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DEVELOPING: XGR–SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE, CSI-BLOOD EVIDENCE,
ADDS: BKW–T25-B12-KANSAS ST-NEBRASKA,
XGR–SETTLEMENT DISCLOSURE
LINCOLN—It could be easier to discover how much government groups in Nebraska spend on legal settlements like one between Papillion and the aide of a now-former mayor. On Friday, lawmakers gave first-round approval to a bill (LB742) that would make changes to ensure such settlements are publicized. By Nate Jenkins.
With:
— XGR–IMMIGRANT TUITION—A vote to kill a bill has kept Nebraska lawmakers from discussing whether some illegal immigrants still should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at state colleges.
— XGR–WATER WOES—Nebraska lawmakers want a task force to recommend ways the Republican River basin can avoid water-shortage problems.
— XGR–NSAA-PUBLIC OR PRIVATE?—Nebraska’s governing body for high school sports won’t have to open its records or meetings to the public.
— XGR–FIREWORKS BOOM—Fireworks fans in Nebraska will likely have fewer reasons to drive to Missouri and other states to buy their goodies.
CSI-BLOOD EVIDENCE
PLATTSMOUTH—Douglas County’s chief crime-scene investigator will soon have a better idea what he’ll face next week at his evidence-tampering trial. Hearings on several pretrial motions in David Kofoed’s case are expected to wrap up Friday. By Josh Funk.
BUSINESS:
— CO-OP MERGER—Farmers Cooperative Association stockholders have approved a merger with Cooperative Producers Inc. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
SPORTS:
T25-B12-KANSAS ST-NEBRASKA
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kelsey Griffin scored 16 of her 24 points in the first nine minutes of the second half to help unbeaten and third-ranked Nebraska overpower Kansas State 63-46 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday. The ninth-seeded Wildcats (14-18) gave the Cornhuskers (30-0) all they could handle for a half. Then Griffin started to take over. By Sports Writer Eric Olson.
AP Photos MOEZ103, MOEZ102, MOEZ101.
ALSO:
— BOYS STATE BASKETBALL-AT A GLANCE—Scores from boys basketball tournament.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— COZAD FATALITY—An 8-year-old boy was fatally injured in a traffic accident on Interstate 80 in south-central Nebraska.
— DRUNKEN DUI—Sarpy County authorities say a 30-year-old-man showed up so drunk for his sentencing for drunken driving that he missed his hearing and now faces even more time behind bars.
— LINCOLN EMBEZZLEMENT—A 39-year-old Hickman man has been accused of stealing from the Lincoln Independent Business Association.
— MATERNAL CARE-NEBRASKA—The human rights group Amnesty International USA says unequal and inadequate access to maternal care allows two to three women to die each day while giving birth in the United States.
— NEBRASKA FLOODING-GOVERNOR—Cloudy skies have delayed the governor’s aerial tour of potential flood sites in eastern Nebraska.
— UNCLAIMED PROPERTY—The state treasurer’s office is seeking to return $85 million in unclaimed property to more than 250,000 Nebraskans.
— MILITARY SUPPORT AWARDS—Fifteen Nebraska companies have been nominated for an award recognizing companies that provide exceptional support for the National Guard and Reserve.
— WELL TESTING—People who use private wells are being urged to have them tested to make sure water hasn’t been contaminated by runoff caused by snow melt.
— NEB HERITAGE SITE—In an effort to attract more people to south-central Nebraska on their heritage searches, officials have set up a new Web site.
The AP, Omaha.
