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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 2016
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The Nebraska State Patrol says a traffic stop near North Platte
on Interstate 80 has led to the seizure of nearly 50 pounds of
marijuana. The patrol says a trooper stopped a pickup Monday
afternoon at the Hershey exit for a license plate violation. The
trooper says he smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from
the truck and searched it, turning up 47 pounds of marijuana inside three plastic totes in the cab of the pickup. The driver of the
truck a 30-year-old California man was arrested on suspicion of
possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and not having a
driver's license.
BNSF’S MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES
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BNSF railroad plans to spend $4.3 billion this year on track maintenance and upgrades along with major equipment purchases. The
railroad's spending across 28 western states will be significant,
but it will be less than the $5.8 billion it spent last year when it
was rebounding from significant delays in the northern Great
Plains during the winter of 2013-2014. Given that demand has
softened in several sectors, BNSF doesn't plan to spend as much
this year on expanding the capacity of its rail network. BNSF CEO
Carl Ice says the most of the money in the spending plan will go
toward maintenance projects, but about $500 million is earmarked for expansion projects. BNSF is based in Fort Worth,
Texas, but it is owned by Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire
Hathaway Inc.
LOOKING FOR COMPROMISE
Nebraska lawmakers are trying to strike a compromise on a bill
that threatens to overturn gun restrictions in Omaha and Lincoln by
imposing uniform regulations statewide. Senators debated the
proposal Tuesday but adjourned for the morning without reaching
a vote. City officials from Omaha and Lincoln oppose the bill by
Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete. Omaha's police union says it would undermine the city's handgun registration ordinance, which lets police deny guns to the mentally ill and known gang associates. Union President John Wells says the bill comes across "not so much as
pro-gun, but pro-gang." Supporters say the measure would protect gun owners who inadvertently violate the ordinance by traveling through Omaha with a handgun.
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PHONE SCAM
The scam is back and working its way across the state of Nebraska in a number of communities. This phone scammer contacts
business owners and residents and falsely threatens their electricity will be shut off if they do not pay their electric bill immediately
with a pre-paid “Greendot” card. Individuals, posing as representatives of the local power company in this case, the Nebraska
Public Power District tell the customer they are overdue on their
electric bill and must pay up within 20 minutes or be disconnected.
They are then instructed to purchase pre-paid cards in order to
make immediate payment. A number of businesses in Kearney,
Ogallala and Norfolk, and some communities served by rural
public power districts, have been contacted by phone through this
deceptive practice since late last week and the activity has increased, with the calls demanding payment coming at busy times
of a company’s operation.
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SPORTS
The RPAC Conference boys basketball tournament
continued last night in Arapahoe and Maywood. The
top two teams in the RPAC West Division advanced
to the Friday title game with wins last night. Topseed Dundy County-Stratton knocked off Maxwell
68-28 while second-seeded Paxton edged Wauneta
-Palisade 52-46. RPAC East Division top-seed Southern Valley moved into their division title on Friday
with a 71-21 win over Bertrand. The Eagles will face
third-seeded Southwest, a 61-46 winner over second
-seeded Cambridge. The RPAC girls bracket continues tomorrow in Trenton and Cambridge.
The hardware haul started early for Nebraska
freshman Jessica Shepard on Monday. Just a few
hours after making history with her 35-point, 20rebound performance in Nebraska's 93-81 road win
over Michigan at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor on Sunday afternoon, Shepard was named the espnW National Women's Basketball Player of the Week. The
award, chosen each week in voting by ESPN.com's
Charlie Creme, Graham Hays and Mechelle Voepel
recognized the significance of Shepard's individual
accomplishments and the growing success of Coach
Connie Yori's Huskers this season. It was announced
at 12:47 a.m. (CT). She added her second national
player-of-the-week award at 9:41 a.m., with College Sports Madness announcing her as its winner.
She was also the website's Big Ten Player of the
Week for the fourth time this season.
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