LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Child advocates say Nebraska is locking up more teenagers than necessary and failing to track how often they place them in solitary confinement.

The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on two measures that would reform the way the state handles juveniles in custody.

One measure by Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln would create a standard for reporting solitary confinement for juveniles. Advocates say it’s essential the state adopts consistent policies in order to limit the practice.

The second bill by Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha would allow a juvenile to be placed in a locked detention facility only as a last resort.

Neither bill drew opposition.

The following students qualified for the Dean’s List during the 2015 Fall Term at Mid-Plains Community College. To be eligible, they had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours of college-level courses and maintain an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 – 3.89 on a 4.0 scale.

Nebraska

Ainsworth – Toby Hunt

Amherst – Sydney Taubenheim

Aurora – Taylor Stettner

Benkleman – Darlene Shafer

Brady – Taylor Bourge, Allison Hood, Valerie Most, Eric Roe

Broken Bow – Rayne Houser, Preston Sanchez, Zackery Sanchez

Cambridge – Johnathan Fegley, Sean McCoy

Columbus – Jade Higgins, Ethan Lesiak

Culbertson – Daniel Arp

Dickens – Rylie Cotton

Dunning – Joel Van Diest

Elsie – Amanda Osler

Farnam – Austin Boller

Geneva – Caroline Motis

Gothenburg – Logan Cashman

Halsey – Cord Hesseltine

Hastings – Keely Confer

Hershey – Madison Seamann

Imperial – Jacob Christensen, Jeffrey Dickey, Celeste Juarez, MaKenna Ketter

Indianola – Shelby Malleck, Trevor Van Pelt

Lexington – Austin Jacobs

McCook – Amber Carfield, Amelia Cooper, Katherine Downing, Shelby Farr, Caleb Griger, Joseph Hamrick, Molly Hardin, Tyler Hayes, Yanis Helm, Rebekah Huff, Dalton Koetter, Bailey Kool, Samantha League, Paxton McVicker, James Mitnik, Jessica Premer, Nathan Priebe, Tyler Rambali, Alicia Ricley, Baylie Simmonds, Frank Williams, Angelique Witt

North Platte – Shea Baumgartner, Tracy Blake, Carrie Boltz, Reanna Crane, Amanda Curtis, Sarah Dillenburg, Kaleen Dunbar, JoAnne Hoatson, Brooke Holley, Andrew Junker, Jennifer Keck, Matthew Kellie, Samantha Kirkpatrick, Susan Marquez, Austin Matthews, Baylee Mendenhall, Manuel Mendoza, Tori Miller, Stephen Monfee, Samuel Montgomery, Jessica Moser, Velvet Nuzum, Andrew Pavelka, Sarah Perkins, Emma Petersen, Sammantha Riedel, Katherine Roessler, Brooke Rosales, David Rowe, Christopher Smith, Justine Sowle, Rachel Stroup, Lindsay Swartz, Lauralee Vencill, Decubanise Winfrey

Ogallala – Skylar Lapp, Baylee Stewart, Anna Watts

Omaha – Mark Gilbert, Brock Howery, Nicolas Jack, Tyree Peter

Paxton – Tyler Cassell

Sidney – John Kogl

Sutherland – Nichole Brenner, Joni Cheever

Valentine – Crystal Homan, Carolyn Petersen

Wallace – Juan Gomez

Whitman – Shayna Kramer

Canada

Winnipeg -Kendall Yasui

Maple Ridge – Angelica Evans

Richmond – Robin Harrison

England

South Ockendon – Myles Laurent-Smart

Serbia

Vrbas – Jovana Jovovic

Alaska

Eagle River – Katrina Arthen

California

Moreno Valley – Shelley Heredia

Colorado

Brighton – Kyle Hunter

Burns – Jacey Schlegel

Evergreen – Maxwell Sisson

Frederick – Antonia Villani

Fruita – Makenzi DeCrow

Haxtun – Deborah Kurtzer

Iliff – Samantha Morgan

LaSalle – Samantha Gill

Strasburg – Tiffany Neumann

Florida

Miami – Kylee Barry

Hawaii

Haiku – Kaile Jacobson

Hilo – James Yamanoha

Iowa

Sioux City – Brittnie Lauer

Idaho

Meridian – Averi Miller

Kansas

Oberlin – Mika Hackney

Phillipsburg – Brittany Brooks

Saint Francis – Martin Hnizdil

Nevada

Las Vegas – Jessica Rivera

Logandale – DaniElle Russo

North Las Vegas -Lindsey Fishman

New Hampshire

Pembroke – Kafani Williams

New Mexico

Moriarty – Eileen Kugler

North Carolina

Charlotte – Leito Holloway

South Dakota

Rapid City – Amada Heidrich

Texas

Arlington – DionTae Champion, Victor Lewis

Beaumont – Djimonii Jackson

Corpus Christi – Jon-Reese Woodson

El Paso – Zulema Viescas

Wisconsin

Galesville – Timothy Wagner

Wyoming

Casper – McKinley Earnest

Laramie – Sara Villalobos

The following students qualified for the President’s List at Mid-Plains Community College during the 2015 Fall Term. To make the list, each student had to complete 12 or more applicable credit hours in college-level courses and maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or greater on a 4.0 scale.

