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Children removed from filthy home, two charged with child abuse in southeast Nebraska

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2 years ago

July 12, 2024

Children removed from filthy home, two charged with child abuse in southeast Nebraska

WILBER, Neb. (KOLN) – Two arrests have been made after deputies found meth and children living in filthy conditions at a Wilber home.

Saline County deputies arrested 36-year-old Quentin Teeters and 32-year-old Cortney Connelly on July 5. The pair have since been charged with child abuse and multiple drug related counts.

The sheriff’s office had been looking to arrest Teeters after he allegedly violated the parameters of his sex offender registry. Deputies were looking for him at a home in Wilber and spoke to the woman who lived there on July 5 just before 8 p.m.

The woman, later identified as Connelly, confirmed Teeters lived at the home but wasn’t there at the time, according to an arrest affidavit. But deputies were let inside and found Teeters in the basement.

Teeters was taken into custody, and deputies discovered he was in possession of methamphetamine, court records show. The people inside the home were asked to step out as deputies then executed a search warrant.

The affidavit shows they discovered an unknown amount of methamphetamine along with multiple items of drug paraphernalia.

They also discovered a 1-year-old infant who’d been left with a completely filled diaper. Deputies wrote that the diaper was “soaked to the touch full of urine.” No other diapers were found in the home, the affidavit shows.

Deputies think Connelly, the child’s mother, and Teeters would only buy the infant new diapers once the diaper they had on became “extremely full.”

The home was also in filthy conditions, according to deputies. They said dog feces was smeared across the home and covering a bedroom floor. They also found moldy food and drinks scattered across the house.

Three other children, aged 10, 14 and 15, were found living in the home. Deputies said all of the children could have accessed any of the drugs or drug paraphernalia that was seized.

The sheriff’s office suspects the home was a well-known hub for both selling and using controlled substances, the affidavit shows.

The four children were removed from the home and placed into custody with Child Protective Services. Connelly and Teeters were both arrested and lodged in the Saline County Jail.

The pair faces a total of nine charges, and they’re expected to be arraigned on July 23.

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

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3 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

NioCorp announced Monday that it plans to start work on its critical minerals mine in southeast Nebraska.

The project, which the company is calling its mine portal project, will involve building a main entrance to the Elk Creek underground mine and will serve as the primary access point for personnel, equipment, and materials for the underground mining operations. It also will include excavating bedrock, drilling and blasting to establish the twin mine ramps, on-site access road construction, and construction of on-site supporting infrastructure.

The project, which will cost nearly $45 million, is set to get underway before the end of the month. It marks the first time Colorado-based NioCorp will actually start any significant work on the main mine, from which the company hopes to extract niobium, scandium, titanium and other minerals.

“Given the size of this excavation work, the portal project really marks the beginning of a major pre-construction activity at the Elk Creek Project site and is an important step toward preparing for underground development,” Scott Honan, the company’s president and chief operating officer, said in a release.

Mark A. Smith, Niocorp’s chairman and CEO, called the project, “a significant milestone.”

Niocorp has spent more than 15 years trying to develop the mine on land in Johnson County, about 65 miles southeast of Lincoln.

The company still needs to raise a significant amount of money to make the $1.2 billion mine a reality, though. In December, NioCorp said it had raised about $360 million, or a little more than a quarter of the total cost. It is still waiting for approval of a $780 million debt financing application from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 5 on March 1, 2026

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15 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 1.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 1 drawing

7-6-5

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 1 drawing

04-20-28-30-39

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 1 drawing

Red Balls: 02-10, White Balls: 25-26

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 1 drawing

Month: 11, Day: 28, Year: 38

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 1 drawing

10-11-12-35-56, Bonus: 04

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

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Huskers/OSU game three canceled

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Courtesy Nebraska Athletics

The third matchup this weekend between No. 9 Nebraska and No. 21 Oklahoma State was canceled Sunday due to expected bad weather in the Stillwater, Okla., area. The Cowgirls won the first matchup Thursday, 2-1 in 11 innings, while the Cornhuskers won Saturday, 4-3. The game will not be made up.

Nebraska now prepares for its home opener Thursday at Bowlin Stadium as the Huskers take on South Dakota State in a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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