(AP) — The Insane Clown Posse is suing the U.S. Justice Department over a 2011 FBI report that depicts the rap-metal duo’s devoted fans, the Juggalos, as a dangerous gang.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Detroit federal court on behalf of the group’s two members, Joseph Bruce, or Violent J, and Joseph Utsler, or Shaggy 2 Dope. It also names four fans as plaintiffs.

The lawsuit contends that the description of the Juggalos as a “loosely organized hybrid gang” in a national report on gangs violated the plaintiffs’ rights. The group says its fans are a family, not a gang.

Scott Gandy, who is one of the four fans who are suing, says he was forced to remove Insane Clown Posse tattoos to apply for the Army.

(AP) — Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year’s Eve.

ABC devoted its entire prime-time schedule last Tuesday to Seacrest’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” During the 10 p.m. hour as the ball dropping came near, Seacrest’s show had more than twice as many viewers as Carson Daly’s competing show on NBC. The Nielsen company says Seacrest’s show averaged 12.2 million viewers. By contrast, Carson Daly’s show at the same hour had 5.7 million viewers.

Nielsen did not immediately have figures for the midnight hour, which would have required the networks to pay extra.

On the cable side, Fox News Channel beat CNN, with the help of the “Duck Dynasty” cast.

PLAYING FRIDAY 1/3- SUNDAY 1/5
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….12:30, 4:00, 7:20, 10:35
Screen #2
Frozen 2D….4:15, 7:10
Frozen 3D….1:00, 9:30
Screen #3
47Ronin….1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45
Screen #4
Anchorman 2….1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45
Screen #5
Paranormal Activity….1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30
Rated R Must ID
Screen #6
Grudge Match….1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45

PLAYING MONDAY 1/6- THURSDAY 1/9
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….4:00, 7:20
Screen #2
Frozen 2D….4:15, 7:10
Screen #3
47Ronin….4:15, 7:05
Screen #4
Anchorman 2….4:10, 7:15
Screen #5
Paranormal Activity….4:00, 7:00
Rated R Must ID
Screen #6
Grudge Match….4:15, 7:00

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to top the box office, landing at No. 1 over the Christmas holiday for the third weekend in a row.

The Warner Bros. prequel earned $30 million, bringing its domestic gross to $190.3 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

“Frozen,” Disney’s animated adventure, took the No. 2 position, bringing in $28.9 million over the weekend and $248.4 million since opening in late November.

Paramount comedies managed to hold two slots in the top five. “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” came in at No. 3 with $20.2 million, and “The Wolf of Wall Street” snagged the No. 5 spot, earning $19 million after opening at No. 2 on Christmas Day.

At No. 4, Sony’s “American Hustle” earned $19.6 million.

PLAYING TUESDAY 12/24
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….12:30, 4:00, 7:20
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Walking with Dinosaurs 2D….4:00, 7:00
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D….1:00
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Hobbit 3D….12:30, 4:00, 7:30
Screen #4
Anchorman 2….1:00, 4:10, 7:00
Screen #5
Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….1:00
Screen #6
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….1:00, 4:05
47Ronin 2D….8:00

PLAYING WED 12/25 – Thur 1/2
Screen #1
Grudge Match….1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45
Screen #2
47Ronin 2D….4:00, 7:00
47Ronin 3D….1:00, 9:50
Screen #3
Walking with Dinosaurs 2D….4:00, 7:00
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D….1:00, 9:30
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….11:45
Screen #4
Anchorman 2….1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45
Screen #5
Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….1:00, 9:30
Screen #6
Hobbitt 2D….12:30, 4:00, 7:20, 10:35

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — For kids who can’t wait for Santa to arrive, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has a Christmas treat. Visions of sugar plums can be augmented by a check on the fat man’s progress around the globe on Christmas Eve. Here are five things to know about the holiday tradition called NORAD Tracks Santa:

1. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW SANTA’S PATH?

NORAD provides updates by phone, Facebook, Twitter and email. If you call 877-HI-NORAD, a live person will give you an update. Online: http://www.noradsanta.org . Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/noradsanta . Twitter: @NoradSanta. Email: [email protected]. Smartphone apps are also available at app stores. NORAD’s Santa operations center opens at 6 a.m. ET on Dec. 24. NORAD says Santa usually starts in the South Pacific and hits New Zealand and Australia before heading to Japan and Asia. Africa and Europe are next, followed by North America and South America. “Santa calls the shots,” NORAD says on its website. “We just track him!”

