(AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker known as a strong gun-rights advocate is pushing a bill that would prohibit governors from restricting guns sales in a state emergency.

The measure by Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial would prevent governors from limiting the sale or transportation of firearms after a natural disaster. Christensen has picked the bill as his priority for the year, increasing the odds it will get debated before the session ends.

Christensen says he worked on the measure with the National Rifle Association, which has advocated successfully for similar “emergency powers” laws in 34 other states.

States started passing the bills after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when New Orleans police seized hundreds of guns. Police have said most of the confiscated firearms had been stolen or found in abandoned homes.

(AP) — A new wine festival is coming to Eugene T. Mahoney State Park this spring.

The first Toast Wine Festival is scheduled May 3-4 and will highlight wines from across Nebraska.

Guests may sample wines amid music, food and conversation. The weekend also will include an amateur winemaking competition, unique food pairings, art and jewelry vendors, seminars and trolley tours.

Tickets are $25, $35 or $65. The $35 and $65 tickets include commemorative items and unlimited wine samplings. A limited number of park cabins and lodge rooms are being set aside for guests of the festival. Tickets and more information are available at toastnebraska.com.

(AP) — A central Nebraska toddler remains in critical condition after being accidentally run over by his uncle.

Hastings Police Sgt. Jim Baldwin says 3-year-old Aldo Yoel Ramirez-Lopez was struck Saturday evening in a trailer park.

Baldwin says the boy’s uncle, 21-year-old Miguel Lopez, was parking a Ford Expedition and didn’t see the boy approaching from between several parked vehicles.

The boy’s injuries are life-threatening. He was flown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for treatment.

Police do not believe alcohol was a factor.