LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Wyoming man who argued that his speedy trial rights in a fatal crash case were violated and that all charges against him should be dismissed.

Edward Hood, of Sheridan, Wyoming, was charged with six counts — including driving under the influence — in the December 2013 crash on U.S. Highway 26 in western Nebraska that killed 62-year-old Terry Hofer of Ogallala and seriously injured another passenger in Hofer’s car.

Hood successfully argued to suppress blood and urine samples taken from him after the crash, and prosecutors unsuccessfully appealed.

Hood argued that the speedy trial clock should not have been stopped for prosecutors’ appeal. On Friday, the high court disagreed and ordered the manslaughter case against Hood to proceed.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former security supervisor for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has been indicted on federal child pornography charges.

Online court records say Brian Farrar is charged with receiving child pornography on Dec. 1 and with possessing child porn on March 29. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call Friday from The Associated Press.

A Health and Human Services Department spokeswoman said Farrar was a security supervisor at the Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Kearney and that’d he worked for the department from June 1996 through Thursday. She did not answer a question about whether he quit or was dismissed.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. is recalling about 4 million vehicles worldwide to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death.

The company said Friday that in rare cases, the car’s computers can go into test mode and the front air bags won’t inflate in a crash. The seat belts also may not function.

GM says the defect is linked to at least one death.

GM will notify customers and update the software for free.

The recall involves the 2014-2016 Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet SS and Spark EV; the 2014-2017 Buick Encore, GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Corvette, Trax, Caprice and Silverado; and the 2015-2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado HD, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL and Sierra HD and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV.

A North Platte woman is facing a felony assault charge after police say she assaulted her boyfriend.

At around 11:55 p.m., on September 8, North Platte police responded to the report of a disturbance in the 2300 block of East Philip.

Officers met with a 42-year-old male who advised that he had been in a relationship with Victoria Winder for the last several months.

He indicated that Winder does not live at the residence but had come over and refused to leave.

After the male requested that Winder leave several times, even asking a neighbor for help, Winder allegedly grabbed the victim’s arm and bit him several times.  Police say, after the alleged biting, Winder threw a potted plant at the man and struck him in the arm.

Investigator John Deal said the victim had injuries which corroborated his account of the assault.

An officer made contact with Winder and placed her under arrest.  Deal said she refused to talk to officers and was taken to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

The charge was enhanced to a felony because Winder has a previous domestic assault conviction.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a homicide that may be linked to Whiteclay, a Nebraska town that sells millions of cans of beer annually near South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Sheridan County Attorney Jamian Simmons confirmed the investigation Thursday into the death of Sherry Wounded Foot of Porcupine, South Dakota.

Simmons says Wounded Foot died of blunt force trauma to the head. Wounded Foot was taken from Whiteclay to a Pine Ridge hospital on Aug. 5, but Simmons says the ambulance crew that transported her didn’t see evidence of trauma. Whiteclay is known for having intoxicated people passed out in the streets.

Wounded Foot was later transferred to a Rapid City hospital. She was taken off life support Aug. 17 and driven back to the Pine Ridge hospital, where she died.

NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators are fining Wells Fargo $185 million for illegally opening millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.

The San Francisco-based bank will pay $100 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency created five years ago; $35 million to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and $50 million to the City and County of Los Angeles. It will also pay restitution to affected customers.

The CFPB says Wells Fargo sales staff opened more than 2 million bank and credit card accounts that may have not been authorized by customers.

In a statement, Wells Fargo said: “We regret and take responsibility for any instances where customers may have received a product that they did not request.”

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska state Sen. Bill Kintner is criticizing Sen. Ernie Chambers for mentioning his wife in an open letter that ridicules Kintner for having cybersex on a state laptop.

Kintner called the letter “absolutely inappropriate” in a statement released Thursday. Chambers has written a series of missives on state letterhead, making fun of Kintner in an attempt to pressure him to resign.

Kintner’s wife, Lauren Kintner, is a policy adviser to Gov. Pete Ricketts and has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. A letter Chambers distributed Tuesday does not mention her by name, but insinuates the senator had cybersex with a woman he met online because he was seeking things his wife lacked.

Chambers has said Kintner’s refusal to resign and shield his wife from embarrassment speaks to his character.

For those who have had their lives tragically touched by cancer, they know that the financial burdens faced by those undergoing cancer treatment can be just as burdensome as the disease itself.  Enter organizations like the Gift of Hope.

The Gift of Hope Annual Rummage sale will be held Saturday, September 24, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 1902 West Leota Street.

Organizers say donations of items can be dropped off at the church on Friday, September 23, from Noon to 2:00 pm, or they can be taken to Photographic Images, 401 West 5th Street, anytime prior to the 23rd.  Any items in good repair, except clothing, will be accepted.

The Gift of Hope Cancer Foundation provides assistance to cancer patients and their families in Western Nebraska.

Over 99 percent of the funds raised by the organization go directly back to cancer patients and their families to assist with expenses that aren’t covered by insurance.

In the last year, Gift of Hope has provided over $50,000 in assistance to over 50 cancer patients in Western Nebraska.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is adding about 1.5 million cars, SUVs and vans to a recall for doors that can pop open while the vehicles are moving.

The company says it’s adding the vehicles at the request of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall expansion includes the 2012 through 2015 Ford Focus, the 2013 to 2015 Ford Escape and C-Max, the 2015 Ford Mustang and Lincoln MKC and the 2014 through 2016 Ford Transit Connect small van.

Ford says a spring tab in the door latches can break, and the doors either won’t close or could pop open. Dealers will replace the latches for free.

The expansion brings the total number of vehicles recalled for the problem to nearly 2.4 million, including just over 2 million in the U.S.