LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ordered that a man’s gun collection seized last year by police must be returned to him, but Lincoln ordinances won’t let him have them in the city.

Police confiscated 24 handguns from Kevin Williams, who was accused of illegally possessing them after being convicted of having an illegal pocketknife. The unlawful possession gun charge against Williams was dropped at the city’s request last week.

Gun rights proponents say the case underscores the need for a state law ensuring consistent regulations statewide so cities can’t enact stricter gun laws than the state. Supporters of gun control and city officials contend the ordinances ensure local leaders can protect citizens by keeping the weapons out of the hands of irresponsible owners.

DENVER (AP) — The marijuana industry is hoping a federal judge will force regulators to let pot businesses access the banking system by setting up its own credit union.

A pair of recently filed lawsuits in Denver challenge recent decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the National Credit Union Administration to deny applications from the Fourth Corner Credit Union.

The credit union was set up last year to serve Colorado’s marijuana industry, but it needs permission from federal insurers and regulators before opening for business.

The Federal Reserve rejected Fourth Corner’s application earlier this month.

The decision means many pot businesses still use elaborate banking work-arounds from paying the power bill at facilities with money orders to spritzing cash with air freshener to avoid bank detection.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for a 21-year-old Columbus mother convicted of child abuse.

Jodie Shelly pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor negligent child abuse. Prosecutors had lowered the charges from felonies in exchange for her pleas. Her sentencing is set for Aug. 31.

Shelly’s boyfriend, 24-year-old Ryan Roberts, was sentenced in May to five years on two counts of child abuse. Roberts acknowledged backhanding Shelly’s 1-year-old son after the boy bit him in January.

A court document says Shelly acknowledged having an anger problem and that “she grabs her daughter too firmly when she is whining or arguing with her brother.” The document says Shelly acknowledged angrily tossing her daughter onto a couch from a few feet away in January.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy has died after being struck by an SUV in an alleyway in southeast Omaha.

According to police, Yoshua Mejia-Estrada died late Thursday. He was transported to the Nebraska Medical Center in critical condition with severe head injuries and a pelvic fracture.

Authorities say a 25-year-old man was driving through the alleyway when he struck Mejia-Estrada as the child emerged from between a set of parked vehicles around 9:15 p.m.

According to police, the boy and his family had been visiting relatives at a nearby residence when the accident happened.

Police say speed and alcohol were not factors in the collision. The incident is under investigation.