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Police Release Name of Woman Found Shot in Omaha

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 45-year-old woman found fatally shot in an Omaha neighborhood west of Fontenelle Park.

Police said in a news release Tuesday that the woman has been identified as Barbara Williams.

Officers who responded to an initial report of shots fired Monday afternoon found the woman outside an apartment in the neighborhood. Another shooting was reported just east of the park around the same time. Officers found a wounded man there who soon was taken to a hospital. He was identified as 31-year-old Johnny Marion.

Police are checking into whether the cases are related. No arrests have been reported.

2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat Member, 18

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication.

Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded no contest to misdemeanor procuring alcohol for a minor after prosecutors lowered the charge from a felony. Two others charged in the case who made the same plea deal were given similar sentences earlier Monday: Cory Foland and Ross Reynolds.

Prosecutors say the four were involved in the death of Clayton Real after an off-campus party on Sept. 4, 2014. Real was found dead the next morning in his room at the FarmHouse Fraternity house.

Collision with Pickup Killed Motorcyclist, Omaha Police Say

fatal-motorcycle-crashOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 48-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in an Omaha collision with a pickup.

Omaha police say the accident occurred a little before 7 p.m. Monday when the westbound pickup didn’t halt at a stop sign and collided with the northbound motorcycle. The impact knocked the motorcycle into another pickup that was parked nearby, and both caught fire.

Police say Daniel McDonald, of Omaha, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger was taken to a hospital.

The pickup driver didn’t report any injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide.

Man Found Dead in Omaha Home Identified; Man Arrested

crimeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say they have identified a man found dead in his north Omaha home and have arrested a suspect in the case.

The Omaha Police Department said in a news release Monday that they were called to the home Monday to check on the well-being of a person. Officers arrived and found 71-year-old Merlin Prinz dead.

Authorities say they arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of first-degree murder and use of a weapon by a prohibited person. Police say there are no other suspects in the case.

Female Mountain Lion Confirmed in Southeast Nebraska

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State wildlife officials have found evidence that a female mountain lion is roaming southeast Nebraska.

The finding means there may be a breeding pair of mountain lions roaming far from the animal’s established territory in northwest Nebraska.

Sam Wilson with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says genetic testing of blood he found in mountain lion tracks in January confirmed the animal was a female. Those tracks were found near the southeastern corner of the state.

In addition to the tracks, trail cameras have documented a mountain lion in Nemaha and Richardson counties for more than a year.

1 Dead, 1 Injured in Omaha Shootings

crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say one person is dead and another is injured after two shootings were reported around the same time in Omaha.

Police responded to an initial report of shots fired Monday afternoon in a neighborhood west of Fontenelle Park, where a woman was found dead.

Another shooting was reported just east of the park around the same time. WOWT reports that police found a male victim with a gunshot wound. He is expected to survive.

Officials are searching for a suspect in the area. Police say they believe the two shootings are connected.

The victims have not been identified.

2 UNL Students Get Probation in Alcohol Death of 18-Year-Old Frat Member

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two 23-year-old men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication.

Online court records say Cory Foland and Ross Reynolds were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded no contest to misdemeanor procuring alcohol for a minor after prosecutors lowered the charge from a felony. Two others charged in the case who made the same plea deal are scheduled to be sentenced later Monday: Thomas Trueblood and Vance Heyer.

Prosecutors say the four were involved in the death of Clayton Real after an off-campus party on Sept. 4, 2014. Real was found dead the next morning in his room at the FarmHouse Fraternity house.

Dad Found Infant Unconscious in Bathtub, Omaha Police Say

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a man returning from work found his 6-month-old child unconscious in a bathtub.

Officers were sent to Creighton University Medical Center around 11:45 p.m. Sunday to investigate because the child had been taken there in a private vehicle. Police say the infant later was taken to Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and is on life support there.

The father told officers that while he was at work the infant and a 2-year-old were under the care of a woman. Police say she was taken into custody on suspicion of child abuse or neglect.

Nebraska Students Use Chickens to Learn About Urban Agriculture

chickenBELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Students at a Bellevue high school are using chickens to help learn about agriculture.

Students enrolled in Bryan High School’s urban agriculture academy worked with a flock of seven chickens. Six moved out of the coop last week because a Bellevue ordinance bars roosters. The oldest is a 3-month-old Barred Plymouth Rock hen that hatched at the school.

During incubation, the students learned about the developing chicks. Now that the eggs have hatched, students conduct health checks on the birds.

Channing Reha and other teachers came up with the idea for studying chickens last year. Reha says “there’s no better way to learn than to do and touch and feel.”

Senior Lindsey Parks says “it’s like raising your own child.”

1 Person Killed, 2 Injured in Grand Island Fire

grand-island-fire-departmentGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say one person has been killed and two people have been treated at a hospital after a fire at a plumbing company building in Grand Island.

Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Schmidt says firetrucks were dispatched after several people reported hearing explosions around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. An estimated 40 firefighters battled the flames, and crews were still on the scene Monday morning to handle hot spots at the Winfrey Plumbing and Heating building and a nearby building where the fire had spread.

Fire Department shift commander Ed Carlin told station NTV that one body was recovered and that the two people injured were taken to a Grand Island hospital.

Schmidt says the state fire marshal’s office has been called to help determine what caused the explosions and fire.

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