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SURVEY-SAFE HAVEN
LINCOLN—Following the drop-off of three dozen children at Nebraska hospitals under an open-ended safe-haven law, many state senators support an increase in services for older kids with behavioral problems. But a significant number are also unsure whether a new slate of services is really the right answer for problems some say were strikingly illustrated by the two-month-long drumbeat of child drop-offs at Nebraska hospitals this fall. By Nate Jenkins.
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WATER WOES
TOPEKA, Kan.—The Kansas attorney general’s office is downplaying a recent, adverse decision in arbitration over the Republican River. Kansas and Nebraska have been locked for a decade in a legal dispute over what Kansas has argued is Nebraska’s overuse of water from the river.
INTERNET STAR
COLUMBUS—Lucas Cruikshank and his cousins’ YouTube videos were considered a success in the summer of 2007 with 400,000 views and 6,600 subscribers. Today Cruikshank, a 15-year-old freshman at Lakeview High School, is an Internet phenomenon with his “Fred” YouTube channel and more than 700,000 subscribers to his videos. By Eric Freeman of the Columbus Telegram. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature. Eds: Moved lated for Wednesday PMs.
OZONE POLLUTION
UNDATED—An environmental group has filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to force 16 Western states to revise their air quality regulations in an effort to trim ozone pollution. WildEarth Guardians said in its 25-page petition filed Tuesday that large cities throughout the West have already violated clean air standards limiting ozone and the problem is spreading to rural areas, including northwestern New Mexico and western Wyoming. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Eds: Note Nebraska is mentioned among the 16 states.
BUSINESS:
— INVESTMENT ADVICE—A new survey says most people think consulting a financial advisor would be a good idea in the midst of the current economic turmoil.
— DPPD RATE HIKE—Dawson Public Power District is raising rates to all customers, starting in January. Eds: Also moving on general news lines.
SPORTS:
OBIT-PELINI
LINCOLN—The father of Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini and defensive coordinator Carl Pelini has died. Anthony Pelini died Tuesday night at a hospital in Akron, Ohio, after an extended illness. He was 85. By Timberly Ross.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— UNK VICE CHANCELLOR—The University of Nebraska at Kearney has named a new vice chancellor.
— SEX ASSAULT—An Omaha man has been accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl who became pregnant with his child.
— FATAL FIRE—Authorities identified a 44-year-old Mexican man as the victim in a fatal fire at a business in west Omaha.
— HEALTH BOARD OPENINGS—The State Board of Health is looking to fill five spots on boards responsible for granting licenses to health care providers.
The AP, Omaha.
