Judge Richard Kopf denied a request Monday from an Omaha man for an injunction that would have kept him off the list. He’d been convicted as a juvenile in Iowa for sexual abuse when he was 14 but was required to register there as a sex offender. A federal court had said people convicted in juvenile courts in other states don’t have to register in Nebraska if they move here.

The temporary reprieve Kopf granted last month , pending a hearing, affected the man and dozens of other people. The State Patrol sent letters to them in September telling them they now were required to register as sex offenders because of a recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision.

The high court ruled that the Nebraska law says the registry requirement applies to anyone who, after Jan. 1, 1997, enters the state and is required to register elsewhere as a sex offender.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist has launched his first television campaign ad two weeks before Election Day.

The 30-second ad unveiled Tuesday highlights Krist’s 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force and his service as a Nebraska state senator. Krist, of Omaha, pledges in the ad to “restore leadership and hardworking Nebraska values” if elected.

The ad will run in broadcast markets in eastern and central Nebraska on Wednesday. The campaign also plans to launch radio ads in western Nebraska.

A new political action committee dubbed Republican Farmers and Ranchers for Krist also plans to launch radio ads.

Krist faces an uphill battle against incumbent Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, who has already been running television ads.

The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad announced the layoffs Tuesday, and Union Pacific officials said more job cuts are likely over the next two years.

UP Chairman Lance Fritz says the layoffs will help make sure the railroad remains strong and competitive. Union Pacific is working to cut its general and administrative expenses by 30 percent before 2020.

The railroad said it will eliminate one of its three operating divisions, centralize its engineering unit and consolidate other functions as part of the cuts in the fourth quarter of this year.

Union Pacific is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday.

The Nebraska Democratic Party is hosting a rally Tuesday with former U.S. Sens. Ben Nelson and Bob Kerrey, former U.S. Reps. Brad Ashford and John Cavanaugh, and former Lt. Govs. Kim Robak and Maxine Moul.

The former officeholders will show their support for current candidates including U.S. Senate hopeful Jane Raybould; congressional candidates Jessica McClure, Kara Eastman and Paul Theobald; gubernatorial candidate Bob Krist and his running mate, Lynne Walz; secretary of state candidate Spencer Danner; and state auditor candidate Jane Skinner.

The rally will take place at the Venue at Highlander in Omaha.