Grand Island men report drive-by shooting

Two Grand Island men reported being shot at Saturday night as they walked along Sixth Street.

Grand Island Police Capt. Robert Falldorf said Andres Cabrales and Roberto Lopez told officers they were walking east on Sixth Street near north Cedar when a car went by firing shots at the men.

The shooting occurred about 11:27 p.m.

Neither man was injured. No property damage was reported either.

Police reports had no addresses or ages for the men, but Falldorf said both were adults.

The car was described as a dark, blue Ford Taurus with tinted windows.

The number of shots fired and direction of travel of the vehicle were not included in the police report.

Falldorf said the shooting is under investigation.

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Emmanuel Jackson to speak at Hastings College chapel service

Liberian refugee Emmanuel Jackson will speak at the Hastings College chapel service at 10 a.m. Wednesday in French Memorial Chapel. The chapel service is open to the public.

Jackson is a student at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). In February 2000, his family came to Hastings through the sponsorship of Catholic Social Services, and became involved with First St. Paul Lutheran Church. Through the church, Jackson learned of the Bridges Scholarship Program, a joint effort of LSTC and Carthage College to support and mentor students of color who plan to become ELCA pastors.

Hastings College to host author

Richard Rodriguez, author and Emmy-winning essayist, will speak at Hastings College at 7 p.m. Thursday in French Memorial Chapel.

This event is sponsored by the college's Artist Lecture Series National Speaker's Committee, and is free and open to the public.

The son of Mexican immigrant parents, Rodriguez grew up in Sacramento, Calif. He addresses the topics of Hispanics in America, miscegenation and national history, and religion in America. He became famous for his 1981 book "Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez", an autobiographical trilogy on class, ethnicity and race.