FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Fremont say one person has been injured following reports of a shooting.
The Fremont Police Department says it received a report of a shooting Monday afternoon. Authorities say some type of altercation may be connected to the reports.
One person was taken by private car to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say it’s unclear how the person was hurt. The reported shooting remains under investigation.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in Omaha say an 18-year-old was brought to a local hospital with injuries from a shooting.
The Omaha Police Department says the 18-year-old was brought to the hospital Sunday afternoon. He is in stable condition, though additional information about his condition is not available.
The 18-year-old told police he was involved in an altercation with two other men when he was shot. The case remains under investigation.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Seven former state senators will serve on an advisory committee for a Nebraska tax policy think tank.
The OpenSky Policy Institute said Monday that the committee will provide feedback and make suggestions about the group’s research. The think tank frequently testifies on tax and budget measures in the Legislature.
Executive director Renee Fry says the advisory committee will help provide historical context for the think tank’s work and help it connect with Nebraskans.
The former senators are Annette Dubas of Fullerton; John Wightman of Lexington; Steve Lathrop of Omaha; Don Pederson of Lincoln, Joel Johnson of Kearney; John Harms of Scottsbluff; and Vickie McDonald, who lives in Lincoln now but represented St. Paul in the Legislature.
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio teacher accused of secretly recording his kindergarten students using the bathroom has been indicted on nearly 150 additional charges after his computer was further investigated.
The indictment against 32-year-old Elliot Gornall was filed late last week. It includes dozens of counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material and pandering obscenity involving a minor.
Authorities say Gornall recorded 25 of his students using a tiny spy camera that he installed in a bathroom next to his classroom in Loudonville, about 80 miles south of Cleveland.
Ashland County Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell says the additional charges follow investigators’ continued analysis of Gornall’s computer and other equipment. They come after the initial complaint was filed against him in March.
A message seeking comment from Gornall’s attorney wasn’t immediately returned.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has died after her speeding car rammed into two poles and came to rest near the Omaha Home for Boys.
The accident occurred around 2:15 a.m. Monday.
Police say the woman was speeding east on Sprague Street near North 52nd Street before her car ran over an embankment and hit the poles.
Omaha police identified her as 48-year-old Dierdre Toombs.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A receptacle for retired flags has been dedicated with a salute from the United Veterans Club Honor Guard at a funeral home in Grand Island.
The box will be a permanent fixture at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home.
Funeral director Matt Myers says many people don’t know what to do with their flags to dispose of them properly.
Myers says the flags will be taken to their crematory, where they will be used to honor veterans as they’re being cremated. He says each veteran will be draped in a flag.
The receptacle is painted red, white and blue with flag images across all sides. It’s similar in size to a full-size post office drop box and will be open 24/7, year-round.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska hospital that treated three people infected with Ebola last fall has been named one of nine centers for highly infectious diseases nationwide.
The Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will work with the state Department of Health and Human Services to treat patients with highly infectious diseases when called upon.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Jeffrey Gold says the designation shows the hospital is dedicated to fighting the deadliest diseases.
The hospital will receive $3.25 million in grants over the next five years as part of the designation.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another step has been taken in efforts to have sainthood declared for the founder of Boys Town in Omaha.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha announced Monday that it has ended its investigation into the life and virtue of the Rev. Edward Flanagan. Flanagan was depicted in the Oscar-winning 1938 movie “Boy’s Town.” The home has become a center for troubled area youth while running campuses and programs for thousands of other boys and girls across the country.
Omar Gutierrez is Omaha Archbishop George Lucas’ assistant, and he said Monday the next step in the process is submission of the diocesan findings to the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, a Vatican entity. If approved, Flanagan would be named “venerable,” a preliminary declaration on the path toward sainthood.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — What looked like a powerful handgun that prompted a campus warning at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln turned out to be a BB gun.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln police tweeted a warning just after 6 p.m. Sunday about a possible gun sighted near Cather Hall. The campus police followed up 20 minutes later with a tweet that said the situation had been resolved.
Sgt. Jeff Hohlen (HOH’-lehn) said Monday the gun turned out to be a BB-firing replica of a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol that for years was standard U.S. military issue.
Hohlen says officers following up on the sighting found the replica gun in a bag inside a student’s dorm room. He says the student wasn’t cited but also says the student’s actions would be reviewed by university officials.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two Omaha groups are collaborating to make sure thousands of Omaha-area children don’t go hungry this summer.
The Omaha Salvation Army and Food Bank for the Heartland are collaborating this summer for the Kids Cruisin’ Kitchen program. In its fifth year, the program brings hot, nutritious, free meals to the places where children live and play, such as parks, libraries and apartment complexes. Children 18 years and younger are eligible.
The meals are prepared by Westside Nutrition Services. Mutual of Omaha employees are donating more than 1,200 volunteer hours to help.
Utilizing four food trucks, the program distributes meals to 15 mobile sites in Omaha, Bellevue, Ralston, La Vista and Plattsmouth. Kids Cruisin’ Kitchen operates through Aug. 7 on weekdays. This summer’s goal is to provide 50,000 meals.
