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DEVELOPING: LITERARY RELATIVE, NEBRASKA SPRING GAME, NCAA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
NAPBA AWARDS
LINCOLN—The winners of the 2009 Nebraska Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest have been announced. KETV and WOWT of Omaha, as well as KOLN/KGIN of Lincoln, were among the top television winners in the contest. The awards were presented Saturday at the association’s annual banquet in Lincoln. By Margery A. Gibbs.
With:
— NAPBA AWARDS-LIST
— NAPBA-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT—The Nebraska Associated Press Broadcasters Association has honored longtime western Nebraska broadcaster Jerry Dishong for lifetime achievement.
— TWAIN AWARDS—Radio station KELN/KOOQ of North Platte and television station KHAS-TV of Hastings have been honored for their outstanding cooperation with The Associated Press in Nebraska.
LITERARY RELATIVE
FREMONT—Most Nebraska schoolchildren are introduced to Willa Cather and her novel, “My Antonia,” during their school years. Cather and Mari Sandoz, those women who saw the Plains so clearly, also saw their neighbors and family as rich depositories of immigrant personalities that make for rich literary characters. By Betsy Hansen. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
SCOTUS-FIREFIGHTERS LAWSUIT
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Inside a burning building, fire doesn’t discriminate between Matthew Marcarelli and Gary Tinney. Inside the New Haven Fire Department, however, skin color has put them on opposite sides of a lawsuit that could transform hiring procedures nationwide. This week, the Supreme Court will consider the reverse discrimination claim of Marcarelli and a group of white firefighters. They all passed a promotion exam, but the city threw out the test because no blacks would have been promoted, saying the exam had a “disparate impact” on minorities likely to violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act. By National Writer Jesse Washington. Eds: Note Nebraska mention.
AP Photos CTNHR202, CTNHR201, CTRC101, NY333, NY334.
SPORTS:
FBC–NEBRASKA SPRING GAME
LINCOLN—Nebraska coach Bo Pelini will get a look at his team in game conditions when the Cornhuskers wrap up spring practice with the annual Red-White scrimmage. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photos by Nati Harnik. Scrimmage started 1 p.m. CDT.
NCAA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
LINCOLN—Individual event titles will be decided on the final night of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photos by Nati Harnik. Starts 6 p.m. CDT.
TEN–RODDICK WEDDING
UNDATED—The score is love in tennis these days: Now Andy Roddick is married, too, a week after Roger Federer tied the knot. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion and Omaha, Neb., native, and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker became husband and wife at his Austin, Texas, home, a guest at the wedding told The Associated Press on Saturday. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— NEBRASKA HOSPITALS—Three Nebraska hospitals have received national recognition.
— WRITERS CONFERENCE—No idea how to start writing that book or where to find a publisher?
— ARBOR DAY FUN—A chili cook-off and tree plantings are among the activities planned for Arbor Day weekend in Nebraska City.
— HEALTH TASK FORCE—Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler has appointed a task force to address the growing number of uninsured residents.
— LAWMAKERS VS LOBBYISTS—Nebraska state senators will take on registered lobbyists in a charity basketball game.
The AP, Omaha.
