree assault.

They say she got into the argument with another woman at Club Avenue in Manhattan and struck the woman in face with her hand.

Her publicist didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

Lohan has had frequent brushes with law.

Judge Dismisses Case- 18 YO Accused Of Stabbing Girl In Lincoln

A judge has dismissed a case that had been filed against an 18-year-old accused of stabbing a 5-year-old girl in Lincoln.

A judge ruled earlier this month that Paris Wells wasn’t competent to stand trial on charges of assault and use of a weapon. Police say Wells had used a kitchen knife to stab the girl on Oct. 15 last year.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Wells suffers from a traumatic brain injury. He’d been sent to the state psychiatric hospital in Lincoln for treatment aimed at making him mentally competent for trial, but the treatment failed.

Prosecutors subsequently asked a judge to dismiss the case, which Judge Timothy Phillips did Tuesday.

Prosecutors also have petitioned for the civil commitment of Wells as a mentally ill dangerous person.

Two Winning Powerball Tickets Were Sold In…

One of the two winning Powerball tickets for an estimated $587.5 million jackpot was sold in the Kansas City area.

Missouri Lottery spokesman Gary Gonder says the winner has not yet come forward Thursday to claim the record prize, but there is no rush. The winner has 180 days to do so.

Gonder says he is traveling to the store that sold the winning ticket to help with an expected onslaught of media attention. Missouri Lottery officials plan to announce the identity of the retailer later Thursday.

The other winning Powerball ticket was sold in Arizona.

The Missouri Lottery says two $1 million winning Powerball tickets were also sold in the state — one in Joplin and the other in Kansas City.

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