KIMBALL, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say a driver was killed when she lost control of her sport utility vehicle and crashed on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska.

The crash occurred around 4:15 p.m. Sunday, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) west of Kimball. The Nebraska State Patrol says the westbound SUV went out of control and into the median. The patrol says the driver overcorrected and her SUV ended up rolling in the north ditch after crossing the westbound lanes.

The patrol says the driver and her adult male passenger were ejected, but a child restrained in the back seat didn’t appear to have been injured. The adult passenger was taken to a hospital.

The names of those involved haven’t been released.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Native American education advocates say Nebraska’s proposed social studies standards fall short of teaching a comprehensive history of Native Americans.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that the newly formed Nebraska Indian Education Association is raising concerns about the statewide standards that were unveiled this month. The Nebraska Department of Education is currently seeking public input on the drafted education guidelines.

The group wants the standards to better disprove misconceptions and emphasize local tribes.

They say schools should teach about tribal sovereignty and Indian science and horticulture. They also want the state to teach about the centuries before European settlement when their civilization thrived.

Nebraska State Board of Education President John Witzel acknowledges that the proposed standards’ approach to Native American topics is “pretty general.” He says there’s time to make changes.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska legislative committee is nearly finished with its proposal to lower property taxes by raising other taxes and boosting state aid to K-12 public schools.

Members of the Revenue Committee continued debate Monday on their package, but it’s not clear whether every member will support it. Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, the committee’s chairwoman, says she hopes to vote on it Tuesday.

The package would reduce property taxes by an average of 20 percent, although the exact amount would vary throughout Nebraska.

The bill would pay for it by eliminating $98.7 million in sales tax exemptions on 31 goods and services, including junk food, pop and bottled water, dry cleaning, hair care and dating and escort services. It also would impose a half-cent sales tax increase and raise cigarette taxes.

A quiet Monday morning in North Platte quickly became extremely active in the northwest part of the city.

At around 10:00 a.m., on April 29, officers were assisting the Department of Health and Human Services in the service of a search warrant in the 2600 block of West 21st Street. Police say the purpose of the search warrant was to remove two children from the residence, a one-month-old and a three-year-old, due to substance abuse and prior child abuse issues.

According to police, DHHS had already made contact with the parents, 28-year-old Taylor Hensley and 30-year-old Ashly Hensley, but they had retreated inside and refused to open the door.

Officers set up a perimeter around the residence and requested a search warrant.

As they waited, at around 11:30 a.m., officers heard four or five gunshots approximately 50 yards away from the house they were surrounding.

They quickly located 37-year-old Dana Foster in the front yard of his residence. Foster was taken into custody and police seized a handgun.

An investigation revealed that Foster and a female had gotten into an argument inside the residence and Foster had exited the residence and fired at their vehicle to prevent the female from leaving.

The victim, according to police, had minor injuries and Foster was arrested and jailed on charges of terroristic threats, domestic assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony and prohibited discharge of a firearm.

Soon thereafter, the search warrant was served on the initial residence, but no one was inside. A neighbor reported that before officers arrived, the Hensleys had left out the back door, with the children.

At 2:13 p.m. officers were able to locate the Hensleys and the children in the 2200 block of West 16th Street.

The children were placed in DHHS custody.  The Hensleys were jailed and charged with violating a child custody order, a class four felony.

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Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) arrested two people following a pursuit and four-hour manhunt Friday afternoon in Wayne County.

At approximately 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 26, a trooper was dispatched to the area near 579th Avenue and 847th Road south of Wayne to a report of a possible vehicle fire. Once the trooper found the vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado, the vehicle then fled.

The truck was determined to be stolen. After a short pursuit, the vehicle drove into a field and troopers and law enforcement partners set up a perimeter. The NSP Aviation Support Division and Police Service Dog Division were called in to assist in the search. Officers with Nebraska Game and Parks and the Cuming County Sheriff’s Office also assisted.

After nearly four hours, both suspects were found in separate locations about a mile apart, close to where the pursuit began. Both were arrested for possession of stolen property, flight to avoid arrest, and possession of methamphetamine.

Rodney King, 49, of Centerville, South Dakota, and Connie Dominguez, 45, of Wayne, Nebraska, were lodged in Thurston County Jail.