CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — Chadron State College officials have said a report about an armed man on campus proved to be false.

The dorms were locked down for about six hours Saturday night and Sunday morning as police searched the campus. A 16-year-old boy arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle south of the campus had told officers that an armed man was involved and in the area.

College officials locked down the dorms but didn’t make a public announcement at the Chicoine Center, where a basketball game was being played. Students who’d been at the game were allowed back into their dorms after showing identification.

The boy was arrested on suspicion of several crimes, including terrorist threats, theft by unlawful taking and false reporting.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would treat electric-assist bicycles the same as regular bikes has won first-round approval from Nebraska lawmakers.

Senators advanced the proposal on Monday with a 33-0 vote. The bill would allow electric-assist bicycles to use bike lanes and bike paths. They would be regulated as bicycles instead of motor vehicles, which have stricter requirements.

Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion says he introduced the bill so that people with joint pain or other physical ailments can continue to ride bikes. An electric motor gives riders a power boost that can be used on steep hills.

The bill would apply to electric motors that produce no more than one horsepower, and which are able to propel the bicycle at no more than 20 mph.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — The Scottsbluff airport board may have to find another airline to provide subsidized flights to Denver.

The U.S. Transportation Department said in an order late last week that Beachwood, Ohio-based Aerodynamics Inc. has failed to show it is fit to operate as an air carrier under the direction and control of Scott Beale, its majority shareholder and CEO. The Western Nebraska Regional Airport board selected Aerodynamics in October to recommend to the Transportation Department for Essential Air Service flights.

In its rejection of Aerodynamics, the department noted that Beale had lost a civil fraud lawsuit and owed the winner $600,000.

Scottsbluff airport director Darwin Skelton says the airport was given time to explore options, and he says the company could conceivably solve the problem by replacing Beale as CEO.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials are reminding various businesses about a spring deadline to file required annual and biennial reports.

Limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and nonprofit corporations have until April 1 to file the paperwork. The businesses could be administratively dissolved if the deadline isn’t made, which affects liability protection and credit worthiness.

By law, those that do not meet the deadline and pay the appropriate fee will be administratively dissolved.

Online filing is available via links on the front page of the Nebraska secretary of state’s website at www.sos.ne.gov .

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Entries are being sought for the 2014 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest.

The contest is open to all fourth-grade students in Nebraska public and private schools as well as home-schooled fourth-grade students.

The first-place winner gets a $125 gift card.

All entries must be received by a local emergency management director/coordinator or postmarked on or before Feb. 27. A list of directors/coordinators can be found at www.nema.nebraska.gov .

Questions regarding the contest should be directed to the local emergency management director/coordinator or to contest chairwoman Laura Hintz at 402-288-5613 or knoxema@gpcom.net.

Contest rules and other information can also be obtained at the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management website, www.naem.us .