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ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION-FREMONT
FREMONT—In a surprise move, Fremont leaders have ignored a recommendation to move forward with a special election on a proposed illegal-immigration ordinance. Instead, they say they’ll appeal a judge’s ruling. Following nearly an hour of closed-door discussions Tuesday night, the Fremont City Council opted to indefinitely postpone consideration of a measure that seeks to ban renting to and hiring illegal immigrants. By Jean Ortiz.
SWINE FLU-NEBRASKA
OMAHA—The state is awaiting test results to determine whether six Nebraskans are sick with seasonal influenza or need further testing for the strain of swine flu that’s sickened people in more than a dozen countries. Nebraska’s chief medical officer, Joann Schaefer, said Tuesday the six cases are scattered throughout the state. None of the people has been hospitalized, and none of the cases has been listed as probable for the swine flu. By Timberly Ross.
DANGEROUS DOGS
LINCOLN—The case of a 15-month-old Omaha girl nearly scalped last summer by a pit bull has motivated Nebraska lawmakers to toughen the state’s dangerous-dog law. On Tuesday, the Legislature gave first-round approval to a bill (LB494) that would make felons out of owners of dangerous dogs that continue to attack and injure people. The measure isn’t aimed at specific breeds. Instead, it would land owners of all types of aggressive dogs in prison for up to five years if they couldn’t control their animals. By Nate Jenkins.
With:
— WORKERS’ COMP—A fight over whether to increase workers’ compensation benefits is brewing in the Nebraska Legislature.
— SCHOOL MONEY—Larger school districts in Nebraska would get more money from the state than originally planned, under a proposal from a key lawmaker.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTODY FIGHT
OMAHA—An advocacy group and the Guatemalan government have joined a Nebraska case they say illustrates a growing nationwide problem faced by many immigrant women forced to fight for custody of their children. Legal Momentum, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group, and the Guatemalan consulate general have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in the case, which was heard Tuesday by the Nebraska Supreme Court. By Jean Ortiz.
SPORTS:
NEBRASKA-GLENN
OMAHA—Washington Redskins draft pick Cody Glenn has admitted that he lied when he told reporters that his suspension at Nebraska last season stemmed from his selling football tickets. Glenn told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he made up the story about selling his tickets, which would have been a violation of NCAA rules. The fifth-round pick said he wanted to satisfy reporters and get them to quit asking him about the suspension. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photo of April 26: AH102.
Also:
— UNO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR—The University of Nebraska at Omaha has scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce a new athletic director.
— COACHES HIRED—Two Nebraska high schools have announced the hirings of new football coaches.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— EX-FIREFIGHTER SENTENCED—A former Lincoln firefighter has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years’ probation for stealing morphine from an ambulance last summer.
— MOTHER ATTACKED—A Columbus teenager faces a hearing next month on charges that he tried to smother his mother.
— CHILD ABANDONED—State officials have taken custody of a 3-year-old boy who was apparently abandoned by his mother during a traffic stop in Omaha.
— SPECIAL BASEBALL COMPLEX—A new baseball league for children and young adults with disabilities is ready to make its debut in the Omaha area.
— FIRE CAPTAIN JAILED—A former North Platte firefighter accused of violating a protection order taken out by his estranged wife is seeking to have the case dismissed.
— RURAL HOT LINE—Gov. Dave Heineman is touting the 25th anniversary of Nebraska’s toll-free Rural Response Hot Line.
The AP, Omaha.
