GERING, Neb. (AP) — A Minatare man accused of violently sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl has been found competent to stand trial.

29-year-old Jacob Summerville will stand trial in November on first-degree sexual assault of a child and intentional child abuse resulting in serious injury.

The girl was taken to a Scottsbluff hospital in March with bruises, a bite mark on her leg and significant internal injuries, and doctors determined she had been sexually assaulted.

Police arrested Summerville, who had been babysitting the girl when she was hurt. Police say Summerville told officers he had only spanked the girl.

An attorney for Summerville, Sarah Newell with the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, did not immediately return a phone message left Tuesday seeking comment.

DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a motorcyclist who died after he hit a deer in eastern Wyoming.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 58-year-old Meddie Cote, of Cozad, Nebraska, was riding on U.S. Highway 18/20 about 3 miles east of Orin Junction and Interstate 25 when he hit the deer Friday morning.

Cote and his passenger, 57-year-old Joyce Cote, were thrown from the motorcycle. Joyce Cote’s condition has not been released.

Investigators say both were wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

Officials with the Nebraska Department of Roads say road work will force the closure of a North Platte intersection on Wednesday.

Weather permitting, the intersection of Jeffers and 2nd Streets will be closed to eastbound and westbound traffic, as well as pedestrian traffic on July 15.

NDOR says the intersection of Jeffers and 3rd Streets will be open to accommodate both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Motorists are urged to use caution in and around the work area, and are reminded to always buckle-up, every trip.

CHICAGO (AP) — For pregnant women, abnormal results from certain prenatal tests may signal something is wrong with the moms-to-be, not the fetus.

That’s according to a preliminary study that says very rarely, these results may indicate cancer when follow-up testing indicates a healthy fetus.

Prenatal blood tests are increasingly being used to detect fetal chromosome abnormalities, including Down syndrome. They test pregnant women’s blood, which contain small amounts of fetal DNA. But cancer is among conditions that can cause results that mistakenly indicate an abnormality in the fetus. The results echo smaller studies but they’re not definitive.

The researchers say more studies are needed to help doctors decide how to advise women about these tests.

The study was published online Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.