Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested a woman on multiple charges, including Motor Vehicle Homicide and Driving Under the Influence, following a fatal crash Saturday in Dawes County.

The crash occurred north of Chadron on Slim Butte Road, when the 2002 Ford Windstar van driven by Kimberly Eagle Bull lost control and rolled. Six people, including three adults and three children, were transported to the hospital. Two of the children were transported by life-flight to Denver. Six-year-old Christina Roubideaux passed away Sunday at Denver Children’s Hospital.

Kimberly Eagle Bull, 32, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was arrested Sunday by NSP for Driving Under the Influence, Open Container, False Reporting, Child Abuse/Neglect, Failure to Use a Child Restraint, Motor Vehicle Homicide, and other charges.

Investigation of the accident was handled by the Dawes County Sheriff’s Office. The criminal investigation is being handled by the Nebraska State Patrol. A final determination on charges will be made by the Dawes County Attorney.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts is promoting Nebraska’s beef and tourism industries with business leaders in Japan.

Ricketts and his trade delegation pitched the state’s offerings Tuesday in a meeting with representatives of Japan’s tourism industry. The delegation provided Japanese tourism officials with sample itineraries with potential tourism stops.

Delegation members also met with Japan’s state minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to discuss Nebraska’s beef trade with Japan. Ricketts also discussed trade with board members of the American Chamber of Commerce Japan and executives of the Kewpie Corporation, which owns Henningsen Foods, a company that employs 185 people in Nebraska.

Ricketts later met with Japan’s state minister of foreign affairs.

The trade mission is Ricketts’ second trip to Japan during his term.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker says he plans to introduce legislation next year that would require credit agencies to provide free, lifetime credit monitoring when their data systems are breached.

State Sen. Adam Morfeld of Lincoln said Tuesday he will propose the measure in response to news that up to 143 million American consumers had their personal information exposed when credit monitoring service Equifax was breached.

The information exposed includes Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and in some cases driver’s license numbers. Equifax has promised free credit monitoring for up to one year for those affected.

Morfeld says the company’s response is insufficient.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a recent sweep of a Nebraska prison uncovered alcohol, homemade weapons, a smartphone and a significant amount of illegal drugs.

A prisons spokeswoman said Tuesday that officials conducted a thorough search of the Nebraska State Penitentiary after finding drugs, a smartphone and three weapons in a cell.

The search uncovered homemade weapons and homemade alcohol. Authorities checked all shop areas as well as windows and door frames in housing units, because the drugs recovered had been hidden inside a window’s steel casing.

The search took place Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.

Corrections Department Director Scott Frakes says a new centralized intelligence teams is helping officials respond more proactively.

A Nebraska State Patrol spokesman said his agency is investigating the case but declined to provide further details.

A 57-year-old North Platte man is dead following a farming accident south of the city.

On September 12, deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a farming accident on West Watts Road.

It had been reported that a male subject was pinned in the mechanical portion of a farm implement, according to the LCSO.

Deputies and North Platte Fire and Rescue arrived at the location and found 57-year-old Lloyd Behrens trapped in a potato collecting machine.

Behrens was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies say no foul play, drugs or alcohol are suspected in the accident.