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Dog accidentally shoots owner after getting paw stuck in trigger guard
A dog managed to fire a gun and wound his owner in an accidental shooting in Memphis on Monday, police said. The 39-year-old victim was relaxing and talking with a female friend on his bed when the dog jumped onto the bed, authorities said. The dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard and hit the trigger, discharging the gun. Police said the victim was grazed in the left thigh. Officers later found a single spent shell casing on the floor. The man was treated on scene and later taken to a medical center for additional aid. His injury...
kmaland.com
NWS updates severe storm potential
(Valley) -- KMAland residents are wise to keep their eyes on the sky Friday. National Weather Service officials are warning of a potential severe weather threat for most of the region, complete with high winds and hail. Taylor Nicolaisen is meteorologist with the weather service's Valley, Nebraska office. Nicolaisen tells KMA News storms are expected to develop in eastern Nebraska--but the greatest threat is in southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri.
WOWT
Fire destroys used car dealership in north Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A north Lincoln used car dealership was destroyed and several vehicles were damaged in a fire Thursday morning. Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews were called to the two-alarm fire at E Z Automotive near 36th and Adams streets around 8 a.m. Several people on their drive...
Western Iowa Today
Man from Iowa is Person of Interest Named in Case of Missing Student in Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic) — A person of interest is being named in the case of a missing University of Pittsburgh student. Police say new video shows Sudiksha Konanki and two other men, including previously questioned 24-year-old Joshua Riibe from Iowa, walking to the beach in an upscale Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic.
The 74
Would-Be Rural Teachers See Their College Dreams Dashed by Trump Funding Cuts
When a 19-year-old college freshman at the University of Nebraska Lincoln got an email last month asking her to meet in a classroom on campus with her fellow teachers-in-training for an announcement, she had a sinking feeling the news wouldn’t be good. She and 15 other students had started at the college that fall in […]
The US Sun
American Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Iowa store slammed as shoppers claim antiques cost ‘3 times the normal price’
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s Iowa antique store has been slammed for its high prices as customers are accusing the owner of charging three times the normal cost. Mike, 60, owns Antique Archaeology in Le Claire, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee. Customers have slammed the store for their expensive prices...
Nebraska Examiner
Small town says certificate of need law blocks it from saving nursing home
LINCOLN – Regulations and a state law are blocking a small Nebraska village from saving its nursing home from closing. That’s what a state legislative committee was told Wednesday concerning the Butte Senior Living Facility, a 40-bed nursing facility scheduled to close at the end of the month. Scott Brewster, chairman of the Butte Village […]
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Norfolk woman accused of repeatedly punching 14-year-old
The Madison County Attorney’s Office charged a Norfolk woman on Monday with felony child abuse stemming from the alleged assault of a teenage girl last week. According to the Norfolk Daily News Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Hollie Koenig, on one count of intentional child abuse, which carries a maximum of three years in prison.