Investigators say the message included threats of violence against the school and Governor Pillen’s family.  NSP traced the message to an Omaha apartment and identified 32-year-old Ean Halstead as the suspect. Troopers say Halstead refused commands, ran inside his apartment, and barricaded himself for nearly two hours before surrendering.

He was initially arrested on charges of obstructing a police officer and failing to obey a lawful order. After examining electronic devices seized during a search of the apartment, investigators say they found evidence linking Halstead to the threatening message. He was arrested again Thursday on new charges of terroristic threats and destruction of evidence.

“Nebraska law enforcement takes threats against our schools seriously, and the Nebraska State Patrol will continue to use every resource available to protect students, staff, and our communities,” says Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Colonel Bryan Waugh.

Waugh also praised investigators for their professionalism and said the case demonstrates the value of strong partnerships among law enforcement agencies. Governor Jim Pillen’s Chief of Staff, Dave Lopez also commended investigators. “We have zero tolerance for political violence here in Nebraska, including threats to carry it out,” Lopez says.”

“If you threaten violence against a public official or their family in this state, you will be found and held accountable.” NSP says it worked closely with Columbus Catholic Schools throughout the investigation to ensure the safety of students and staff.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Earlier this year, Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 748, expanding eligible uses for NEST 529 funds beyond traditional college degrees. The new law allows account holders to pay for approved credential and workforce training programs in high-demand fields such as electrical work, automotive repair, welding, manufacturing, HVAC, commercial driver’s license training, health care, information technology, carpentry, and construction.

Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg says the change gives families more flexibility while helping address the state’s workforce needs.

“Not every successful career begins with a four-year college degree,” Spellerberg said. “Whether a student chooses college, technical training, or an industry-recognized credential, NEST 529 can help them reach that goal.”

The Nebraska State Treasurer’s Office administers the NEST 529 program, which now includes about 307,000 tax-advantaged savings accounts with more than $8 billion in assets.

State officials say more than 22 percent of Nebraskans under the age of 18 have a NEST account, making it one of the nation’s most widely used state-sponsored education savings programs.

The first closure is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, when the intersection of 70th and Adams streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. for pavement marking work. Northbound and westbound traffic will be detoured via 84th Street, Holdrege Street, and Havelock Avenue, while eastbound and southbound traffic will be directed to Cotner Boulevard, 66th Street, and Leighton Avenue.

Beginning Monday, July 20, the eastbound outside lane of South Street between 17th and 27th streets will close for pavement repairs. The work is expected to continue through July 30. Also starting Monday, the southbound outside lane of 70th Street between Southfork Boulevard and Nebraska Parkway and the eastbound outside lane of Nebraska Parkway between 66th and 70th streets will close for construction of a new right-turn lane on Nebraska Parkway.

Lane closures may shift as work progresses, with the project expected to continue through late fall. On Tuesday, July 21, the northbound inside lane of 56th Street between Van Dorn Street and Normal Boulevard will close for pavement repairs. That work is expected to be completed by July 31.

LTU encourages motorists to allow extra travel time, consider alternate routes, and use caution when traveling through work zones.

“An autopsy is scheduled for today and we hope to share more information once we get the results of the autopsy and toxicology. LPD and LFR crews responded to the creek near the Billy Wolff Trail, south of N Street around 9:00 a.m. and located Paris’ body in the water.

LPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit and LFR worked to recover the body and are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

]]> https://klin.com/2026/07/17/body-found-in-antelope-creek-identified/feed/ 0 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vicious-vicki-eyes-awesome-championship-wrestling-womens-title-she-gets-set-no-1-contender-match https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vicious-vicki-eyes-awesome-championship-wrestling-womens-title-she-gets-set-no-1-contender-match#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:18:40 +0000 Syndicated Content 2026-07-17T15:18:40+00:00 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vicious-vicki-eyes-awesome-championship-wrestling-womens-title-she-gets-set-no-1-contender-match Vicious Vicki is once again crossing the Jersey state line in hopes of getting back into the Awesome Championship Wrestling (ACW) Women’s Championship picture on Saturday.

