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DEVELOPING: LETHAL INJECTION-PROTOCOL, FBC–NEBRASKA-LEE, FBN–BUCS-RUUD, FBC–MID-AMERICAN PREVIEW,
LETHAL INJECTION-PROTOCOL
LINCOLN—Nebraska officials have received advice from execution experts in Kentucky and Texas on a protocol to carry out the state’s new lethal-injection law. There is no deadline for implementing a protocol, but corrections director Robert Houston (HOW-stun) said the department is moving quickly. By Nate Jenkins.
BUSINESS:
— CARD SCAM-NEBRASKA—Scammers have been using text messages to dupe people into revealing their credit-card and ID numbers. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
— STATION MANAGER LEAVES—A longtime Nebraska broadcaster will be taking over as interim general manager at Lincoln’s KZUM-FM following the sudden resignation of Jayne Sebby. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
SPORTS:
FBC–NEBRASKA-LEE
LINCOLN, Neb.—Zac Lee has thrown a total of two passes in his career and he walked around Memorial Stadium almost unnoticed during Nebraska’s annual meet-and-greet over the weekend. Folks will get to know him a lot better in coming weeks. He’s the man at the controls of the Cornhuskers’ offense. By Eric Olson.
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FBN–BUCS-RUUD
TAMPA, Fla.—Entering his fifth season in the NFL, former Nebraska linebacker Barrett Ruud is settling into a new role as the undisputed leader of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense. By Fred Goodall.
FBC–MID-AMERICAN PREVIEW
UNDATED – When Turner Gill was going 28-2 as the starting quarterback at Nebraska in the early 1980s, he was known for his sleight of hand in the option attack. But it wasn’t until he became the head coach at lowly Buffalo that he was truly acknowledged as a magician. Three seasons after taking over a team coming off a one-win season, Gill is one of the hottest names in the coaching fraternity. A year ago he led the Bulls to an 8-6 record and their first Mid-American Conference championship. Now his squad is picked to win the MAC’s East division again. “We just need to build on what we’ve learned. We still can get better,” Gill said. By Rusty Miller.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— NORTH PLATTE STANDOFF—A North Platte man has been given 5-to-10 years in prison on several charges stemming from his standoff with police in an apartment stairwell last year.
— NEB TODDLER DROWNS—A toddler has drowned in her family’s swimming pool in southeast Nebraska.
— KEARNEY EMBEZZLEMENT-LAWSUIT—The Kearney Public Schools Foundation has settled with its former executive director and her husband and has withdrawn a lawsuit against them.
— CATTLE THEFT—A Tecumseh man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the theft of 15 head of cattle stolen from a farm in Alma, Kan.
— SEVERE WEATHER-NEBRASKA—A storm system that thundered across southeast Nebraska left a wind-whipped trail of damaged cars and trees. No serious injuries were reported.
— NEB RAPE ARREST—A Lincoln man already under arrest on suspicion of a sexual assault has been charged with rape in a 2007 case.
— BOIL NOTICE-PIERCE—As a precaution, the residents of Pierce in northeast Nebraska are being urged to drink bottled water or boil their tap water before any consumption.
— PUMPING ETHANOL—The Nebraska Corn Board says nearly 5,000 farmers sent postcards urging the Environmental Protection Agency to approve blending more ethanol with gasoline.
— MILLIONAIRE MISS—An Omaha college student’s dreams of winning $1 million on ABC’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” didn’t quite pan out—but $25,000 isn’t bad.
— WINNING WRITER—An Omaha man has been named one of the top new writers of the future.
The AP, Omaha.
