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MURDOCK MURDERS-LAWSUIT
OMAHA—Less than a week after being indicted for allegedly tampering with evidence in a homicide investigation, Douglas County’s CSI commander is being sued in federal court by one of the men who was wrongfully charged in the double-murder case. On Sunday, Nicholas Sampson filed paperwork to add David Kofoed and the Douglas County sheriff’s office to a 2007 lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against the Nebraska State Patrol and the Cass County sheriff’s office. By Timberly Ross. Eds: Version moving on national lines as BC-US–CSI-Blood Evidence. A copy of the amended lawsuit, saved as “Murdock lawsuit,” is available in the documents folder of the Nebraska state-level multimedia site: ftp://ftp.ap.org/statelevel/ne. Username: slmmro. Password: 51Pr0wm.
AP Photo of April 24: NELIN102.
SUPCO–NIOBRARA IRRIGATORS
LINCOLN—The latest round in an ongoing battle over control of Nebraska’s water has landed in the state’s highest court. The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in one of several pending attempts to thwart the Nebraska Public Power District’s efforts to use water rights that went unused for years. By Anna Jo Bratton. Eds: Moving on general news and financial services.
BUSINESS:
KEYSTONE XL HEARINGS
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Western South Dakota residents get their chance Monday and Tuesday to speak out about a planned crude oil pipeline that could one day carry 900,000 barrels of oil a day through the state. TransCanada Keystone Pipeline already is building a pipeline through eastern South Dakota. The company’s second proposed pipeline, Keystone XL, is designed to run 313 miles through western South Dakota as part of a project to deliver Alberta tar sands crude oil to Gulf Coast terminals and refineries in Texas. By Dirk Lammers. Eds: Moving on general news and financial services.
ANNUAL MEETINGS-SCENE
NEW YORK—Just a few years ago, companies staging annual meetings brought in acts like Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett. At the very least, they offered snacks as CEOs boasted about big profits. This year, when stockholder Ram Bijapur decided to show up at the Hilton hotel for the Citigroup meeting because he was angry about the bank’s steep losses, what he found was decidedly more sparse. By Business Writer Madlen Read. Eds: Note Nebraska mention. Also moving on national lines. Previously moved in advance.
AP Photo of April 24: NYBZ212-213.
SPORTS:
FBN–NEBRASKA-DRAFT
OMAHA—Nebraska’s Matt Slauson heard a voice from the past when the New York Jets called to tell him they had taken him in the sixth round of the NFL draft. It was none other than former Cornhuskers coach Bill Callahan on the other end. Callahan became the Jets’ assistant head coach and offensive line coach after getting fired at Nebraska in December 2007, and he wanted to congratulate Slauson on his big day. By Sports Writer Eric Olson. Eds: Incorporates material from BC-FBN–Draft-Jaguars and BC-FBN–Draft-Redskins, which also moved.
AP Photos AH102, NY150, AH101 of April 24.
With:
— FBN–DRAFT-NEB-OMAHA—Zach Miller of the University of Nebraska at Omaha has been selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the NFL draft.
ALSO:
— BBC–NEBRASKA-KANSAS—Zac Elgie went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and James Stanfield had a two-run single as Kansas rallied from to beat Nebraska 9-4 and complete a doubleheader sweep in Big 12 Conference play Sunday.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— FACEBOOK-PARTY BUSTED—Fourteen people were arrested after police were tipped off to a massive house party in Papillion by a posting on the social networking-site Facebook. Eds: NOT FOR ONLINE USE IN THE OMAHA MARKET.
— MAN BURNED—A man who suffered serious injuries after getting caught in a controlled burn that got out of control in rural Filley has died.
— SWINE FLU-NEBRASKA—Nebraska health officials are warning doctors to be on alert for possible cases of swine flu.
The AP, Omaha.
