LOUP CITY, Neb. (AP) — A former Loup City teacher charged with placing spy cameras in the Loup City Public School girls locker room has waived his preliminary hearing.

Arraignment for 24-year-old Anthony Rahe has been set for Feb. 2 in Sherman County District Court.

He has pleaded not guilty to 15 counts, including unlawful intrusion, possession of child pornography and manufacturing a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct.

Rahe was arrested on Oct. 9 and is free on bond.

District officials say a student reported finding the camera in the girls locker room on Oct. 8. Investigators say school security camera footage implicates Rahe. Rahe was suspended and has been barred from the school campus.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is reminding residents that part of their tax refund can go toward wildlife and habitat conservation.

The commission says the tax check-off on 2015 state income tax forms allows individuals to donate all or a part of their tax refund to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

Kristal Stoner, the commission’s wildlife diversity program manager, says the check-off is one of the main sources of state funding that protects and helps manage more than 95 percent of nongame fish and wildlife species in the state.

The check-off is on Line 42 of Nebraska state income tax forms. Donations can also be made online or by mail, to the Wildlife Conservation Fund in Lincoln.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is suggesting that residents suffering cabin fever this winter get out of the house and spend some time viewing Nebraska’s bald eagles.

Wildlife officials say eagles can be seen year-round across the state, but winter and early spring are the best times to see eagles in large numbers.

Officials say there are often concentrations of bald eagles feeding on fish and sick or wounded waterfowl at reservoirs. Favored sites include Sutherland Reservoir near Sutherland, Harlan County Reservoir near Alma, and below Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota.

Lake Ogallala and Lake McConaughy near Ogallala also are top viewing sites, and the Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District has a viewing building near the dam spillway.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says the number of cattle in large Nebraska feedlots is down 2 percent compared to January of last year.

The report says feedlots with capacities of more than 1,000 head contained 2.42 million cattle as of Jan. 1.

Cattle placements for the month of December totaled 390,000 head, up 1 percent from 2014. About 440,000 fed cattle were marketed for the month of December, unchanged from the previous year.

The report was compiled by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Winter in Nebraska brings with it opportunities for outdoor recreation like hunting, ice fishing, cross-country skiing and sledding.

But the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is urging residents to be safe and avoid hypothermia, most often caused by exposure to cold weather or immersion in cold water.

Symptoms of moderate to severe hypothermia include shivering, clumsiness and lack of coordination, slurred speech, confusion, drowsiness and gradual loss of consciousness.

State officials suggest hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts dress warmly in layers of clothing that may be added or removed as necessary. Warm hats, gloves or mittens and boots will prevent heat loss through the top of the head, hands and feet. Anglers should wear a life vest on the ice.