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From missing State Fair money to multiple shootings to sexual assaults of teens, 2020 was an unusual year for stories from the crime and courts beat at the Grand Island Independent.
1. Former Nebraska State Fair Chief Financial Officer Patrick Kopke was charged with stealing money from the Fair in 2019.
In November, Kopke pleaded not guilty to three theft charges in Hall County District Court.
Kopke, 29, is charged with three counts of theft by unlawful taking totaling $5,000 or more, which is a Class IIA felony, in February, July 12 and Sept. 3.
Kopke resigned from his job in November 2019.
Later, a state audit showed a company he created was paid nearly $150,000 in state fair funds and there were no invoices proving the company had done any work for the fair. ....

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