Python found in Neb. hotel's potty was lost pet

LA VISTA, Neb. (AP) -- The Nebraska Humane Society has tracked down the owner of a python found in a toilet of a La Vista hotel room. They said the owner panicked after losing the pet snake while staying at the Hampton Inn in late March and left without alerting management. The python was found Thursday morning by another guest..---...More

Neb. police arrest boy for DUI, hit-and-run crash

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Lincoln police said a 12-year-old boy was drunk when he stole a car, hit three objects and tried to flee. But a 41-year-old neighbor chased down the boy, tackled him and held him until police arrived to arrest him Tuesday night. Lincoln police Chief Tom Casady said the boy took a 1988 Honda that had the keys in it from a Kwik Shop. Police were called after the Honda hit a fence, stop sign and parked car in a neighborhood----...More