She will be one of 10 women participating in a battle royal to determine who is the No. 1 contender for the title held by Steph De Lander. Vicki was able to get one up on De Lander at Reckoning when she pinned her to win a tag team match. But at Indypendence Day at the MJN Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, the stakes a just a little bit bigger.

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Vicki told Fox News Digital in a recent interview she’s done being looked over and stepped on by her opponents.

"Look, I've been a part of ACW since its inception. I have been the, yes, self-proclaimed ‘Queen of ACW,’ but at the same time, I have been stepped on, walked all over, just overlooked, overshadowed, and I just feel I have 10 other women who have no business being in that ring," she said. "And I feel like I'm just going to throw them all over and prove yet again why I should be the ACW women's champion.

"Now, I know I have to get the contendership to do that, but there have been multiple times and multiple occasions where I should have been in the title picture or had the title. So, Saturday is going to be a proving ground yet again at why I'm the best in ACW."

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Vicki, a New Jersey native, is passionate about the sport and her craft.

She said she fell in love with pro wrestling watching WWE Hall of Famer Lita and The Hardy Boyz in action during the Attitude Era. Since then, all she could think about was achieving her dream of becoming a pro wrestler.

"I have been a fan for pretty much my entire life. Four years old, I was watching the Attitude Era and just watching these larger-than-life characters and really just fell in love with it," she said. "I always wanted to be like Lita. That was like the initial thing. I wanted to be just like Lita growing up and the Hardy Boyz and what have you. And yeah, it was just one of those things where I loved it and I was an athlete growing up and all I talked about was wrestling.

"All I thought about was wrestling. ‘How am I going to make this a real career?’ Then, I went through some stuff growing up, but it finally happened. In 2018, I finally took the leap and I knew that if I didn't do it or if I didn't try that, I would regret it forever. It was like one of those things where I was like, if I don't live this dream out, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

It was the pageantry of the sport mixed with its athleticism that drew her in.

"I think for me, it was just this perfect blend of acting and athleticism and the outfits and I just think it was just so mesmerizing as a kid," she said. "Then as I got older and started having new interests like being an athlete and doing musical theater and stuff like that, I feel like it was just literally a perfect blend of everything I loved. So, it was like this just like I said larger-than-life, amazing show that I felt like I have to be a part of this. But again, it's deeper than that.

"Us die hard wrestling fans, it's just the stories and being connected to these people and wanting to be like these people and, believing that, hey, I can do this, too. I think for me growing up, it was a matter of like seeing someone like Lita like jumping on the scene and this beautiful girl and doing all these crazy things, it just kind of made me believe in myself that I could do it, too."

On Saturday, she said fans who come out to ACW Indypendence Day will be treated to a one-of-a-kind experience that no other independent promotion has to offer.

"ACW is one of the hottest things going right now," she told Fox News Digital. "It is literally one of the biggest independent companies right now. There's everything. First of all, it's in a historic building. So that's No. 1 right there. The talent on the card is bar none the best in the world. I think what Vik (Dalishus) and Hale (Collins) are doing and whatnot, it's really special. It’s been thriving.

"I think people have a ball. Every single time that I go to a show and whether I'm doing meet and greets or if it's before the show, after the show, everybody's just so happy to be there. They are so excited for the show. It's very family friendly. And it's for the smart marks, too. It’s just a really great company and I don't know one person who has had a bad time at ACW."

Matthew Robinson has stood by his son through the court proceedings and was the one who helped turn him in to police after he allegedly confessed to killing conservative icon Charlie Kirk. While the father has stood by Tyler Robinson's side, Utah taxpayers are on the hook for his defense, which experts told the New York Post could go beyond $10 million.

Matthew Robinson was seen shuttling between his $600,000 southern Utah home and the masonry business he runs, just days after his son's preliminary hearing, the New York Post reported.

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According to sources who spoke with the outlet, the business relies almost entirely on referrals and long-standing client relationships to stay afloat.

After his son was accused of killing Kirk, most of Matthew Robinson's clients have decided to keep doing business with the company. Only on rare occasions does Matthew Robinson mention his son, according to a colleague.

