A judge finalized the details of Mark Cross’ sentence last week. He will get credit for 64 days of jail time he has already served, and he will be supervised for 18 months after his release.

Prosecutors say Cross went to the Team Chevrolet car dealership in February and tried to get a loan for $70,592 in his brother Joel Cross’ name.

Police became involved after Joel Cross started getting letters from a finance company about someone trying to purchase a vehicle.

Dealership officials told police they became suspicious of Mark Cross after he couldn’t provide an accurate Social Security number.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State officials say young Nebraska boaters should remember to take a required safety course before operating watercraft this summer.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reminded Nebraska boaters last week that boat operators born after Dec. 31, 1985 are required to be certified in boater safety.

These drivers need a valid certificate proving they have completed a boating safety course. Nonresidents need a certificate from their state.

Applicants can study at home for a three-hour course review with a proctored exam or attend a six-hour course with a proctored exam.

Home study materials and a list of boater safety classes across the state can be found at BoatSafeNebraska.org.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Organizers say more than 80 employers will attend the Hero2Hired career fair for veterans Wednesday in Lincoln.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center, 4100 N. 84th St. It’s free and open to active-duty service members, National Guard and reserve members, veterans, their spouses and working-age dependents.

The Nebraska Department of Labor will provide resume assistance at an employment workshop scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to upload their resumes in NEworks.nebraska.gov before the event.

Veterans and employers can register online through Eventbrite.com. Walk-ins are welcome.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new audit says Nebraska tourism officials used state money to reimburse a marketing firm for alcohol and cigarettes, accepted meals from contractors and paid $44,000 in speaking fees for a 90-minute speech by a corporate executive.

The blistering state audit released Friday highlights numerous questionable expenses by the Nebraska Tourism Commission.

Auditors say commission officials accepted meals from state vendors without properly reporting them. The audit says commission officials also paid nearly $19,000 to move an existing state employee from Sidney to Kearney.

Commission Director Kathy McKillip says none of the activity was illegal or fraudulent, and the marketing firm has repaid all of the money that was not reimbursable under state rules. McKillip says the audit was a learning experience for her agency, which was created in 2012.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson and his counterpart in Oklahoma are joining a lawsuit aimed at halting legal marijuana in Colorado.

The two states asked to be added as plaintiffs this month in a case being considered by an appeals court in Denver.

The appeal combines two separate cases: one on behalf of a Colorado couple who own land near a recreational marijuana growing facility and another brought one by a group of sheriffs from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.

Oklahoma and Nebraska argue they have “unique sovereign interests” in stopping marijuana from crossing their state borders, and that they shouldn’t be left out as the court weighs the issue.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied considering a similar lawsuit by states in March.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A slow-moving system is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to the Panhandle and other parts of western Nebraska.

The National Weather Service says snow depth Friday evening and Saturday will depend on elevation, but the snow will be heavy with moisture. Three to 4 inches could land in Scottsbluff, with more to the south in Sidney and Kimball.

Four to 7 inches of snow also is in the forecast for the northern Sandhills.

Yesterday and today haven’t turned out very well for a handful of sex offenders in North Platte and Lincoln County who haven’t complied with the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Act.

According to Lt. Steve Reeves of the North Platte Police Department, on April 28, North Platte Police, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Nebraska State Patrol and the United States Marshal’s Office conducted a joint operation to ensure that sex offenders in the community are following the provisions set forth in the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Act.

As a result of the operation, numerous individuals were arrested and charged with failure to comply with the Sex Offender Registration Act.  Those arrested were:

• Benjamin Z. Brown, 21
• Clarence R. Compton, 57
• Wray D. Dodrill, 30
• Brandon J. Fox, 37
• Jamie L. Johnston, 27
• Matthew W. Martens, 31
• Tyler J. Norwood, 23
• Brian D. Rotert, 35
• Orlando R. Sanchez, 36
• Victor R. Woods, 49

The Nebraska Legislature has said that state policy should assist the efforts of local law enforcement agencies to protect their communities, by requiring sex offenders to register with local law enforcement.

The investigation is ongoing, according to Reeves.  Details about each individual arrest weren’t released.

The United States Marshal’s Service will provide more information when the operation has concluded.  The Marshal’s Service says over 95 residents were checked for compliance.

According to a news release the service has assisted local and state officers in conducting more than 300,000 sex offender compliance checks in the country since 2009.

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — Outdoor outfitter Cabela’s has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a complaint from federal regulators that investors were misled about the Sydney-based company’s 2012 profitability ratios.

Cabela’s chief financial officer, Ralph Castner, also will pay $50,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the settlement, Castner and Cabela’s didn’t admit or deny wrongdoing.

The SEC says Cabela’s shouldn’t listed in its financial statements an intercompany fee that World’s Foremost Bank, the retailer’s wholly owned credit card bank, paid parent company Cabela’s. The company had told investors that “all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.”

The SEC says the fee made Cabela’s profit margin look better than it was.

The company and Castner declined to comment specifically about the allegation.