OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an armed Omaha man has been hospitalized after a standoff with officers.

Police say officers were sent to the home around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday after a woman called 911 to say her husband had fired a gun in their garage and that she’d fled to safety.

Negotiators tried to contact the man by phone and loud speaker, but he didn’t respond. He surrendered shortly before 10 p.m.

Police say the man didn’t fire any more shots and say officers didn’t fire any either. Police say he had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The man was identified as 63-year-old Richard Marsh. Police say he’ll face charges of terroristic threats and domestic assault when he leaves the hospital. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney.

A Burnham, Ill., carrier will pay the State of Nebraska more than $222,000 in civil penalties for violating the state’s laws related to vehicle weight.

The carrier, Mr. Bult’s Inc., (MBI Inc.) agreed to a settlement with the state after a nine-month long investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement Division.

Contracted to re-haul garbage and waste products from the Omaha area to a landfill site near David City in Butler County, the carrier’s vehicles were registered for the maximum allowed weight of 94,000 pounds. Even with a statutorily provided tolerance of 1,000 pounds for a vehicle having seven axles and appropriate axle spacing, the investigation uncovered 2,076 occurrences of MBI’s vehicles exceeding the allowed weight limits.

Citizen concerns and an analysis of roadside compliance inspections conducted by troopers led to the extensive investigation which included a review of the company’s weight records over a nine month period (Oct. 2013-July 2014).

“This was great work by our troopers going beyond the roadside stop to uncover a pattern of abuse,” said Captain Gerry Krolikowski, Carrier Enforcement Division Commander.” The outcome of this investigation should send a message to those who would try and circumvent our laws to think again.”

The Nebraska State Patrol’s Carrier Enforcement Division is charged with ensuring compliance with the state laws and federal safety regulations governing the operation of commercial motor vehicles. With a single legally loaded truck accounting for as much stress on the highway as thousands of passenger vehicles, overweight trucks greatly decrease a roadway’s lifespan. Nebraska’s weight laws are in place to ensure that taxpayers don’t endure an imbalanced burden in keeping the roads safe, maintained and navigable.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a boy’s 14-year-old brother accidentally shot him with a shotgun.

The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Wednesday in western Omaha.

Police say the 12-year-old boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A former Hastings High School teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student has been given a year in jail.

Court records say 39-year-old Johnathan Shafer was sentenced Wednesday in Adams County Court. He’d pleaded no contest and was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and negligent child abuse. In exchange for Shafer’s pleas, prosecutors dropped a sexual assault charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The plea deal was made after the girl told police she had been mistaken on the time frame and that she was 16 when the relationship began in the summer of 2013. Nebraska prohibits people 19 and older from having sexual contact with people younger than 16.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A Columbus woman accused of using a stun gun to shock her then 13-year-old daughter has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of negligent child abuse.

42-year-old Ruby Baeta entered her plea Wednesday. She had been charged with intentional child abuse.

Columbus police say the girl and her 16-year-old sister reported that their mother shocked the younger girl in July. An officer said he saw two bumps on the girl that he says could have been caused by a stun gun.

The officer said Baeta denied shocking the girl and denied owning a stun gun, but that he found a stun gun in a suitcase in a closet in the home.

Baeta is scheduled to be sentenced on March 30.