NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a crop-dusting plane landed in an open field after striking a power line in southeast Nebraska.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office says the pilot found a spot to alight about 6 miles (10 kilometers) southwest of Nebraska City near where the line was hit Thursday evening. Chief Deputy Mike Holland said Friday a farmer who’d seen the plane land took the pilot to a hospital, where the pilot was treated and released.

Holland identified the pilot as 39-year-old Kyle Gress, who lives in Unadilla.

Federal officials have arrived to investigate the accident.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln judge has ruled in favor of an exotic dancer who sued a club where she performed, saying she qualifies as an employee and is owed thousands of dollars in back pay.

Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong ruled this week that the club, called Shakers, owes Elizabeth Mays more than $7,500.

Mays had a lease agreement with Shakers, where she worked from March 2012 to February 2014 and kept tips.

Shakers attorney Bob Creager argued Mays was neither an independent contractor nor an employee and shouldn’t get hourly pay because she benefited from the lease agreement.

But the judge ruled that Mays qualified as an employee under state law.

Shakers’ attorney didn’t immediately respond to phone messages left by The Associated Press seeking comment Friday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified an inmate who died at a hospital after suffering a medical problem at the Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln.

First responders were called to the jail a little before 2 a.m. Thursday. Lincoln police say 54-year-old Terry Flournoy, of Lincoln, was alone in his cell when he experienced a “medical crisis” and was taken to a Lincoln hospital, where he died.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says Flournoy had a “complex medical history.”

Authorities say an officer arrested Flournoy on Wednesday afternoon after learning of an outstanding misdemeanor trespassing warrant against him.

Police say jail staff expressed concern over Flournoy’s high blood pressure and took him to a hospital. He was soon sent back to the jail, where he later suffered medical distress.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate has died at a hospital after suffering some sort of medical problem at the Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln.

First responders were called to the jail a little before 2 a.m. Thursday.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says the man was alone in his cell when he experienced a “medical crisis.” Bliemeister says the inmate died after being taken to a Lincoln hospital.

The chief says there’s no indication a crime was involved in the man’s death and says the man had a “complex medical history.”

The man’s name and other information about him haven’t been released. State law requires a grand jury investigation any time a person dies in custody or while being arrested.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A memorial dedicated to Vietnam veterans will soon be unveiled in northeast Nebraska.

An engraved stone and the engraved benches surrounding it will be revealed to the public and dedicated to the veterans on Sunday at the Norfolk Veterans’ Home.

The idea behind the memorial and its design came from Bruce Bounds, who served as a U.S. Navy corpsman in Vietnam. Bounds says the image on the 9-foot-tall, 17,000-pound granite stone is a man who is half young soldier and half older civilian. He says the image represents the turmoil of the young veteran and the older veteran who feels like they left part of themselves in Vietnam.

Speakers at the unveiling include Retired Col. Jon Beckenhauer and Nebraska Lt. Gov. Mike Foley.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new Omaha initiative is urging people in five of the city’s neighborhoods to try alternative transportation so residents can improve their health and the environment.

Midtown on the Move wants residents in the selected neighborhoods to experiment one day a week from Friday through June by traveling on buses, bikes, on foot or by shared car rides.

Daniel Lawse, one of the organizers behind the initiative, hopes that at least 1,000 of the 12,000 people living in the neighborhoods will participate. He says almost 300 people have signed up in advance of a launch party that will be held Thursday.

According to Lawse, Midtown on the Move chose the Midtown area because of the population’s diversity in age and income.