DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It looks to be a miserably hot weekend in parts of Iowa and Nebraska this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Des Moines and central and northern parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

The service says temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, combined with high humidity, will send heat index values into the triple digits in Nebraska on Saturday. The heat advisory will remain in effect for Des Moines and other parts of Iowa through Sunday evening.

The service cautions people in the advisory areas to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun and stay in an air-conditioned room, if possible.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is opening this year’s application period for big game hunting permits early next week.

The commission will begin taking applications at 1 p.m. on Monday, and applications will be accepted through June 24. A person may apply for only one elk permit and one buck or either-sex antelope permit at that time.

Drawings for the permits will take place in early June, and residents will get preference over nonresidents.

Beginning on July 11, residents, nonresidents and eligible landowners may buy remaining deer and antelope permits, and residents and eligible landowners may buy remaining elk permits.

UPDATE: (3:30 p.m., June 11)

According to the Lincoln Police Department, Armon Dixon has been taken into custody.  The whereabouts of Timothy Clausen is still unknown.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities continue to search for two inmates who escaped from a maximum security prison in Lincoln on Friday.

The Nebraska State Patrol says that 37-year-old Armon Dixon and 52-year-old Timothy Clausen — both convicted rapists — had still not been found by midday Saturday. The patrol says it and officials with local departments and the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services would participate later in the day in a news conference.

After a head count Friday afternoon, prison officials confirmed that Dixon and Clausen were missing. The search Friday focused on the Lincoln area.

Dixon is serving a virtual life sentence for the violent, armed rapes of two women in separate attacks in 2009. Clausen is serving time for first-degree sexual assault of a child and tampering with a juror.

GIBBON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say canoeists paddling on the Platte River have discovered a body in a channel in some brush.

The canoeists came across the body Friday afternoon.

Buffalo County Sheriff Capt. Bob Anderson says the body was clothed and was found around 4:30 p.m. near the Bassway Strip Wildlife Management Area. Authorities have not yet released other details, such as the identity of the person found or how long the body had been there.

An autopsy has been ordered by the Buffalo County Attorney’s Office.

Anderson said he is not unaware of any people who have been reported missing in the Kearney area.

A deadly two-day period on Nebraska roadways has the Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Department of Roads, and their safety partners urging motorists and pedestrians to do their part to reduce serious injury and fatality crashes through voluntary compliance with all traffic safety laws.

10 people were killed in six separate crashes from Wednesday, June 8, through Thursday June 9.  The crashes occurred in Adams, Dakota, Kearney, Lincoln, Merrick and Platte Counties.

Of the 10 motor vehicle occupants killed two were wearing seat belts. Six were not wearing seat belts and restraint use is unknown for two of the fatalities.

“While the circumstances of each crash are unique, one common denominator is the failure to buckle up,” said Field Services Major Mike Gaudreault. “Wearing a seat belt correctly increases your odds of surviving a crash by up to 50%. We encourage all motorists to put the odds in their favor and wear their seat belt every trip, every time.”

To-date in 2016, 85 people have died on Nebraska roadways compared with 105 people on this date a year ago.  Of the 85 fatalities in 2016, 67 have been passenger vehicle occupants, with 49 (73%) unbelted.

Captain Gaudreault said, “During the summer months we typically see increased traffic including more pedestrians and cyclist on our roadways. By watching out for each other, and complying with all traffic safety laws we can all help keep our roadways safe.”

As of Friday night, June 10, the Nebraska State Patrol in conjunction with the Lincoln Police Department, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and the Metro Area Fugitive Task Force continues to search for two escapees from the Lincoln Correctional Center.

Inmate Armon Dixon, 37, and Inmate Timothy Clausen, 52, were last seen wearing tan pants and gray long sleeved shirts. The two inmates have been on the run since evading officers following a short pursuit in a stolen pickup. The vehicle was abandoned by the two suspects after hitting a parked car in the area of 18^th and H streets just before 10:30 a.m. Friday morning.

The search for the two inmates has been concentrated in the area south of the Capitol as well as an area in south Lincoln near Highway 77^th and Saltillo Road.

Just before 6:00 p.m., officers sighted a male matching the description of inmate Armon Dixon near the area of 17^th and G streets.  Multiple resources were utilized to search the area, with no sign of the suspect found.

Citizens are urged to be vigilant as the search for the escapees continues. Dixon is an African-American male, 5’9”, 152 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair. Clausen is an African-American male, 5’8”, 160 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair. The public is advised to not approach the escapees who are considered dangerous.

“We encourage residents to keep a watchful eye out and to report any suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately,” said Lt. Colonel Thomas Schwarten, Assistant Superintendent Nebraska State Patrol.  “We continue to follow leads and the search for the suspects is ongoing.”

Anyone who sees an individual matching the description of the escapees should call 911, the Nebraska State Patrol Highway Helpline at *55 from any cell phone or Lincoln Crimestoppers at (402) 475-3600.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prison officials say two inmates convicted of sexual assault have escaped from the Lincoln Correctional Center.

After a head count Friday afternoon, the Department of Correctional Services confirmed that 37-year-old Armon Dixon and 52-year-old Timothy Clausen were missing.

Dixon is in prison for charges including first-degree sexual assault, robbery and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

Department records also show Clausen is serving time for first-degree sexual assault of a child and tampering with a juror.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials are trying to limit the spread of the emerald ash borer after the invasive insect that kills ash trees was discovered in Omaha.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine to prevent ash nursery stock from leaving the area, and a state senator announced Wednesday she will seek an increase in funding for a grant program to help remove and replace trees.

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says the beetle was found in a Pulaski Park tree in Omaha. With Nebraska added to the list, there are now 27 states where the pest has been confirmed since 2002.

Department Director Greg Ibach has said the beetle’s presence in the state is not a surprise considering nearby states that already have infestations, including Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld Nebraska’s rules governing the state’s real estate industry, dismissing a California real estate broker’s contention that the rules violate her free speech rights.

A 2010 law gave state regulators the authority to issue cease and desist orders against anyone who performs the duties of a real estate broker without holding a Nebraska license.

Leslie Rae Young said those changes restricted her ability to advertise Nebraska properties on real estate websites — a violation, she said, of her free speech rights.

But on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that said Young was acting as broker under Nebraska law, and that the state has a right to regulate professions, such as real estate brokerage.