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Oakdale man serves time in county jail
Shane Sleister, 49, (in custody), appeared in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday, April 17, for sentencing in two similar cases. The Honorable Donna Taylor sentenced Sleister to terms in the Antelope County Jail on each of two...
Judge orders probation, fines for drug, alcohol offenses
James L. Palik, 23, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on April 9, for sentencing on nine counts committed Dec. 7, 2023. Burdick sentenced Palik to a 12-month term of probation for attempted pos...
Troopers report speedy start to 2024
Nebraska roadways are off to a speedy start to 2024. In the first 100 days of the year, Nebraska state troopers issued more citations for speeding at over 90 miles per hour and speeding at over 100 miles per hour than any year in the past decade....
Ewing search warrant results in three arrests
On Friday, April 12, at approximately 7 p.m., the Holt County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the Holt County Attorney’s Office, O’Neill Police Department, Atkinson Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol and Antelope County Sheriff’s Office served...
NSP receives new mobile command post
The Nebraska State Patrol recently unveiled a new vehicle that will be utilized in several ways to keep Nebraska safe. The vehicle was donated to NSP by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of...
Texas man bound over to district court on meth charge
Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last week for preliminary hearing. Escheverria is accused of a Class 1C felony, possession of more...
Orchard man dies in head-on collision
A March 6 crash, near Neligh, claimed the life of an Orchard man and injured another individual. The collision occurred at approximately 3:49 p.m., near the Antelope County Road Department shed, east of Neligh on Highway 275, said Antelope County...
Texas man charged with intent to deliver meth
Joaquin S. Echeverria, 28, of Brenham, Texas, (in custody) appeared in front of the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh on Feb. 21 for first hearing on a Class 1 C felony. Echeverria is charged with possession of more th...
Holt County law enforcement, NSP execute search warrants
On March 8 at 9:29 a.m., the Holt County Sheriff's office and the O'Neill Police Department, with assistance from the Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Brand Committee, executed six search warrants...
License plate readers coming to Antelope County
Antelope County Commissioners approved rental of four license plate readers during its Feb. 13 meeting. Antelope County Sheriff Bob Moore told commissioners license plate readers are going up across...
NSP investigating double homicide in Bloomfield
The Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Knox County Sheriff's Office and Bloomfield Police Department, is investigating a double-homicide that occurred this morning, Feb, 20, in...
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, NSP investigate rural Elgin death
A rural Elgin woman was found deceased, Wednesday, Jan. 17, according to Wheeler County Attorney Joe McNally. According to a press release issued by McNally, at approximately 12:45 p.m., on Jan. 17,...
Elgin man bound over to district court on felony DUR charge
Rowdy L. Burke, 52, of Elgin faced the Honorable Donna Taylor in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh last Wednesday on a felony charge of driving under revocation, alleged Nov. 14, 2023, in Elgin. Represented by Martin Klein of Neligh, Burke...
Agreement reached in five-year-old case
Jeffrey A. Reinke, 35, of Omaha faced the Honorable Donna Taylor last Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the Antelope County courtroom in Neligh, in a five-year-old case. He was charged with Count I, leave accident, fail to furnish information, a Class 2...
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, NSP investigate rural Elgin death
A rural Elgin woman was found deceased, Wednesday, according to Wheeler County Attorney Joe McNally. According to a press release issued by the attorney's office, at approximately 12:45 p.m., on Jan....
Former police chief fined for firing duty weapon
Former Neligh chief of police, Michael D. Wright, was fined $500 last week for firing his service weapon and injuring 38-year-old Josie Auld of Norfolk, while on duty in Neligh in May 2022. Wright pleaded no contest to a Class 1 misdemeanor,...
Troopers arrest 65 impaired drivers during holiday season
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol removed from the road 65 impaired drivers during the holiday season. During the final two weeks of 2023, troopers participated in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, which ran from Dec. 15 to...
Holt County judge hands down sentences, orders warrants
Nathaniel N. Fonseca, 22, of O’Neill faced the Honorable Kale Burdick, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Dec. 19, 2023, for sentencing on charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense. Burdick fined Fonseca $500, revoked hi...
Winter storm keeps troopers busy on Christmas Day
Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol responded to nearly 150 weather-related incidents on Nebraska roadways on Christmas Day. Troopers responded to 28 crashes and performed 117 motorist assists as...
NSP, NDOT urge drivers to prepare for Christmas Day winter storm
The Nebraska State Patrol and Nebraska Department of Transportation are urging travelers be prepared for a winter storm that will bring potentially hazardous driving conditions. "The expected...
Pillen wants all hands on deck
Governor Jim Pillen wants all state government employees at their desks in their assigned departments beginning next month. He said the pandemic-era remote is over, although both empirical and...
Holt County judge hands down sentences
Jerry F. Homolka Jr., 57, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick on Nov. 14, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for sentencing on a count of driving under the influence of alcohol, first offense, a Class W misdemeanor. Burdick find him $...
Felony cases bound over to Holt County district court
Jennifer L. Nekolite, 46, of O’Neill had one of four cases heard in the Holt County court last Monday, Nov. 20, bound over to the Holt County district court. Nekolite waived her right to a preliminary hearing on a charge of possession of a c...
Felony charge dropped in plea deal Burglary plan interrupted by 16-year-old resident
Gerald C. Strackbein, 32, of O’Neill appeared in front of the Honorable Kale Burdick on Nov. 7, in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill, for sentencing on a count of first-degree criminal trespassing. Burdick sentenced Strackbein to a 12-month ter...
Neligh woman reconsiders delay in starting jail sentence
A Neligh couple, whose June 29 argument became physical, were each sentenced to seven days in jail for counts of third-degree assault, by mutual consent. Plea agreements had been negotiated with Antelope County attorney Joe Smith by the respective...
