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DEVELOPING: JUDGE SUSPENDED, EARNS-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
ADDS: JUDGE SUSPENDED, DUNSTER APPEAL, EARNS-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
JUDGE SUSPENDED
LINCOLN—A Douglas County judge has been suspended without pay for four months after allegedly helping his nephew get a lighter sentence. The state Supreme Court said in its decision released on Friday that Judge Jeffrey Marcuzzo “allowed family relationships to influence his conduct and used the prestige of his…office to advance the private interests of a member of his family.” By Nate Jenkins.
DUNSTER APPEAL
OMAHA—The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a three-time killer for the third time, upholding his conviction and death sentence. David Dunster argued, among other things, that a “merry-go-round” of public defenders caused him to plead guilty in his Lancaster County District Court case to killing his cellmate in 1997 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. By Jean Ortiz.
BUSINESS:
EARNS-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
OMAHA—Warren Buffett’s company will tell investors how the Oracle of Omaha fared through the first half of this year when it releases its second-quarter earnings report on Friday afternoon. The Omaha-based company is likely to report improved results because of the increase in the value of many stocks during the quarter. The higher market prices will boost the value of Berkshire’s own stock portfolio, and it should increase the value of company’s derivative contracts tied to equity indexes. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— SWINE FLU-NEBRASKA—Nebraska health officials say they’ve confirmed 413 cases of swine flu since the outbreak began in late April.
— NEBRASKA-CLUNKERS—Nebraska’s U.S. senators are not supporting the extention the “cash for clunkers” program.
— COCAINE CHARGE—The teenage son of a Hall County sheriff’s captain is seeking to have his drug case transferred to juvenile court.
— OMAHA FATALITY—Omaha police have identified a woman killed in a crash with a semitrailer.
— MOTORCYCLE FATAL—A motorcyclist has died after crashing into a sport utility vehicle in Papillion, south of Omaha.
— NEB CHILD ASSAULT—A 43-year-old York man is set to stand trial on two counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child.
— NEB PROSTITUTION ARREST—Omaha police say officers have arrested a 17-year-old girl at a motel on suspicion of prostitution.
— OMAHA CUTS—Nebraska’s largest city will layoff city employees and cut police programs to help deal with a projected $5 million budget shortfall.
— FORECLOSURE GUIDANCE—The state is urging Nebraska homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages to check a state Web site for help.
— RALSTON CHIEF—Ralston Mayor Donald Groesser has announced his pick for the southeastern Nebraska city’s next police chief.
— STUDENT MILLIONAIRE—A college student from Alliance, Neb., had a chance to win more than enough money to cover his tuition on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” with Regis Philbin.
The AP, Omaha.