Nebraska

Arapahoe – Kyla Monie

Arnold – Hannah Magill

Axtell – Gabrielle Nickel

Brady – Josie Palmer, Lyndsey Spurgin, Austin Widick

Broken Bow – Jordan White

Cambridge – Lauren Sprinkle

Cozad – Tysen Werner

Culbertson – Taylar Hegwood

Curtis – Grayce Jorgensen

Danbury – Whitney Witt

Edison – Kaylea Watson

Ellsworth – Mickenzie Brennan

Gothenburg – Ashley Wilkerson

Hayes Center – Joseph Anderjaska, Alex Lawson

Imperial – Berenice Marquez

Indianola – Brooke Ruggles

Keystone – Sandra O’Hayre, Jason Sillasen

McCook – Kylie Allen, Samuel Backer, Nichelle Funk, Hannah Goss, Ashton Harpham, Sarah Jones, Samantha Kalinski, Emily Karr, Anna Kennedy, Katelyn Kinne, Dane Larington, Allison Priddy, Emilene Sides, Jamee Stewart, Kathryn Weiser, Hayley Werkmeister, Jessica Wilcox, Johsette Witt

Milford – Racquel Luethke

Mullen – Jessica Lovitt

North Platte – Holly Berkey, Danial Best, Callie Davidson, Jaeli Flanders, Karli Flanders, Micaelia Hernandez, Anthony Hill, Alexandria Hoatson, Ryan Hubbard, Garett Janulewicz, Jacob Johanson, Brian Kennedy, John Kenny, Charles Kirk, Taylor Kramer, Dru Linderman, Summer Malsbury, Meghan Manary, Charles Martin, Brianna Mason, Loretta Meesenburg, John Owen, Roger Robinson, Danielle Schiel, Benjamin Sinclair, Katie Slattery, Teresa Smith, Lindsey Taylor, Kandace Ward, Hope Wilke, Dan Wright, Albert Zoucha, Anthony Zoucha

Ogallala – Amber Law

Papillion – Garrett Heinert

Paxton – Brooke Beckius

Sargent – Rowdy Moon

Sidney – Sarah Mahr

Silver Creek – Trey Engel

Stapleton – Ashley Starr

Stratton – Rebecca Lorens

Sutherland – Timothy Cheever

Woodlake – Bree Hogenson

Arizona

Tucson – Darla Chessmore

Colorado

Colorado Springs – Lucia Archuleta, Kendra Baucom, Brittany Schiltz

Englewood – Lauren Pritchard

Fleming – Megan Chintala, Elayna Muller

Holyoke – MegAnn Hadeen

Snyder – Shelby Wolever

Florida

Lake Worth – Mike Amius

Idaho

Boise – Mackenzie Bilger

Kansas

Bird City – Nikki Riddle

Oberlin – Daisy Rhein

Minnesota

Warroad – Donald Dunn

Nevada

Las Vegas – Cole Schumacher

North Carolina

Charlotte – Timothy Greene

Oregon

Hermiston – Gaige Phillips, Trevor Phillips

Wisconsin

Milwaukee – Jazmine Herd

Australia

Liverpool – Mirjana Terzic

Serbia

Pančevo – Sofija Pejcic

Spain

Madrid – David Ramon Prados

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney man has announced his candidacy for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

Timothy Higgins said Wednesday that he will seek the District 6 seat held by Kent Schroeder, who is not running for re-election. Marsha Fangmeyer of Gibbon has also filed for the seat.

Higgins serves as president of the Greater Nebraska Schools Association and sits on the executive committee of the Nebraska Association of School Boards.

Higgins is a managing partner at Runza restaurants. He lives in Kearney with his wife, Sue, and has three children.

The district is comprised of 21 counties in east-central Nebraska, stretching from the Kansas to the South Dakota borders. Higgins is a registered Republican in the officially non-partisan race.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska students will not be required get vaccinations against meningitis, despite senators who argue the disease is a public health concern.

Lawmakers rejected a bill Wednesday that would have required two rounds of meningitis vaccinations for students between seventh grade and age 16. The vote was 29-14, four votes short of the 33 required to break a filibuster and carry it to the next round.

The bill’s sponsor, Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, designated the measure his priority this session after it failed to gain approval last year. Krist says bacterial meningitis can result in loss of limbs and organ failure.

But opponents say vaccinations should be decided by parents and there have been too few cases of meningitis in Nebraska to mandate a statewide vaccination.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Adults suffering from a terminal illness would have the right to end their own life with a doctor’s assistance under a bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider this year.

Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha introduced legislation Wednesday that would allow patients to self-administer an aid-in-dying drug prescribed by their doctor.

Patients would have to request the prescription orally and in writing, with a statement signed by two witnesses. At least one of the witnesses could not be related to the patient and could not be listed as a beneficiary of the patient’s estate.

The bill would only apply to patients are believed to have less than six months to live.

MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney man given four years of probation for arson in Buffalo County is scheduled to be sentenced in Kearney County for a similar crime.

Online court records say 35-year-old Aaron Stones was sentenced last week in Kearney for setting fire to a pharmacy in Ravenna on March 25. He’d pleaded no contest and was convicted of felony arson.

The records show he pleaded guilty to the same charge in Kearney County for starting fires at a pharmacy in Minden on March 27. An arrest affidavit says Stones admitted setting fires at the pharmacy’s front windows and rear door.

His Kearney County sentencing hearing is set for Wednesday in Minden.

No injuries were reported in either blaze.