NEWS
Here’s the latest local news from our sister station KFOR 1240am.
| LARRY THE CABLE GUY IN LINCOLN, PLANS ARE SET FOR JULY 4TH SHOW by City Staff Larry the Cable Guy , aka Dan Whitney, will perform in Memorial Stadium on Independence Day as a thank you to Husker Fans. One of Nebraska’s biggest fans, Larry the Cable Guy, Parallel Entertainment and Outback Concerts approached Athletics regarding their desire to put on a concert for Husker fans on the UNL campus. The University of Nebraska Athletic Department worked |
| FATAL ACCIDENT IN SOUTH LINCOLN, DRIVERS ASKED TO AVOID THE INTERSECTION by Sandy Conners Traffic is being detained at 56th and Highway 2 following a fatal car vs semi accident. The call came in after 2:30, and just minutes after a serious house fire, causing the re-directing of responding units to handle both emergencies. In the accident, a person in the car was killed when it turned north in the path of a westbound semi truck.. Police say they expect the entire |
| GOVERNOR SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, ASKING HE SUSPEND AIR FORCE DECISION by Sandy Conners You never know unless you ask. Governor Dave Heineman today sent a letter to President Obama urging him to suspend the U.S. Air Force decision to locate the new Global Strike Command headquarters in Louisiana. Heineman wrote that Offutt Air Force Base finished first in every evaluation category and had a higher criteria rating than Louisiana’s Barksdale’s base. Last week |
| MAN KILLED IN MORNING CYCLING ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED by Sandy Conners Police say the man killed early this morning when his bicycle was hit by a car at 23rd and Q Streets was wearing a helmet and had a flashing light attached to his bike. Forty-six year old Myles Davis Junior was pronounced dead upon his arrived to Bryan LGH West. Police say Davis was southbound, when he was hit by a westbound car. The driver, 49 year old Cristie Salinas |
| BANK CEO DEFRAUDS MORE THAN 5 MILLION FROM MINDEN BANK by Sandy Conners An elderly bank CEO won’t have to do jail time despite defrauding more than 5.7 million dollars from the bank. A U.S District Court judge in Omaha today sentenced 80 year old Ray Van Norman to five years supervised release and ordered him to make full restitution. Investigators say from 1997 through 2006, Van Norman created fictitious lines of credit, then advanced money from |
| MISSING FAMILY FOUND The mom and dad of a Nebraska family missing for more than two weeks have turned themselves in. Knox County Sheriff Jim Janecek said he met with Matthew and Rowena Schade and their children today. Matthew Schade was arrested on an Antelope County warrant for probation violation. Rowena is being held on a detainer from the Nebraska Department of Probation. State health officials are trying |
| QUAKE DEATH TOLL PASSES 100 L’AQUILA, Italy (AP) – A civil protection official says Monday’s earthquake in mountainous central Italy has killed more than 100 people and injured 1,500. Civil protection official Roberto Forina said late Monday that authorities have counted more than 100 bodies. But he could not confirm a report by the ANSA news agency that the death toll had reached 150. The Corriere Della Sera newspaper is |
| MISSING CROFTON MAN’S BODY IS FOUND by Sandy Conners The body of a Crofton man reported missing more than four months ago has been recovered from a field pond southeast of that Knox County community. The State Patrol Office in Norfolk received a call on Friday from a citizen who reported recovering pieces of a vehicle and a license plate in that field. Investigators determined the license plate belonged to a pickup driven by |