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Matthew Robinson was sued by his brother and a co-founder of the company, claiming $100,000 was embezzled over two years, according to a 2014 lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that Matthew Robinson concealed financial records and bartered work in exchange for personal favors.

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The brothers would eventually reach a confidential settlement.

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The total cost of prosecuting Tyler Robinson has yet to be finalized, but his defense team has requested an additional $2 million in state funding, a figure experts believe could ultimately balloon past $10 million overall.

During the preliminary hearing, prosecutors played a recorded video interview with the Kirk assassination suspect's ex-roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, who said Tyler Robinson confessed to the killing.

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"I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet," Robinson allegedly texted Twiggs. "Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you."

"You weren’t the one who did it right????" Twiggs replied.

"I am," Robinson allegedly texted back. "I’m sorry."

Health Director Kerry Kernen says the situation is still evolving. Four of the five cases were acquired within the U.S., while one was linked to international travel. Officials are interviewing those who became ill, but have not identified a common source or determined whether the local cases are connected to the national outbreaks.

Kernen says the county typically sees cyclospora cases during the summer months, and the current number of locally reported cases is not above average. Three additional travel-related cases were reported in June, but those are not considered part of the recent increase in U.S.-acquired infections.

Cyclospora is most commonly linked to contaminated fresh fruits and vegetables. People become infected by consuming contaminated food or water, and the illness does not spread from person to person. Symptoms can include watery diarrhea lasting for weeks or even months, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, bloating, cramping and nausea. Some people may also experience a low-grade fever or vomiting.

Health officials urge anyone experiencing symptoms to contact a healthcare provider for diagnosis and treatment. The CDC recommends washing hands before and after handling fresh produce, thoroughly rinsing fruits and vegetables under running water, and cooking food to at least 158 degrees to kill the parasite.

The classified document, titled "What Iran Wants," reportedly found that only 9% of respondents supported maintaining the status quo, with 53% calling for fundamental or structural reforms and more than 19% favoring changing the political system outright.

Taken together, nearly three-quarters of those surveyed reportedly supported either deep structural reform or replacement of the existing system — findings that could strengthen arguments that Iran’s political crisis has moved beyond dissatisfaction with individual leaders or policies.

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IranWire reported on July 13 that it had obtained the document, which was compiled by Ali Rabiei, President Masoud Pezeshkian’s social adviser and a former government spokesman. It was based on polling conducted by the Ara Opinion Research Center in May 2026 and circulated among institutions within Iran’s governing structure in June, according to the outlet.

Miad Maleki, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that the report should prompt a fresh assessment of the potential for political upheaval inside Iran.

"If anything, this research understates the depth of Iranians’ rage," Maleki said. "And that is what makes it remarkable: even a survey prepared for the regime’s own president, by its own pollsters, records anger levels above 63%, well beyond the highest rate Gallup has ever recorded anywhere in the world, alongside 81% struggling to put food on the table and a majority expressing hopelessness."

Maleki cautioned that polling conducted under an authoritarian government cannot be treated as precise because respondents may fear the consequences of expressing opposition.

"In a police state where expressing the wrong opinion can cost you your job, your freedom, or your life, respondents self-censor, which means these findings are best read as a floor, not a ceiling," he said.

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The complete survey methodology was not included in the material obtained by IranWire. The report reportedly did not disclose how respondents were selected, who was questioned or whether the sample reflected Iran’s geographic and demographic makeup.

Its findings therefore cannot be independently verified or treated as definitive measurements of Iranian opinion. The report also cannot establish that dissatisfaction will translate into an organized movement capable of removing the government.

Still, its findings portray multiple pressures converging at once.

Approximately 64% of respondents reported persistent anger, up roughly 12% points from a previous government survey conducted in December 2025. Half reported hopelessness, approximately 48% reported sadness or depression and about 45% reported persistent fear or anxiety, according to IranWire.

Economic distress also appears central to the public anger.

More than 81% experienced severe or partial difficulty obtaining enough food, while 75% struggled to cover medical costs, IranWire reported. Fifty-four percent said their income did not cover current household expenses, and only 8% reported earning enough to save.