2. HOW MANY PEOPLE FOLLOW SANTA?

Last year, volunteers answered 114,000 phone calls from around the world. The website had 22.3 million unique visitors. NORAD Tracks Santa had 1.2 million followers on Facebook and 129,000 on Twitter.

3. WHY DOES NORAD DO IT?

In 1955, a local newspaper advertisement invited children to call Santa but mistakenly listed the hotline or NORAD’s predecessor. Rather than disappoint the kids, commanders told them they indeed knew where Santa was. NORAD, a U.S.-Canadian operation based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., continues the tradition every Christmas Eve.

4. WHY WAS THERE CONTROVERSY THIS YEAR?

A children’s advocacy group complained that an animated video on the NORAD Tracks Santa website injected militarism into Christmas by showing fighter jets escorting Santa’s sleigh on a 39-second video promoting the event. NORAD says the fighter escort is nothing new. NORAD began depicting jets accompanying Santa and his reindeer in the 1960s.

5. WHAT DO KIDS ASK WHEN THEY CALL?

Among the questions kids have had on their minds when they called in previous years:

— “Am I on the nice list or the naughty list?”

— “Can you put my brother on the naughty list?”

— “Are you an elf?”

— “How much to adopt one of Santa’s reindeer?”

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha will again host an open house and air show this summer.

The event will return July 19 and 20 after a break last summer caused by budget problems amid spending negotiations in Congress.

The air show will include performances by the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration team. It will be the team’s first visit to Offutt since 2009.

More information on the plans will be posted on a website when they’re available at www.offuttairshow.com

After a fierce competition, the winners of annual Yuletide Yards contest have been announced.

The event, hosted by Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful and Eagle Radio, allows citizens to nominate Christmas displays they feel amplify the Christmas spirit.

This year, over 90 nominations were received.

Community judges ranked the holiday displays based on curb appeal, balance, theme and maintenance.

The winners will receive $50.00 that will be donated to the charity of their choice.

An award ceremony will be held Thursday, December 19th, at the Quality Inn and Suites.

This year’s winners are:

Ward #1

1^st– Steve and Jodi Westling- 914 East 4^th

2^nd– Dave and Jeanne Baade- 610 S. York

3rd-  Michelle Thiem – 521 E. G

 

Ward #2

1^st– Roger and Kristi Volentine- 4010 Sweetwood

2nd- Marc and Kim Kaschke – 3921 Sequoia

3rd- Manny and Dawn Caudillo- 2014 West Philip

 

Ward #3

1^st – Emerald and Michelle Miller- 1420 West Short Street

2^nd – Jim Larreau and Lisa Harper- 601 West 5^th

3^rd – Kevin and Alice Keck –

 

Ward #4

1^st – Marvin and Judith Rundback- 616 East 6^th

2^nd – Troy Winemiller –  3505 Rodeo Road

3^rd – William and Deanna Kramer –  1221 W. 9^th

 

County

1^st – Sam and Angie Mohr- 8336 Sagebrush

2^nd – Scott Odle- 8102 South Buffalo

3^rd – Patricia Vandewege – 9275 Sierra Drive

 

CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM ALL WINNERS HERE

 

PLAYING WEDNESDAY 12/11 – THURSDAY 12/12
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Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:05, 7:05
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Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….9:30
Screen #3
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:15, 7:30
Screen #4
Delivery Man….4:00, 7:00, 9:35
Screen #5
Homefront….4:10, 7:10, 9:30
Rated R..Must ID
Screen #6
Last Vegas….4:10, 7:10, 9:35

THURSDAY NIGHT 12:01 MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF HOBBIT 2D & 3D

PLAYING FRIDAY 12/13
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….4:00, 7:30, 11:00
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Hobbit 3D….4:00, 7:30, 11:00
Screen #3
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:15, 7:30, 10:30
Screen #4
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #5
Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….9:35
Screen #6
Delivery Man….4:00, 7:00, 9:35

PLAYING SATURDAY 12/14 & SUNDAY 12/15 (Doors open 11:00a)
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….11:30, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00
Screen #2
Hobbit 3D….11:30, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00
Screen #3
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 10:30
Screen #4
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15
Screen #5
Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….1:00, 9:35
Screen #6
Delivery Man….1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35

PLAYING MONDAY 12/16 – THURSDAY 12/19
Screen #1
Hobbitt 2D….4:00, 7:30
Screen #2
Hobbit 3D….4:00, 7:30
Screen #3
Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:15, 8:00
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Hunger Games/Catching Fire….4:05, 7:30
Screen #5
Frozen 2D….4:00, 7:10
Frozen 3D….9:35
Screen #6
Delivery Man….4:00, 7:00, 9:15