A Nebraska man has been convicted of a federal bribery charge along with a former Chicago alderman and another man. Jurors convicted 71-year-old Jim Barta, 59-year-old former alderman Ambrosio Medrano and their friend 50-year-old Gus Buenrostro on Monday. Prosecutors say the three men agreed to bribe an undercover FBI agent posing as a purchasing agent [...]
(AP) — An October trial has been scheduled for a Grand Island man accused of stealing a skid loader to rip up and carry off an automated teller machine. 41-year-old Bryce Malesker has pleaded not guilty to theft and other charges stemming from an incident on April 26. Police say officers dispatched to the Five [...]
(AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is making his first trip back to Nebraska for a speech at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Hagel, a former U.S. senator from Nebraska, will speak Wednesday afternoon on the challenges the Defense Department is facing. On Thursday, Secretary Hagel will visit U.S. Strategic Command on Offutt [...]
(AP) — A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia. Authorities say Edgar Bonilla is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts in Monday night’s attack inside the Inglis Apartments at Elmwood. Lt. John [...]
(AP) — The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed. There are no immediate reports of damage. Weather service meteorologist Kyle Fredin says a 97 mph gust was measured at the airport before communications [...]
(AP) — Officials say a body found in the Missouri River at South Sioux City was that of a missing Nebraska man. Dakota County Attorney Kim Watson on Monday confirmed the identification of Anthony Campbell, of Waterbury. Campbell had been missing since he went into the water around 4 a.m. Friday at Scenic Park Campground [...]
(AP) — A 6-year-old San Francisco Bay area boy has died after he was attacked by a relative’s dog. Authorities say the attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday at a grandparent’s home in Union City. The dog has been described as a pit bull or pit bull mix. Union City Police Cmdr. Ben Horner says [...]
(AP) — A 32-year-old Nebraska woman has been sentenced to 30 months of probation for her fake marriage to a man who was living in the country illegally. A news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says Crystal Foster was sentenced for harboring an alien. Prosecutors say Foster married Ibrahim Matari in [...]
(AP) — Trial has begun for a Nebraska couple accused of burning down a steakhouse they owned in the South Dakota town of Springfield to collect insurance money. Niobrara residents Charles and Kimberly Johnson earlier pleaded not guilty to second-degree arson and reckless burning in the October 2010 fire that destroyed their restaurant and another [...]
(AP) — A 22-year-old passenger has been killed and another injured in a rollover crash west of Seward. The Seward County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The car was headed east on Bluff Road when it ran off the pavement and rolled. The office says Austin Krivda died at [...]