LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An advocacy group for affordable health care has sued the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of a 21-year-old Omaha college student denied Medicaid benefits.

Nebraska Appleseed Center’s lawsuit accuses department CEO Courtney Phillips and the department’s director of Medicaid and long-term care, Calder Lynch, of violating the federal Medicaid Act.

Appleseed attorney Sarah Helvey says Azar Webb should have been approved under a Medicaid category added by the Affordable Care Act for those up to age 26 who formerly were in foster care. HHS’ plan authorizes federal funding only until age 21.

The lawsuit seeks to stop HHS from denying Webb coverage and reimburse him or medical professionals for care he received after he turned 21 in September.

UPDATE (6/6/16 4:00 p.m.)

According to Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office Captain Robert Anderson, the suspect who was shot was 35-year-old Jose Rueben Klich.

Anderson says the incident occurred at 306 East Sixth Street, on Sunday, at around 7:08 p.m.

Klich received one gunshot wound to the torso, and was transported to CHI Good Samaritan Health.  Anderson said Klich remains hospitalized.

The sheriff’s office will handle the investigation.

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An Officer with the Kearney Police Department was involved in a shooting incident this evening, Sunday, June 5.

The Officer made contact with a vehicle near Johnson Lawn and Landscape located at 306 East 6th Street, in Kearney. A confrontation occurred and shots were fired. A pursuit ensued with the Officer colliding with an uninvolved vehicle.

The suspect vehicle continued on, striking a building at 18^th Street and 5th Avenue.

The driver was found to have been shot and was transported to CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital. A female passenger was also transported as was the other female who had been operating the vehicle that collided with the Officer at 17^th Street and 5th Avenue.

The status of these individuals in not known at this time as they remain under care.

The Officer was transported to CHI-Good Samaritan Hospital to be checked over due to the collision.

The investigation of this incident will be done by the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office and the Buffalo County Attorney’s office.

No further statements will be made at this time.

A longstanding Nebraskaland Days event returns to the lineup for the 2016 version of the festival.

The Frontier Revue will run Sunday, June 19th at 2:30 PM, with evening performances on June 20th and 21st at 7:30. All performances will be at North Platte Community College.

“This is one of our heritage events”, said NLD Executive Director David Fudge. “We want to ensure its place in our Celebration is secure.”

Using music written by the late Dr. James Thayer from Sidney, the Revue tells the story of life in our State as it was being settled.

Longtime Director Arleen Petersen returns with a cast that locals will be familiar with.

Rehearsals start on Monday, June 6th at 5 pm. Ticket prices to the show have been reduced for our 2016 performances. They are available at www.nebraskalanddays.com or at the NEBRASKAland DAYS office. They can also be purchased at the door.

Patrons of the Pork Breakfast and the Golden Games will also be able to see a portion of the show at those events. A small cast will perform a shortened set of Dr. Thayer’s music.

“We want to make sure the Thayer legacy is preserved for future generations,” said Fudge.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Supporters of a campaign to legalize casino gambling at Nebraska horse racing tracks say the effort is going well.

The group Keep the Money in Nebraska has raised more than $1.1 million to place the issue on the November ballot. Spokesman Scott Lautenbaugh says organizers are confident they’ll have enough signatures by the July 7 submission deadline.

Gambling opponents say they’re focused on the general election. Gambling with the Good Life is building a coalition of churches, business leaders and citizens who will urge voters to reject the proposal.

The petition drive was heavily financed by Ho-Chunk Inc., the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development arm. Ho-Chunk says it wants to open a casino at Atokad Downs, a South Sioux City race track that closed in 2012.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposed Nebraska Board of Education resolution that would have pushed back against a federal directive to let transgender students use bathrooms that match their gender identity has failed.

The resolution failed Friday on a tied vote of 3-3. Two board members were absent.

The resolution would have let school districts to “use their best discretion” in deciding whether to adopt the guidelines, and to do so only after “gathering input from teachers and parents whose children will be affected.”

Omaha board member Pat McPherson drafted the resolution in reaction to guidelines recently released by the Obama administration that say schools receiving federal education funding must allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms according to their expressed gender.