HARTINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A 61-year-old northeast Nebraska woman who pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud has paid nearly $8,500 in restitution.

Court records say Esther Larsen, of Hartington, entered the plea Monday in Cedar County District Court to one count of fraudulently obtaining payment on behalf of a recipient of medical assistance. She was ordered to pay the restitution and serve six months of probation.

State authorities say Larsen worked as a personal care aide for three Hartington-area agencies that provided in-home care services to Medicaid recipients. An investigation found that from January 2013 to September 2014, Larsen filed claims for payment that had overlapping times and billed for services she never provided.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to an April 2015 assault that broke a Lincoln police officer’s thumb has been sentenced to 20 days in jail.

52-year-old Joseph Tyrey was sentenced Tuesday in Lancaster County District Court.

Tyrey had originally been charged with felony assault on an officer, but that count was lowered to a misdemeanor in exchange for his plea.

Prosecutors say an officer was checking on Tyrey’s welfare at the request of a relative when the assault occurred.

Judge Darla Ideus said Tyrey’s lack of criminal history kept her from handing down a longer sentence.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eastern Nebraska authorities have arrested four people following a traffic stop they say led to the discovery about three pounds of methamphetamine in a car on Interstate 80.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department says a car carrying the four was stopped around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday on the interstate in south Omaha.

The department says a deputy became suspicious after speaking with vehicle’s occupants. Officials say a search yielded three pounds of meth in a rear storage compartment.

Four people from Illinois were arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and failure to affix a drug tax stamp.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a teen playing with a gun in a north Omaha neighborhood has accidentally shot and killed himself.

Omaha police say the accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police say they do not suspect foul play in the teen’s death.

The teen’s identity has not yet been released.

Police have not released any other details of the shooting. Investigators were interviewing witnesses on Wednesday afternoon.

The investigation into the death continues.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officers say some people playing “Pokemon Go” accidentally interfered with a search for a mysterious man who’d fled from a Lincoln convenience store where a clerk was killed last week.

The incident occurred around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Police say a store security guard noticed the man, who was dressed in camouflage clothing, wearing a hood, gloves, sunglasses and a bandanna over his face. The guard asked the man to remove his bandanna, but he ran off instead.

Sgt. Randy Clark said officers reported later than a police dog taken to the scene to track the man got distracted by the scents of some people engrossed in the popular new smartphone game nearby.

Police say they don’t think the man sought is connected to the slaying of store employee Robert Hanna.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City Council has rejected a proposal that would have let the council block demolition of historically significant Omaha buildings.

The proposed ordinance rejected Tuesday would have required a new review process before a demolition permit would have been issued for buildings identified as potentially historic.

The proposal was designed to preserve Omaha’s architectural history. Council member Chris Jerram said his proposal arose from residents concerns about recent demolitions of older houses in their neighborhoods.

Opponents said the proposal would have discouraged development by creating more red tape.