LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The son of a former University of Nebraska athletic director has been charged with producing child pornography.

18-year-old Jack Eichorst appeared Friday in Lancaster County Court on Friday, where a judge allowed Eichorst to be released on a personal recognizance bond.

Eichorst had been arrested last year on suspicion of the sexual assault of two minors, but prosecutors opted not to bring that charge. Eichorst’s attorney, Sean Brennan, says Eichorst is autistic and that his level of sophistication and maturity is well below that of an 18-year-old.

Eichorst is the son of former University of Nebraska Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst, who was fired Sept. 21 after a five-year stint on the job.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The state treasurer’s office is seeking to return $170 million in unclaimed property to more than 350,000 Nebraskans and former Nebraskans.

The names of nearly 31,000 people owed money or property will be published in state newspapers this month and in April. A list of those owed unclaimed property may be found on the office’s website at www.treasurer.org.

Under state law, the state treasurer is responsible for handling unclaimed property. Examples include health claim payments, dividends, utility deposits, life insurance proceeds, wages, stocks, outstanding checks, safety deposit boxes and unused gift certificates.

The list of names of those owed money or property will appear in the Omaha World-Herald and Scottsbluff Star-Herald on Sunday. It will be published in 14 more Nebraska newspapers in the coming weeks.

The Director of the North Platte Housing authority is facing numerous felony charges following an investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

On March 1, 2018, Investigators of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office made contact with 42-year old Hershey resident, Jennifer Smith. Smith was arrested and placed in the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Smith was charged with Theft by Deception, Value $5000.00 or more a Class IIA Felony, Aiding Consummation of a Felony a Class IV Felony, Unauthorized use of a Financial Transaction Device, Value $5000.00 or more a Class IIA Felony, and Two Counts of Pattern of Racketeering Activity or Collection of an Unlawful Debt a Class III Felony.

This Investigation into this case continues and additional charges are pending.

Mid-Plains Community College students will pay $3 more per credit hour beginning the fall 2018 term. The MPCC Board of Governors voted to raise resident tuition from $89 per credit hour to $92, an increase of 2.88 percent, at their meeting Wednesdaynight.

The $15 per credit hour service fee will not change. The total resident tuition and fees will be $107 per credit hour. A student taking 15 hours of credit classes will pay an additional $45 per semester. The resident senior citizen rate will be $32 per credit hour.

MPCC offers in-state tuition to students residing in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Non-resident tuition will increase $4 per credit hour or 3.05 percent. That equates to a change in tuition and fees from $131 to $135 beginning in the fall of 2018. It should be noted that non-resident tuition represents 130 percent more than resident tuition. The non-resident senior citizen rate will be $42 per credit hour.

The Board also approved new room and board rates for 2018-19. The cost of housing in both McCook and North Platte will increase by $50 per semester across the board.

“Based on projections from some of the other community colleges in Nebraska, MPCC’s increase in tuition is the second lowest in the state,” said MPCC President Ryan Purdy. “It’s difficult to compare housing because of the numerous options available, but it would appear that on average MPCC has the lowest room and board costs within the rest of the state’s community colleges.”