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Omaha Event to Focus on Sexuality, Anatomy, Gender

Science CafeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sexuality, anatomy and gender are the focus of the next Omaha Science Café.

The presenters will be Sofia Jawed-Wessel, who is assistant director of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative, and Jay Irwin, associate director of the collaborative.

The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on July 8 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The event will be the third of a four-part series of Science Café presentations dealing with sexual health topics.

Science Cafés involve face-to-face conversations with experts about current science topics. They are open to everyone 21 and older.

Pizza will be provided by The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures for the first 50 people.

Supreme Court Chief Justice to Speak in Nebraska

Chief Justice John Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will be in Lincoln late this summer to deliver the keynote address at the Roman L. Hruska Institute for the Administration of Justice.

The Nebraska State Bar Foundation said on Thursday that Chief Justice John Roberts’ lecture will be on Sept. 19 at the University of Nebraska College of Law. The address is open to the public.

Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at the Hruska Institute in 2011, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at the Law College in 2006.

The Roman L. Hruska Institute for the Administration of Justice was created in 1995 to educate lawyers, law students and the public-at-large in Nebraska on the importance of administering justice at the federal level.

Warrant Issued for Omaha Murder Suspect

Corleone McCurry
Corleone McCurry

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of fatally shooting another man during a break-in at an Omaha home.

Police say 26-year-old Corleone McCurry faces a first-degree murder charge for the shooting death of Timothy Marzettie, of Omaha. Police say officers were called to the home Wednesday, shortly after 11:30 p.m., when the found Marzettie wounded inside the home. Marzettie later died at an Omaha hospital.

Anyone with information about McCurry’s whereabouts is encouraged to call 911, or Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-7867. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of $1,000.

Omaha Attorney Suspended Indefinitely

ne-supreme-courtOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The law license of an Omaha attorney has been suspended indefinitely by the Nebraska Supreme Court.

The high court on Friday cited findings by the Nebraska Counsel for Discipline that Nick Simon had violated his oath of office as an attorney in nine counts related to his mishandling of immigration matters.

The nine counts generally allege misconduct, incompetence, failure to communicate and failure to act diligently.

The soonest Simon can seek reinstatement is June 1, 2015. He also faces two years of monitored probation if he is reinstated.

A business phone for Simon rang unanswered Friday. A home phone number for him could not be found.

NSP Investigating Seward County Body as Homicide

state-patrol-logoBEAVER CROSSING, Neb. (AP) — The death of a man found on the bank of the Big Blue River is being investigated as a homicide.

Nebraska State Patrol Investigative Services Lt. Bob Frank says a recent autopsy revealed the man did not die of natural causes. Additional information was not released.

Authorities are seeking help from the public in identifying the body, which was found Wednesday afternoon near Beaver Crossing in Seward County. The body did not have any form of identification, though Frank says the man had a distinctive tattoo of a panther on his upper left arm.

Warrants Issued for Nebraska Prisoners Released Too Early

ne-department-of-correctionsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials have issued arrest warrants for about 20 of the 306 inmates who were released early because the Department of Correctional Services miscalculated their sentences.

Gov. Dave Heineman said Friday that state officials will not seek 257 inmates who were let out early but would have finished their correct sentence by now. Three others have died since their release, and five have successfully completed their parole.

Of the remaining inmates, an unspecified number is back in custody and some qualify for furlough programs. One is being paroled.

Heineman and Attorney Jon Bruning say another 567 inmates were given incorrect sentences, but none of those prisoners were released.

Bruning says the inmates being pursued generally have 1 to 4 years remaining on their sentences.

Omaha Police Release Name of Stabbed Officer

omaha-policeOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an officer who was stabbed by a man at a convenience store in northeast Omaha.

Police say the officer was attacked Thursday afternoon while responding to a trespassing disturbance at the store.

The officer was identified Friday as 51-year-old Sophia Jordan, who has almost 15 years on the force.

Twenty-nine-year-old Gary Jackson, of Omaha, was arrested. He remained in Douglas County Jail on Friday, pending charges of attempted murder and use of a weapon. Online court records don’t list the name of his lawyer in the case.

Nebraska Court Orders New Trial for Wyoming Man

judgeshipOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has again thrown out the conviction of Wyoming man accused of posing as a licensed car dealer and ordered a new trial in the case.

Thomas Merchant, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has twice been convicted of being an unlicensed dealer after prosecutors said Merchant bought 19 vehicles from the Nebraska Auto Auction in June 2011. The business said the checks Merchant wrote for the vehicles bounced, and that Merchant included a fake dealer’s license number on paperwork that also indicated Merchant was a “wholesale” dealer.

His first conviction was reversed last year because of improperly admitted evidence. He was again tried and convicted and sentenced to 12 to 26 years in prison.

On Friday, the Nebraska high court vacated his second conviction, citing faulty jury instructions.

Joplin Campaign to Help Nebraska Tornado Victims

pilger-tornado-3JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Residents of a southwest Missouri city devastated by a 2011 tornado are reaching out to the northeast Nebraska town of Pilger, which was torn apart by a tornado last week.

Joplin residents on Thursday announced a “Joplin Loves Pilger” campaign to help victims of the June 16 tornado in Pilger.

The campaign includes a Facebook page to offer encouragement and an account at Pinnacle Bank in Joplin, with all proceeds to go to the Pilger Community Development Fund.

The May 2011 tornado damaged hundreds of homes and businesses and killed 161 people in Joplin.

Joplin resident Doug Hunt, who was working Saturday in Pilger, says the campaign is part of his efforts to thank you to people who helped him and his city.

Omaha Police Officer Seriously Injured in Stabbing

stabbingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an Omaha police officer has been seriously injured in a stabbing.

Police spokesman James Shade says the officer was stabbed Thursday afternoon while responding to a trespassing disturbance at a convenience store in north Omaha. The officer has been sent to a nearby hospital and is in serious but stable condition.

Shade says the officer was stabbed during contact with a suspect in the initial disturbance. The suspect was immediately taken into custody.

The name of the officer has not been released. Additional information about the suspect is not available.

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