(AP) — A two-vehicle crash in central Nebraska that killed one man and injured three other people over the weekend is being investigated.

Buffalo County Attorney Shawn Eatherton said Monday that 30-year-old Joshua Gapp of Kearney died in the crash on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say Gapp was driving north on Highway 10 in a 1994 Infinity car before the accident.

When Gap tried to turn west on Highway 30 a few miles east of Kearney, a 1991 Chevrolet pickup truck collided with his car.

Three people in the truck were taken to a hospital in Kearney with non-life-threatening injuries.

Gapp died at the scene and an autopsy has been ordered.

(AP) — For the first time, the government is estimating how many people die each year from drug-resistant bacteria.

Officials say more than 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses stem from germs that are hard to treat because they’ve become resistant to drugs.

Antibiotics became widely available in the 1940s, and today dozens are used to kill or suppress the bacteria behind everything form strep throat to the plague. But as decades passed, some antibiotics stopped working. Experts say their overuse and misuse have helped make them less effective.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the figures Monday.

(AP) — The head of Nebraska’s state prison system is retiring after nearly four decades with the department.

Bob Houston has served as director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services since 2005, when he was appointed by Gov. Dave Heineman. The 63-year-old’s decision to step down was announced Monday.

Houston has worked in the department for 38 years, having started his career as a counselor at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. In a statement, Heineman thanked Houston for his “excellent service” to the state.

The department has faced tough questioning in recent months after several fatal incidents involving inmates who were allowed on work release or furloughs, or who had recently been released.

The most recent case involved Nikko Jenkins, who is suspected of killing four people shortly after he was released.

(AP) — An Omaha banker is kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a vow to serve no more than two terms if elected.

Pinnacle Bank chairman Sid Dinsdale pledged to serve as a “citizen senator” during a campaign stop Monday in Lincoln. The Republican hopeful cast himself as a pro-business conservative with experience in agriculture.

Dinsdale also received an endorsement from former Nebraska athletics director Tom Osborne, a longtime friend and former congressman.

Dinsdale is the fourth GOP candidate to jump into the primary. The candidates are looking to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns, who is not seeking re-election. So far, no Democrat has entered the race.

The other candidates are Omaha attorney Bart McLeay, former State Treasurer Shane Osborn, and Ben Sasse, the president of Midland University in Fremont.

The American Red Cross is joining local emergency officials in western Nebraska in suggesting that residents who live along the South Platte River to begin preparing for potential flooding.

“By preparing together for flooding, we can make our families safer and our communities stronger,” said Susan Epps, Disaster Program Manager. “We can help you and your family create a preparedness plan now, before our community is threatened by rising flood water.”

As with any disaster, preparation can be the difference between life or death. The Red Cross recommends that individuals and families prepare for floods by:

 

• Creating and practicing a Disaster Plan: Talk to everyone in your household about what to do if a flood occurs. Decide where you would meet and who you would contact in case of flooding. Assemble and maintain an emergency preparedness kit. Be prepared to evacuate your family and pets at a moment’s notice. Listen to area radio and television stations for possible flood warnings and reports of flooding in progress.

 

• Assembling an Emergency Preparedness Kit: Kits should contain a first aid kit and essential medications, foods that don’t require cooking or refrigeration and manual can opener, bottled water, flashlights and a battery-powered radio with extra batteries, copies of important documents and other emergency items for the whole family.
• Heeding Flood Warnings: Listen to your local radio and TV stations for updated flood information.  A flood WATCH means flooding or flash flooding is possible in your area. A food WARNING means flooding or flash flooding is already occurring or will occur soon in your area. When a flood or flash flood warning is issued for your area, head for higher ground and stay there.

 

• Relocating During Flood Warnings: Stay away from flood waters. If you come upon a flowing stream where water is above your ankle, stop, turn around and go another way. If you come upon a flooded road while driving, turn around and go another way. If you are caught on a flooded road and waters are rising rapidly around you, get out of the car quickly and move to higher ground.

 

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.