NEW YORK (AP) — Whirlpool is recalling more than 40,000 of its Jenn-Air brand ovens after customers reported burns due to faulty oven racks.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the extendable rack inside the oven can fall out. Whirlpool received eight incident reports from customers, including one who reported second degree burns to the back and arm.

The recall is for Jenn-Air’s single and double wall ovens. They were sold at Sears, Pacific Sales and other stores for between $2,500 and $5,000. About 33,000 were purchased in the U.S. and 8,000 in Canada.

Whirlpool Corp., based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, says customers should stop using the extendable rack and contact the company for a free inspection and repair.

GERING, Neb. (AP) — The former police chief in the Panhandle town of Minatare has been fined $2,000 for submitting false documents to the city and the state Law Enforcement Training Academy.

On Wednesday 49-year-old Robert Regester pleaded no contest and was convicted of two counts of abusing public records. As part of an agreement with prosecutors, two more counts were dropped and one of making a false statement under oath was dropped as well. He also must surrender his law enforcement certification.

Prosecutor Doug Warner says Regester lied about completing firearms courses in September 2014. Warner says Regester also had completed only one hour of 20 hours of continuing education required by the state but lied on a form submitted to the city and the training academy that he’d completed all 20 hours.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A report shows that Nebraska public schools have reported eight serious cheating incidents by school personnel during statewide academic testing since 2010.

The Nebraska Department of Education report doesn’t offer specifics of the incidents, which it describes as security breaches. But it does give examples of what the agency considers a serious breach, including changing a student’s answers, directly coaching a student, or providing test answers to a student.

The Omaha World-Herald had sought detailed information on testing security breaches, which the education commissioner denied on an exception to the state’s public records law. He says releasing the details of security incidents could discourage local officials from self-reporting violations.

Instead, the department released the report to the newspaper Tuesday that summarized incidents statewide over the years.

A man is facing multiple charges after police say he choked his girlfriend’s dog and her at Cody Park.

At around 8:20 p.m., on July 28, officers with the North Platte Police Department responded to a camping site at Cody Park on the report of a disturbance.

It was reported that 25-year-old Seth Batson, no permanent address, was screaming and yelling at a 38-year-old female and throwing personal property from the tent.

Officers made contact with the victim, who stated that, during the argument, Batson had kicked her in the head.

Further investigation revealed that Batson gotten angry with the victim and began to choke her dog.  Police say he soon turned his attention to the female and began choking her.

He then allegedly struck the female in the head.

Batson was placed under arrest and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.  He’s been charged with felony 2nd-degree assault, felony strangulation, 3rd-degree domestic assault, cruelty to animals and disturbing the peace.

Police say the victim was transported to Great Plains Health, where she received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the dog was unharmed in the incident.

VALENTINE, Neb. (AP) — A former deputy county clerk of Cherry County has been accused of stealing from the county.

On Tuesday Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott announced the arrest of 44-year-old Monica Bristow, of Valentine. She’s charged with theft and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device. Scott says Bristow misused a county credit card and submitted fraudulent claims to the county.

Online jail records say Bristow has bonded out of custody. A public phone listing for her couldn’t be found. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment on Bristow’s behalf.

Bristow’s next court appearance is scheduled for Monday.