Respondents blamed domestic governance more frequently than international pressure. 46.9% cited government inefficiency as the cause of Iran’s economic problems, 26.3% blamed corruption and 20.7% cited foreign sanctions.

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That finding could be especially significant to the regime-change debate because it suggests many Iranians do not primarily blame outside powers for their deteriorating living conditions.

The document also points to a crisis of institutional confidence. Roughly 60% reportedly distrusted major government institutions, while 61.2% negatively assessed officials’ ability to solve Iran’s problems. Distrust of the government, parliament, judiciary and state television remained above 50%, IranWire reported.

The report’s recommendations, however, reportedly centered on managing dissatisfaction rather than addressing demands for systemic change.

Rabiei urged state institutions to better explain the impact of sanctions, moderate the rhetoric used by officials and religious platforms, present a more inclusive image through state television and avoid policies that place the government in direct confrontation with society.

IranWire’s follow-up analysis argued that the recommendations treated Iran’s crisis primarily as a communications and public-perception problem. The report offered few concrete proposals involving institutional accountability, political liberalization or fundamental economic reform, according to the outlet.

Maleki said the findings were consistent with the expanding scale of unrest, citing demonstrations that spread from more than 80 cities in 2017 to more than 200 cities across all 31 provinces this year, alongside what he described as a quadrupling of strikes.

"Iranians have moved from being skeptical of what another revolution might bring to concluding there is no alternative to one, because reform has proven impossible," Maleki said.

Yet the report does not resolve one of the largest obstacles to regime change: The Islamic Republic has spent decades building institutions designed to monitor, deter and violently suppress organized opposition.

"This regime was born of revolution, by revolutionaries," Maleki said. "Preventing and crushing the next one is the one thing they genuinely know how to do."

He nevertheless argued that further unrest was inevitable.

"So the discontent will translate into renewed protest," Maleki said. "The question is not if, but when, and whether anyone is prepared to stand with the Iranian people when it does."

"Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it.

"I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.

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"Okay, like you're being serious?" Dhanraj asked.

Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run.

"For the people to want me. What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don't know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money. I would like it to be a voter-citizen-driven campaign for as much as it can be. Maybe at some point I might have to take a donation. I would rather not do that, but I would rather the people of the United States to say, 'That's the guy that we want. I'm gonna give him five dollars or $10' or something that doesn't break the bank because I know that the economy is tough," Lemon said.

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Lemon criticized President Donald Trump and argued he was "not doing a great job for the working-class people, for the American economy."

The former CNN host said Trump's economic policies only benefited the rich and people who happen to have 401(k)s.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Lemon's statements and his possible plans to run for president. 

When pressed on whether he's seriously explored what it would take to run, Lemon said he's dipped his toe into it.

"I've stuck my toe into it, if you want to put it that way, or I've dabbled, I've talked to people about it, people who have been in politics before, what would it take? When would I have to get in to do it? And I'd have to be really serious about it," he said.

He added, "So as we get closer to 2027 or 2028, I'll see. I'll decide. But I have enough on my hands right now."

Lemon previously floated the idea during an episode of "Pod Save America" in March.

"Do I ever think about it? Yes," Lemon said on "Pod Save America" on March 29. "Could it happen? Yeah, it could happen if the opportunity presented itself, the right opportunity presented itself. Look, if I wanted to, I know people are going to think I'm crazy. This is going to be the headline, and people are going to laugh about it. I think I could be President of the United States. I could definitely run this country better than Donald Trump."

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Lemon said at the time that he did not have any interest in running for office, arguing that it could "ruin" his life and pointing out that White male candidates "get away with" far more than female or minority ones. He also argued that he would have to change his party affiliation from independent to Democrat.

However, he pushed back on the idea that it was impossible for him to consider running.

"Am I at that point now? No. And I know people are going to say Don Lemon is crazy. But yeah, that's…look, why can't I think about running for office? Why can't I think about being president of the United States when look at what we have?" Lemon said.

He continued, "Did anybody think Barack Obama, as he says, this guy with a funny name is from a mixed background, did anybody ever think that he would become president, that he had that aspiration? I don't have an aspiration to become president, but I do think that I could run this country a lot better than Donald Trump."