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INSPECTION ISSUE
LINCOLN—A western Nebraska meat business has settled a 2-month-old lawsuit after agreeing to following federal inspection laws governing businesses that sell to commercial customers. Federal prosecutors had said Marky’s Meat Market in Gering violated meat inspection rules since 2006 because the business sold meat to commercial customers without having USDA inspectors present during preparation. By Business Writer Josh Funk.
THROUGH OTHERS’ EYES
SYRACUSE—With her left eye, Brenda Anderson sees the world through the cornea of another person. Anderson lives in Syracuse, in a white house with red shutters. She delivers the Lincoln Journal Star every morning, beginning at 2. A Nebraskaland Feature by Colleen Kenney of the Lincoln Journal Star.
AP Photo pursuing.
SPORTS:
FBC–T25-BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
OMAHA, Neb.—Two years after hitting bottom under Bill Callahan, Nebraska is playing for a conference championship again. Coach Bo Pelini’s Cornhuskers have won nine games two years in a row, and Saturday they’ll be playing for a BCS bowl bid when they meet Texas in the Big 12 championship game. By Eric Olson.
T25-TEXAS DEFENSE
AUSTIN, Texas—The Texas swagger has been staggered—at least on defense. For 11 games, the Texas defense walked and played like a dominant unit, and ranked among the best in the country. Opponents couldn’t run, few could pass. By Sports Writer Jim Vertuno.
ALSO:
— NEBRASKA-ALL BIG 12—Three Nebraska players have been named to the All-Big 12 volleyball first team.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— NEB RAPE CASES—A Lincoln man sentenced in October for raping a woman who had accepted a ride from him has pleaded no contest in a separate case.
— POST OFFICE ROBBERY—A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in federal prison for robbing a north Omaha post office.
— CROP REPORT—Continued warm and relatively dry weather has helped Nebraska farmers make progress on their corn and sorghum harvests, which are now more than three-quarters complete.
— CHILD ASSAULT CHARGE—A 46-year-old North Platte man who served time in a child sex-assault case has been charged with another assault.
— HOLBROOK FATAL—Authorities in southwest Nebraska say a 42-year-old woman is dead following the crash of a grain truck.
— NEB COMMISSIONER VACANCY—Gov. Dave Heineman’s office says he has appointed Wayne Bena to replace Kay Forslund as Sarpy County election commissioner.
The AP, Omaha.
