GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A veteran Hall County board chairman’s daughter is running for a county board seat of her own.

Shanell McCabe, daughter of chairman Scott Arnold, filed Tuesday for the District 6 Hall County board seat, which is currently held by Supervisor Gary Quandt.

McCabe and Quandt, both of whom are Republicans, will compete in the May primary election for a chance to run against Democrat Brian Whitecalf in the November general election.

McCabe said her father inspired her decision to run for office, but he didn’t encourage her to do so. She says her motivation is to get involved with the community and to represent the district.

The filing deadline to appear on the 2016 primary and general election ballots was Tuesday.

FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators want to punish a southeast Nebraska company that the regulators say wrongfully fired a driver who refused to operate a truck that violated Iowa law.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release Thursday that Jake Rieger Farms LLC violated federal whistleblower law. OSHA says Rieger should not have retaliated against an employee who wouldn’t drive a truck that Iowa law enforcement had deemed unsafe.

A Falls City phone listed for Rieger rang unanswered Thursday.

OSHA proposes that Rieger Farms pay the driver $25,000 in punitive damages and $30,000 in compensatory damages, which includes back wages.

The incident occurred in January 2015.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha could get a $136 million medical facility built next to the ailing veterans hospital if a public-private initiative is carried through.

Congressman Brad Ashford, of Omaha, represents Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, and he said Wednesday the Department of Veterans Affairs plan would provide 157,000 square feet of new medical space. Ashford told Omaha TV station KETV the VA would provide $56 million, and private donors would be asked to supply the remaining $80 million.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald told the Omaha World-Herald that his department is interested in testing the financing arrangement. He said, “Omaha is a great case to do that with, and that’s why we’re pursuing it so hard.”

A 2007 study found the hospital was plagued by heating, cooling and other problems.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has sequestered the jury after a brawl broke out in the Douglas County Courthouse as trial began in the case of a January 2015 double homicide at a northwest Omaha party.

Courthouse security officials say more than 30 people were involved in the fight Wednesday morning, and four were arrested. There were no significant injuries in the brawl.

The fight involved family and friends of the defendant, Charles Trotter, and of the shooting victims, 26-year-olds Dexter Joseph and Marcel Lovejoy. Trotter is accused of fatally shooting Joseph and Lovejoy on Jan. 3, 2015.

The judge said he hopes isolating the jury will prevent the incident from affecting the jurors’ ability to hear the case fairly.

Security has been increased on the floor.