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XGR–SHOOT FIRST?
LINCOLN—It’s late at night and there’s a loud popping noise, like a lock being busted. Then, the front door creaks open. You grab a pistol from the nightstand drawer and slip out of bad. You find a masked, but apparently unarmed, man in your house. Should you be able to shoot him without fear of being prosecuted? By Nate Jenkins.
MISSING WOMAN
BEATRICE—The 2008 disappearance of a Filley woman has become a homicide investigation, with her husband as a key suspect, the Gage County attorney said. Randall Ritnour disclosed the turn in the Anne Marie Kelley case during a hearing Thursday in Gage County District Court.
MODERN MYTHICAL HEROES
HASTINGS—Combining a childhood love for epic tales with an academic study of culture, John Perlich discovered others were interested in the ways myths have changed between generations. With help from David Whitt, professor of communication at Nebraska Wesleyan University, Perlich has compiled essays into books discussing contemporary mythical heroes such as Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker. By Will Vraspir of the Hastings Tribune. Eds: A Nebraskaland Feature.
BUSINESS:
— BEST BAGGER—The best grocery baggers in the country are heading to Las Vegas to compete for bragging rights and prizes.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— BOWLING ALLEY SHOOTING—Police have released the name of the man who died after being found with a gunshot wound outside an Omaha bowling alley.
— FLAT TIRE-FATALS—Police have arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed one man and injured another as they were changing a tire along Omaha’s Storz Expressway.
— NEBRASKA’S BIRTHDAY—Thousands of elementary school students have been invited to a series of birthday parties celebrating Nebraska’s statehood.
— INTERSTATE PILEUP—Icy conditions contributed to a pileup involving more than 20 vehicles on Interstate 80 in Lincoln.
— IRRIGATION CONFERENCE—The Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition in Kearney will include a trade show and presentations from water-management experts.
— HUNTER EDUCATION—Training will be offered for adult Nebraskans who want to be volunteer instructors for apprentice hunters. Eds: Also moving on sports lines.
The AP, Omaha.
