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DEVELOPING: NASHVILLE ROAD
SALMONELLA OUTBREAK-RECALL
COLUMBUS, Ohio—An Ohio distributor says it has recalled two brands of its peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria. There was no immediate indication whether the brands were linked to a national salmonella outbreak. By Kantele Franko. Eds: Note Nebraska mention.
LINCOLN—Mr. Kettelhake, the young English teacher, approached his bosses at Pawnee City High last March. He was ready to move on, he told them, to do the next thing. Become a full-time pop/rock singer and songwriter. By Colleen Kenney. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
MERIDIAN BRIDGE
YANKTON, S.D.—Some members of a committee that’s looking into the future of the old Meridian Bridge across the Missouri River at Yankton say they wonder if the state Transportation Department is going back on an agreement to convert it for bicycle and pedestrian use. The estimated conversion cost has risen from less than $2 million earlier this decade to $2.5 million in January 2007 and, finally, to $5.5 million in November 2008. Eds: Note Nebraska mention, interest.
SPORTS:
MEYER RECORD
ABERDEEN, S.D.—Four months after a car accident nearly killed Don Meyer, the Northern State coach passed Bob Knight as the NCAA’s winningest men’s basketball coach. Northern State’s 82-62 win over Mary on Saturday night gave Meyer his 903rd victory. By Wayne Ortman. Eds: First moved late for Sunday AMs on national sports lines. Note Nebraska mention.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— TWO DEAD—Police say two Omaha men are dead after the pickup truck they were riding in collided with a telephone pole.
— OLYMPIAN’S MOM—The mother of Olympian Michael Phelps will talk about her son’s struggle with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during a visit to Nebraska.
The AP, Omaha.
