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DEVELOPING: COMPLAINT DISMISSED, MELTDOWN-NEBRASKA, DENTISTRY TESTS
ADDS: AIG-SALE, MISSOURI-NEBRASKA,
COMPLAINT DISMISSED
LINCOLN—A complaint lodged against a Nebraska judge for his handling of a man with mental problems has been dismissed. The state Judicial Qualifications Commission says in a letter that there is no evidence Sarpy County Judge Robert Wester violated the code of judicial conduct. By Nate Jenkins.
MELTDOWN-NEBRASKA
OMAHA—Nebraska’s three representatives divided their votes this time on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. Rep. Lee Terry of the 2nd District, which includes Omaha, voted yes on the revised measure; Reps. Adrian Smith and Jeff Fortenberry voted no again.
DENTISTRY TESTS
OMAHA—State Auditor Mike Foley is investigating the sale of old tests and notes as study guides for dental students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Many students in UNMC’s College of Dentistry have been paying $150 for the study packets, with the proceeds going toward an annual party. By Timberly Ross.
BUSINESS:
AIG-SALE
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The insurer American International Group Inc. said Friday it plans to sell off a number of business units to pay off its massive government loan. The plans, expected by Wall Street, drove up AIG’s shares. But it now leaves investors wondering if the sales will be enough. By Business Writers Ieva M. Augstums And Stephen Bernard. Eds: Note Nebraska mention. Also moving on national lines.
SPORTS:
MISSOURI-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel knows that if his destination is New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation, he must navigate the road through Lincoln. The fourth-ranked Tigers (4-0) have a long history of flopping at Nebraska (3-1), but this year they appear to have a team that can win here for the first time since 1978. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
With:
— BC-FBC–T25-MISSOURI-NEBRASKA CAPSULE
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— OBAMA-NEBRASKA—Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama’s campaign is opening a second office in Omaha.
— PIT BULL SHOT—A Lancaster County sheriff has shot and killed a pit bull he says charged at him.
— SHELTER DEATH—Omaha police are investigating the death of a 54-year-old man who had been having a medical emergency.
— SEX OFFENDER SENTENCED—A Kearney man already listed as a Level 3 sex offender has been sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison for the attempted sexual assault of a child.
— BABY INJURED—Authorities have arrested a Lincoln man on suspicion of felony child abuse after he brought his severely injured infant daughter to a hospital.
— EMERGENCY LANDING—Officials say no one was injured when an Omaha pilot landed his small plane on a highway near Winterset, Iowa.
— AFFIRMATIVE ACTION—The secretary of state has scheduled three public hearings on the November ballot measure that would ban public agencies from employing affirmative-action policies.
— HURRICANE RELIEF—Twelve employees of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services are back home after helping hurricane victims in Louisiana.
— VIRTUAL DONATIONS—The Salvation Army will be doing more than ringing bells for donations this Christmas season.
— GIRL DROWNS—The Sarpy County attorney’s office has dropped neglect charges against the grandmother of a Bellevue toddler who drowned in a neighbor’s pool.
— CORN SPILL—A collision between two semitrailers has sent one driver to the hospital and 45,000 pounds of corn onto a highway in York.
— MALL SHOOTING-FBI—A part-time worker at the Von Maur department store in Omaha is being honored for her help in the hours after a gunman walked into the store and killed eight people, then himself.
— DYE LAWSUIT CORRECTION—A Lincoln woman is taking a hair salon to court over a dye job.
The AP, Omaha.
