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DEVELOPING: XGR–HELMET LAW,
ADDS: BURLINGTON NORTHERN-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
XGR–HELMET LAW
LINCOLN—Kevin Wagner likes his home state of Nebraska, but when the Fairbury resident saddles up his motorcycle, more times than not he heads to nearby Kansas where he can ride without a helmet. “It’s a cryin’ shame,” Wagner said. A bill that would have let Wagner and others ride helmet-free in Nebraska fizzled out in the Legislature on Thursday. By Nate Jenkins
With:
— XGR–TEEN DRINKING—Some Nebraska lawmakers say the legal system is broken when it comes to encouraging teens not to drink.
BUSINESS:
BURLINGTON NORTHERN-BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
NEW YORK—Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Thursday shareholders have approved the railroad’s sale to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. The shareholder vote is the last major step before the $26.3 billion purchase of the nation’s second-largest railroad. By Transportation Writer Samantha Bomkamp. Eds: Also moved on national lines.
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ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— MISSOURI RIVER JUMPER—Services have been scheduled for a Plattsmouth teenager who jumped off a highway bridge into the frigid waters of the Missouri River.
— NEB POT SEIZURE—Nebraska authorities say they arrested a California woman and her son after a search of their vehicle revealed 66 pounds of marijuana.
— COUNCILMAN-STROKE—Omaha City Councilman Chuck Sigerson is resigning his position as he continues to deal with health issues.
— GRANDMA VICTIMIZED—A 33-year-old Lincoln man accused of stealing from his elderly grandmother’s bank account has been charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult. 1/4
— STABBED CAT—A 19-year-old Omaha man is facing four felony counts, accused of pointing a gun at his aunt and stabbing her cat to death.
— BEATRICE PORN CASE—A Beatrice man has been accused of possessing child pornography on his computer at home.
— MIRAGE FLATS CLOSURE—The Hay Springs school board has decided to close the Mirage Flats school at the end of the year.
— METH SENTENCE—A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine and weapons ring in the Omaha area.
— JAIL REVENUE—The new Hall County Jail in Grand Island has generated a record $1.3 million in revenue the first six months of this fiscal year.
— OMAHA DOCTORS-HAITI—The University of Nebraska Medical Center is sending a second team of specialists to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
— NEBRASKA BREAKFAST—The first Nebraska Breakfast of the year in Washington has been canceled as a second major snowstorm in less than a week raked the region.
— NEB. TAX FILING—Gov. Dave Heineman is encouraging Nebraskans to file their state, individual income tax returns online to help them and the state save money.
— EDITORIAL ROUNDUP
The AP, Omaha.
