MALMO, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol says troopers have arrested the fiance of a woman found stabbed to death in the small eastern Nebraska community of Malmo. The patrol says in a news release Thursday that 35-year-old Kolton Barnes was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and felony animal cruelty. Authorities say 27-year-old Kayla Matulka’s body was found Wednesday morning in her home in Malmo. Investigators say a dog was also found dead in the home. Barnes was being held Thursday in the Saunders County Jail. Malmo is a village of about 120 people, located 34 miles north of Lincoln.
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