The secretary for the University of Nebraska at Kearney Music Department has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars from UNK and the Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra, allegedly to fund her son’s wedding.

According to Kearney Police, Jane Jameson has been charged with felony theft by taking after an audit showed nearly $58,000 were unaccounted for.

Authorities say administration at UNK began investigating when they noticed Jameson was purchasing many items related to a wedding.  They were aware that Jameson was preparing for her son’s wedding at the time.

Police say an audit revealed that Jameson had improperly used around $34,000 from the University, and around $24,000 from the Symphony over the last three years.

Jameson reportedly admitted taking the money to pay her own bills.

She will be in court today for arraignment.

(AP) — Four Republicans and two Democrats are vying to become Nebraska’s next attorney general in a rare, contested primary.

The job opened suddenly in February, when Republican Jon Bruning announced he would run for governor instead of seeking re-election to the office he has held since 2003. So far, the race has focused on the candidates’ legal experience and how they would use the office if elected.

GOP hopefuls Brian Buescher, Mike Hilgers, Doug Peterson and state Sen. Pete Pirsch have all cast themselves as champions of states’ rights.

Democratic candidates Al Eurek and Janet Stewart say they would focus on public safety and consumer fraud, and both have promised not to use the position as a step to higher office.

The primary election is May 13.

(AP) — Incumbent Don Stenberg faces one Republican challenger in bid for re-election as state treasurer.

Since being elected treasurer in 2010, Stenberg says he has cut the office’s budget by 14 percent and improved a state website that details the money Nebraska government spends and receives.

Christopher Costello of Omaha is challenging Stenberg for the GOP nomination. Costello, who has worked in the Douglas County treasurer’s office and now heads a bus company, says he’s concerned about corruption in the tax-collection system.

Michael O’Hara of Omaha is the only Democratic candidate for treasurer. O’Hara, a professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who teaches law and economics, says he wants to improve the office’s efficiency and transparency.

Libertarian Michael Knebel of Bellevue is also running.

The primary is May 13.

• Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.