LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A hearing on whether to renew the liquor licenses of four Nebraska beer stores near South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will air live online.

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications says it will provide a video web stream of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission’s hearing on Thursday. The hearing at the Capitol is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Central Time.

The commission hearing comes amid increased scrutiny on Whiteclay, a tiny Nebraska village on the reservation’s south border. Whiteclay’s four beer stores sold the equivalent of 3.5 million cans of beer in 2015 despite having only a dozen residents. Pine Ridge is plagued by alcoholism despite a tribal alcohol ban.

Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Executive Director Hobie Rupe says the hearing will focus on whether the village has adequate law enforcement.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed three student representatives to the State College System Board of Trustees.

Ricketts announced Monday that Chadron State College sophomore Ashley Goad, Peru State College sophomore Treyten Nelson and Wayne State College junior Jayme Krejci will serve on the board during the 2017-18 school year.

The Nebraska State College System consists of three colleges with a combined 9,000 students. The governor appoints a non-voting student representative from each college.

The board of trustees meets at least five times a year and approves tuition and salaries for college employees.

An 88-year-old Kearney woman, who formerly lived in North Platte, has died several days after she was struck by a vehicle.

The Kearney Police Department says Paula Newmyer was walking in the parking lot of the Kearney Walmart at around 2:57 p.m., last Thursday, when she was struck by a pickup that was backing out of a parking stall.

Newmyer was transported to CHI Health Good Samaritan hospital where a news release says she passed away this weekend.

No charges have been filed against the 18-year-old driver at this time, but the case is still under investigation.  An autopsy has been ordered.

Newmyer and her husband Dan were long-time residents of North Platte before moving to Kearney.  Paula worked for many years at Hirschfeld’s in Downtown North Platte.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska residents will be able to display their opposition to abortion on their license plates under a bill passed by the state Legislature.

Senators voted 35-5 Monday to send a bill creating “Choose Life” license plates to Gov. Pete Ricketts, who is expected to sign it.

The plates will cost $5 more than standard license plates, and revenue will supplement federal funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Senators who opposed the bills say controversial speech does not belong on state-issued license plates. They say people who want the plates should get bumper stickers or pay to create organizational plates instead.

Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus says the vote clears the way for more battles over speech on license plates and will waste the Legislature’s time.

A North Platte man is facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend and held her against her will.

At around 5:27 p.m., on Sunday, officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of South Walnut Street on the report of a stabbing.

According to Investigator John Deal, officers arrived and met with a 33-year-old female and a 44-year-old male in the street near the residence.

Deal says the male had serious lacerations to his arm and it was determined that he had been cut by Justin Vieyra, who was still reportedly inside the residence.  Deal says officers approached the residence and were able to talk Vieyra out and take him into custody without incident.

Deal says their investigation revealed the Vieyra and the female had previously been in a relationship.  He said Vieyra lives at the residence and the female agreed to come over and discuss previous problems.

At one point, investigators say an argument broke out and Vieyra allegedly locked the front door and refused to let the female leave.  The female victim told police that Vieyra, during the argument, threw a chair at her and hit her.  She reported that he then put her in a chokehold which cut off her breathing.

The female told officers that she had texted her current boyfriend earlier and told him that the conversation wasn’t going well.  Deal says the boyfriend then drove to the residence where he could hear the female screaming inside.  The boyfriend told investigators that he kicked the front door to get Vieyra’s attention so the female could escape.  When he kicked the door, the lower half broke, leaving a large hole.

Then things got even more out of control. The female told officers that Vieyra told her he would kill her boyfriend if he showed up.  So, when he did, Vieyra allegedly grabbed a large kitchen knife, ran to the front door and began stabbing the male through the hole in the door.

While Vieyra attacked the male, Deal says the female was able to escape out the back door.  The male was then able to get away from the door just before officers arrived.

Deal says the male was transported to Great Plains Health with several large lacerations to his arms.  The injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening.

Officers were able to recover a large knife from the scene which they believe was used in the attack.

Vieyra was transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center and jailed on charges of attempted 2nd-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, false imprisonment, strangulation, all felonies, and a misdemeanor domestic assault charge.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Results from a monthly survey of business supply managers show a slight slip in the economic conditions in nine Midwest and Plains states.

The Mid-America Business Conditions Index report released Monday says the overall economic index for the region dropped to 60.1 in March from 60.5 in February. It’s the first index decline in five months.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the figures still point to a healthy regional manufacturing economy.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

MINATARE, Neb. (AP) — A Bayard man is scheduled to be sentenced April 25 for the crash death of an Alliance woman.

Court records say 29-year-old Trevor Teichroeb pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

The Nebraska State Patrol says 68-year-old Barbara Fritzler was fatally injured Oct. 18 while waiting for a pilot car at a construction site on U.S. Highway 26, about a mile and a half east of Minatare. The patrol says Teichroeb’s pickup truck rammed into the rear of Fritzler’s car, knocking it into a vehicle ahead of hers.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Endurance athletes are invited to sign up for a 191-mile race down the Cowboy Trail in May.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the second annual Cowboy Ultra Run will be held May 20-21 for individuals and teams.

The race will cover the entire Cowboy Trail between Valentine and Norfolk. That trail is the longest former stretch of railroad to be converted into a trail in the United States.

The event will be limited to 75 people. Registration is $70 per person.

More information is available online at http://bit.ly/2noIciB or by calling 402-432-3622.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An effort to unite Nebraska business and farm groups behind a sweeping tax plan is on shaky ground as both sides argue over which taxes should be cut.

The state’s largest business groups are calling for income tax cuts, while some leading farm groups say lawmakers should continue their focus on lowering property taxes. Gov. Pete Ricketts is touting a plan that he says would help them both, but its fate remains uncertain.

Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion, chairman of the Revenue Committee, says he’s still hopeful the groups will reach some agreement before the session ends, but he is concerned the dispute could derail the whole package.

Some senators say lawmakers shouldn’t consider tax cuts when the state faces longer-term challenges with its prison system and mental health services.