NORTH BEND, Neb. (AP) — Dodge County authorities say a driver was killed when a locomotive struck his pickup at a rail crossing.

The accident occurred just before 6 p.m. Sunday at a crossing on County Road 3 west of North Bend. The driver of the southbound pickup was ejected when struck by the eastbound train.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the crossing has a railroad crossing sign and a stop sign.

The pickup driver has been identified as 65-year-old Robert Conn, of North Bend.

The accident is being investigated.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A group of chaplains has been formed in Grand Island to assist law enforcement in helping people who are suffering during or after a traumatic event.

About six local pastors have joined the Public Safety Chaplains Corps and have received training from another chaplain who works with law enforcement officials in Kearney and Buffalo counties.

Grand Island Police Chief Steve Lamken says a chaplain can “go further” than law enforcement can at a scene by helping people suffering or with other needs.

Lamken says the pastors can also help law enforcement officers or emergency workers who might need to talk to someone after a particularly tough situation. They may also assist in notifying families of a death.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old fraternity president has been accused of telling fellow members not to talk to police about a sexual assault reported at the Lincoln frat house last month.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln police arrested Timothy Kubert last week, alleging that he was tampering with an ongoing investigation. He’s since posted bond. He said the allegation is wrong, and that he didn’t tell Delta Upsilon chapter members not to talk to investigators about what happened on the evening of the reported assault, April 5.

University spokesman Steve Smith says administrators will review the police information about Kubert and take appropriate action when the review is finished.

No arrest of any sex assault suspect has been announced.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl whose hair got caught in a spinning carnival ride says her daughter underwent surgery to repair her scalp and remains in a Nebraska hospital.

Virginia Cooksey says her daughter didn’t suffer any fractures or brain trauma but could have vision problems or need more surgery.

Police say the girl was taken to Nebraska Medicine after the incident Saturday afternoon at a Cinco de Mayo festival in Omaha. Witnesses said the girl’s hair got caught in a ride called King’s Crown.

Omaha police Lt. Steve Cerveny said officials are trying to determine whether there was a malfunction with the ride.

The ride vendor, Thomas D. Thomas Shows, says an investigation is underway.

A series of tornadoes has hit eastern Colorado and caused several minor injuries, while damaging motorhomes, farm buildings and other structures.

The National Weather Service says four tornadoes hit in Yuma County, about 100 miles east of Denver, near Colorado’s borders with Nebraska and Kansas.

NWS Science and Operations officer Jeremy Martin says one of those twisters struck just north of the town of Wray about 6 p.m. MDT Saturday.

He says five people suffered minor injuries.

Storm chasers reported that the tornado traveled for about 10 miles on the ground.

There were no immediate reports of injury or damage from the other three confirmed tornadoes in the area.

Earlier in the day, officials say a tornado in Morgan County, about 65 miles northeast of Denver, damaged about a dozen fifth-wheel campers and caused some minor injuries.