OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The second trial for Scottsbluff man whose 2012 convictions on first-degree sexual assault of a child and four counts of felony child abuse were overturned by the Nebraska Supreme Court will be held in late August.

Eric Rocha, who is 36, was convicted in February 2012 by a jury and sentenced to 40 years to life.

Investigators say a young girl was sexually assaulted for two years and her brothers, ages 3, 5 and 10, were choked and often beaten.

Rocha’s convictions were thrown out last week because his trial attorney hadn’t sought to have separate trials on the sex abuse and child abuse charges.

An exact date hasn’t been set but Scotts Bluff County District Court Judge Leo Dobrovolny says the trial will take four days.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Nebraska, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from June 14 to June 21.

Federal funding also is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations in a dozen counties including Cedar, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps, Stanton, Thurston, and Wayne. The federal money may be used for emergency work and for repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storms and flooding.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

NEW YORK (AP) — The government is reporting an increase in teen U.S. girls getting a controversial cervical cancer vaccine — but it’s not much of a bump.

Last year’s rise follows a couple of years when the HPV vaccination rate was flat.

For girls ages 13 to 17, the rate is now up to about 38 percent from 33 percent.

The CDC on Thursday reported the latest rates for the vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The sexually transmitted bug can cause cervical cancer, genital warts and other illnesses.

The vaccine has been available since 2006.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government says insurers owe Nebraskans more than $1.5 million in refunds because of a provision in the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that nearly 16,600 Nebraska residents will be getting refunds, averaging $108 per family.

The law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of the premiums they collect on medical care and quality improvement or return the difference to consumers and employers.

Employers can apply refunds in ways that benefit workers or take a discount on future premiums. Individual policyholders owed refunds will get checks, reimbursements to their credit card accounts or see reductions in future premiums.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new group has formed to connect Nebraska educators with the state’s business community. The goal: Better prepare the state’s students for their careers.

The group is called Accelerate Nebraska. It is led by Greg Adams, outgoing speaker of the Nebraska Legislature, and Catherine Lang, former director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and commissioner of labor. Support comes from Mutual of Omaha, Mutual of Omaha Bank and Nebraska philanthropists. Mutual of Omaha Bank President Jeff Schmid will head the group’s board of directors.

Adams says in a news release that Accelerate Nebraska will focus on education improvement and talent development “that provides essential and relevant skills to better prepare students for careers.”