Man Jailed In Lincoln First Murder Of 2013
 Lincoln Police have arrested 21-year-old Michael Arellano, Jr. on charges connected with a fatal shooting that happened over the weekend. Chief Jim Peschong says officers were called to 316 West Saunders for reports of gunshots. During their investigation, police learned a verbal argument between the murder victim and another man spilled outside, where it became physical, then violent.
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Johanns Co-Sponsoring Amendment To Hire Vets For Border Security
 Another idea on how to secure the country's borders. It's part of the debate on a comprehensive immigration bill. Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns and Democrat Mark Pryor of Arkansas today co-sponsored an amendment to the bill that would encourage the hiring of veterans to serve in border security positions.
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Stromsburg Woman Sentenced For Waco Bank Robbery
 A Nebraska woman who made a video in which she gleefully described robbing a bank has been given 10 to 20 years in prison. Twenty-year-old Hannah Sabata, of Stromsburg, was sentenced on Monday in York County District Court. In May she'd pleaded guilty to robbery after a charge of theft was dismissed.
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New LPS Headquarters Ready In July
 In three weeks, some of the 250 Lincoln Public Schools' employees working for the district office will start to move into the new headquarters at 5905 "O" Street. Work is winding down on the project started months after the original building burned down on Memorial Day weekend in 2011. KFOR News got a tour of the facility Monday, led by LPS Director of Facilities Scott Wieskamp.
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Deadly Shootings In Lincoln and Omaha
 A 21-year-old man remains in jail in connection with a weekend shooting which left one man dead and another man injured. Michael Arellano Jr. was arrested Saturday in the shooting of 38 year old Shane Christopher Newman in the 300 block of West Saunders Avenue, but investigators haven't indicated whether he's the shooter.
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Authorities Say Son Fatally Shot Father
 A man is shot dead trying to break into his son's house. It happened about 30 miles northeast of Lincoln in the tiny town of Wabash. Cass County Sheriff's deputies say 61 year old Gary Bouzek, tried breaking into his 36-year-old estranged son's house early Sunday morning and was shot by David Bouzek.
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Lifetime Registered Sex Offender Caught Exposing Himself
 A registered sex offender is accused of exposing himself to three kids at a Lincoln park. Police say 55 year old Hughie Perdew exposed himself Saturday night at University Place Park, off North 48th Street. An off duty officer riding her bike in the park saw kids yelling and running away from the man.
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NE Guard Called To Help Fight Colorado Fires
 A Nebraska Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter and crew spent less than 24 hours helping fight wildfires near Colorado Springs. The call to the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency came in Saturday.
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City Of Alliance Considering Buying Carhenge
 Officials in Alliance are recommending the northwest Nebraska city take ownership of Carhenge, the Stonehenge replica made out of junked cars. Alliance City Manager J.D. Cox and Alliance Visitors Bureau director Kevin Howard began studying the matter after the Friends of Carhenge offered to give the attraction and 10 surrounding acres to the city.
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Secretary Of State Warns Of Mail Scam
 There's a questionable mailer making the rounds in Nebraska, and Secretary of State John Gale wants you to know it's a scam. The direct-mail piece, titled the "2013 Annual Minutes Form", is being sent to Nebraska corporations from a business called Corporate Records Service. The mailing urges business corporations to file information and send $125 to maintain proper records.
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