KEARNEY, Neb. – The following is from the University of Nebraska-Kearney: University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen has issued the following statement on the death of longtime Loper Athletics employee Dick Collins of Kearney. Collins died Tuesday at Kearney Regional Medical Center. He was 73. “Dick’s passing is a devastating blow to UNK…… Read more »
MCCOOK, Neb. – Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested five people following a traffic stop on Highway 6 near McCook Tuesday evening. At approximately 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, a trooper performed a traffic stop on a Dodge Journey that was driving without its lights on. The vehicle also had no license plates. During the…… Read more »
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Hastings says he has been admitted to a hospital after experiencing severe symptoms he attributed to a coronavirus infection. Mayor Corey Stutte issued a statement Tuesday through the city saying he was taken Monday to a Hastings hospital after an incident that included a fall, seizure, an irregular…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (KGFW) – According to Nebraska’s coronavirus vaccine dashboard, of more than 192,000 does, more than 93,000 first and just over 16,000 second doses have been administered. 1.1% of the state population 16 and up have completed vaccination. Nebraska’s case dashboard is down for maintenance and system updates. Officials said Tuesday that it would…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and a weapons count in the shooting death of his father last summer in Lincoln. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 21-year-old Adolfo Ortiz entered the plea last week in a hearing he attended via video from his jail cell. His…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Trial has been delayed for a man charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the Lincoln home-invasion killings of two people in 2019. Trial for 30-year-old Rubin Thomas had been set to begin Feb. 1, but Lancaster County judges recently decided to nix jury trials in February because of the…… Read more »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been charged with felony child abuse after police and doctors say he left his 3-month-old daughter with serious injuries, including a brain bleed. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 20-year-old Malcom Lofton was arrested Thursday after the girl’s mother rushed the baby to a Lincoln hospital after…… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker has introduced a bill that would declare Election Day a state holiday and automatically register eligible residents as voters when they renew their driver’s licenses. The measure by Sen. Eliot Bostar, of Lincoln, follows a handful of states that have made it a holiday to help ensure that…… Read more »
HOLDREGE, Neb. (KGFW/AP) – Two Rivers Public Health Department said Monday that it and all of Nebraska’s local health departments are getting their limited supply of coronavirus vaccine out as quickly as possible – within state and federal guidelines. The vaccine is free. Nobody will be denied for lack of insurance. Proof of citizenship is…… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a man has died following a shooting at a southwestern Omaha motel. Police say in a news release that the shooting occurred shortly after 4 a.m. Monday at a Motel 6 near 109th and J streets. Arriving first responders found a man with gunshot wounds who was taken by…… Read more »