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Nebraska City 18-year-old imprisoned for running over woman

Shyanne Parrott
Shyanne Parrott

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska City 18-year-old has been given 50 to 80 years in prison for running over and killing another woman.

Shyanne Parrott was sentenced Wednesday in Otoe County District Court. She’d pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after making a plea deal for a lower charge.

Prosecutors say Parrott was 17 when she and 20-year-old Amber Shipley argued over a boy on Sept. 14, 2015, at the Nebraska City library. Prosecutors say Parrott left, returned driving a pickup and then ran down Shipley near the library.

York, Fillmore counties to share veterans service officer

vietnam-veteranYORK, Neb. (AP) — York County is preparing an agreement to share its veterans service officer with neighboring Fillmore County.

The York County officer, Nick Wollenburg, told York County commissioners Tuesday that Fillmore County veterans reported problems last year with their county’s veterans service officer, who eventually was ousted. A new officer started work this past April, but he quit after a few weeks.

Fillmore County officials then contacted the York County veterans office to ask whether it could serve Fillmore County’s veterans. Wollenburg told commissioners that he thinks the task is doable, especially considering Fillmore County intends to hire an assistant for him.

The commissioners told Wollenburg to draft the agreement, which will be reviewed by both county attorneys, both county boards and both veterans service committees.

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Woman reports man exposing himself on Lincoln bike trail

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman jogging on a bike path in Lincoln has reported to police that a man exposed himself to her on the trail.

The incident happened Monday night near the 200 block of West South Street.

The woman told police that the man was heavyset and in his 20s or 30s.

Capt. Bob Farber says the woman jogged away until she reached a phone and called police.

Police searched the area, but did not find a suspect.

Pierce woman’s infant kidnapping case headed to felony court

Lacee Tuttle
Lacee Tuttle

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — The case of a woman accused of kidnapping her newborn son from a hospital earlier this month has been sent on to felony court.

34-year-old Lacee Tuttle, of Pierce, is set to be arraigned in Madison County District Court on Aug. 19.

Tuttle is charged with kidnapping her 2-day-old son from Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk on July 10. The baby’s disappearance from the hospital triggered a statewide Amber Alert. The baby and Tuttle were found hours later.

Officials say the infant had been removed from Tuttle’s custody after his birth and placed in the care of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for safety reasons.

Tuttle remained jailed Wednesday and could not be reached for comment.

Lincoln man pleads not guilty to murder in roommate’s death

Trenton Reiner
Trenton Reiner

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 45-year-old Lincoln man accused of killing his roommate has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Trenton Reiner appeared by video from the jail Wednesday for the arraignment in Lancaster County District Court.

Police say Reiner killed 35-year-old Robert Leazer sometime after May 7 in the mobile home they shared. An autopsy showed Leazer died of blunt-force trauma to the head.

Police were called to the Contempo Lincoln Mobile Home Park on May 26 to check on reports that Trenton Reiner was breaking the windows of his car. Officers found Leazer’s decomposing body inside the home.

Federal jury indicts ex members of Winnebago Tribal Council

Winnebago Indians LogoOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s office for Nebraska says nine former members of the Winnebago Tribal Council have been indicted on 11 federal counts related to misappropriation of tribal money.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says a federal grand jury returned the indictments Wednesday against former council chairman John Blackhawk and former council members Darwin Snyder, Thomas Snowball Jr., Louis Houghton, Lawrence Payer, Travis Mallory, Charles Aldrich, Morgan Earth and Ramona Wolfe. Each is charged with conspiracy, theft, wire fraud and misapplication of funds belonging to an Indian gaming establishment.

Prosecutors say the council conspired to enrich themselves by siphoning $327,500 over two years from the tribe’s WinneVegas Casino in the form of gift certificates and pre-paid debit cards issued and paid for by the casino.

Man appeals ruling that favored Lincoln in free speech suit

federal-court-of-appealsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man arrested and convicted of trespassing for handing out religious leaflets on public land is appealing a ruling last month favoring the city.

Larry Ball filed notice Tuesday that he is appealing U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp’s ruling to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Last month, Smith Camp granted the city of Lincoln’s request for summary judgment, ending Ball’s lawsuit.

The 78-year-old Ball sued after being found guilty last year of two misdemeanor trespassing counts and fined $100. Ball has maintained that the area in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena entrance where he was handing out pamphlets is a public sidewalk and that the city violated his free-speech rights.

But the city says the area is quasi-public because it’s contracted to private tenants.

Authorities to provide details about Kansas officer’s death

Capt. Robert Melton (KCPD Photo)
Capt. Robert Melton (KCPD Photo)

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are expected to release further details about the fatal shooting of a Kansas City, Kansas, police captain who was searching for a drive-by shooting suspect.

Police are holding a Wednesday morning news conference in the shooting death of Capt. Robert Melton. A suspect is in custody, but the person’s name hasn’t been released because no charges had been filed by Tuesday night, hours after the shooting.

The 46-year-old Melton was a 17-year veteran of the department.

Police spokesman Tom Tomasic said Melton was searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting when he drove up to someone matching the description. Tomasic said that before Melton could get out of his vehicle, the person opened fire and hit the officer multiple times.

Slain Kansas City cop was in honor guard at funeral

kansas-city-kansas-policeA Kansas City, Kansas, police captain who was gunned down while looking for a suspect in a drive-by shooting was a member of the department’s honor guard at the funeral for a fellow officer who was fatally shot near Kansas City two months ago.

Police say Capt. Robert Melton was shot in his car Tuesday after driving up to someone who matched the description of a suspect in a drive-by shooting. The suspected shooter is in custody.

Melton’s LinkedIn profile says he served in the Kansas Army National Guard and was deployed to Afghanistan from September 2010 to March 2012.

He also was a member of the honor guard at the funeral for detective Brad Lancaster, who fatally was shot near Kansas Speedway on May 9.

Melton was honored Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, with a moment of silence before the Royals game against Cleveland.

Ex-school official to stand trial in domestic violence case

Brian Redinger
Brian Redinger

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A former Shelton school superintendent will stand trial in Hall County District Court on three charges in a domestic violence case.

45-year-old Brian Redinger waived his right Tuesday to a preliminary hearing. His attorney, Kevin Knake, says Redinger and his wife would like to see the case go to trial as soon as possible.

Redinger is charged with making terroristic threats and two other assault-related charges.

Sheriff’s investigators say that on April 10, Redinger attacked his wife, hitting her head on a car dashboard and later driving at her before she escaped to safety at a Hall County truck stop.

He resigned his position as superintendent of Shelton Public Schools some weeks after his arrest.

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