(AP) — North Platte has just experienced its driest 365-day period in recorded history. The National Weather Service office in North Platte says less than 7¼ inches of rain fell between April 28, 2012, and Saturday. The office recorded less than 1¼ inches on April 27 last year and less than an inch on any [...]
A Missouri man who was convicted Feb. 8 of a 1989 Nebraska slaying wants a retrial. On Monday a judge scheduled a hearing to consider the motion by the attorney for John Oldson, of Randolph, Mo. Oldson was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Cathy Beard, of Ord. Beard disappeared in 1989. [...]
The caveman comedy “The Croods” left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with an estimated $44.7 million. The 3-D adventure from DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox features a voice cast including Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Catherine Keener. They play a prehistoric family encountering danger and strange new creatures when [...]
The deputy county attorney for Hamilton and Saunders counties has been named a county judge in east-central Nebraska. The office of Gov. Dave Heineman says he’s selected C. Jo Petersen, of Beaver Crossing, for the judgeship in the 5th Judicial District. The district consists of Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward [...]
A Nebraska-based company accused of refusing to hire an Oklahoma man because of his religious beliefs has settled a discrimination lawsuit in the case. Voss Lighting agreed to pay $82,500 to former job candidate Edward Wolfe. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Voss will also institute company wide actions to prevent further religious discrimination. The EEOC [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board says a witness reported seeing a flash in the sky before a helicopter crashed near an Oklahoma City nursing home last month, killing two people. It’s not clear what could have caused such a flash. The preliminary report, released Wednesday, does not spell out why the helicopter crashed on Feb. [...]
Authorities in northeast Kansas say a 27-year-old Hiawatha man is charged in the death of a 4-year-old boy. Brown County Prosecutor Kevin Hill says Lee Davis IV, also known as Jimmy Davis, was charged with first-degree murder and felony abuse of the child, who died Tuesday. Davis is being held on $2 million bond and [...]
Authorities have arrested two suspects in a triple homicide at a home in Clark, an unicorporated town in northwest Wyoming, about 30 miles north of Powell near the Montana border. Park County Sheriff Scott Steward says the slayings were reported at about 11 a.m. Saturday, and no other suspects are being sought. The names of [...]
SHOWING thru 2/28 Screen #1 Safe Haven….1:10, 4:00, 7:00 & 9:50 Screen #2 Escape From Planet Earth….4:15 & 9:30 Escape From Planet Earth 3D…. 1:15 & 7:15 Screen #3 Identity Thief….1:20, 4:20, 7:05 & 9:40 R(must ID) Screen #4 Beautiful Creatures….1:05, 4:10, 7:00 & 9:45 Screen #5 Good Day to Die Hard….1:15, 4:00, 7:10 & [...]
