The administrator for the Nebraska Department of Weights and Measures says his agency has found three to four gas stations a week trying to cheat customers. Steve Malone said that's an unusually high number. The department is conducting statewide checks to see if customers are getting what they paid for at the pump. Malone said the most common trick is for a station to have alcohol in fuel that is advertised as having no alcohol. He said violating stations are charging 5 to 10 cents a gallon more for that gas when it is basically the same as the less-expensive ethanol. Violating stations have their pumps shut down until they correct the problem. The state attorney general's office also has been notified.
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A Norfolk man has been arrested in connection with the burglaries of over 30 storage units early Friday morning in Stanton. Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says Gary C. Meyer, 18, was arrested Sunday afternoon following an investigation by his office. He says Meyer allegedly broke into the units using bolt cutters. Most of the stolen property has been recovered. Meyer is being held in the Pierce County Jail on charges of burglary, attempted burglary, possession of burglar tools and possession of alcohol.
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Two Norfolk men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the taking of a nearly $5,000 worth of scrap metal from Nucor Steel, where they were contract employees. Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger says Eric Haase, 31, and Cory Haase, 29, of Norfolk were involved with selling the scrap metal in Lincoln. They were arrested following an investigation last week. Both men have been released after posting $10,000 bonds.
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The president of Northeast Community College says Norfolk could see more than a University of Nebraska Medical Center Nursing College on its campus. Bill Path told the Norfolk City Council recently the College of Nursing could just be the start of UNMC facilities in the community. He says the school's chancellor has a vision that Norfolk become the northern division of UNMC if this first step -- the Nursing College -- can happen. $6.5-million of a $13-million capital campaign to raise funds for the Nursing College have been pledged to date from local and area entities. The City of Norfolk has pledged one million dollars over a five year period to the project. The Council will formally vote on the pledge this evening.
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says he believes the U.S. economy is in a recession by his definition. Buffett says the economy still hasn't met the official recession criteria of two quarters of negative growth. But Buffett's definition of a recession is when most people and businesses are not doing as well as they were three, six or nine months ago. By that measure, Buffett says the economy is clearly in a recession. Buffett made those comments at a news conference he and Berkshire vice chairman Charlie Munger held Sunday. Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting was held over the weekend.
