Thursday 3/11
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson was the lone Democrat to
vote against a sweeping measure this week that includes an
extension of unemployment benefits. Nelson voted against the
measure, saying the country can't afford to add to its debt.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A plan to boost the pay of high-performing
teachers in Nebraska has hit a wall of opposition. The bill's
sponsor says opponents were trying to kill the measure with a
filibuster. Among opponents' concerns is that school districts
wouldn't fairly distribute the money and that it wasn't known how
much money would be available.
VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the slaying
of a 34-year-old woman found by emergency crews in her Valentine
home in north-central Nebraska. Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott
says Shannon Castaway had multiple stab wounds, and her death is
being treated as a homicide. He says one person was in custody.
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) - A Norfolk man arrested in the stabbing
death of a 30-year-old woman is due in court today. Leodan Alarcon
Chavez was in the apartment when police found Maria Villareal
suffering from multiple stab wounds. Police say he came after
officers with knives and was subdued with a stun gun.
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