LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Good Samaritans who break into a locked car to save a pet could be shielded from criminal charges and lawsuits under a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature.

Sen. Sara Howard of Omaha introduced a bill Tuesday that would grant immunity to a person who damages a vehicle to save an animal locked inside.

The measure would only apply if there was no other reasonable way to save the animal, and if the person believed the animal was in imminent danger.

The bill would also require the person breaking into the vehicle to contact authorities before taking action, place a note with contact information on the vehicle’s windshield or driver’s side door, and wait with the animal at a nearby safe location until authorities arrive.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker is pushing for a special new court that would focus on veterans.

Sen. John McCollister of Omaha introduced a bill Tuesday that would create the court for a three-year pilot project in Douglas County.

Veterans’ treatment courts have gained popularity in recent years as a way to treat current and former service members who are charged with minor offenses and suffering from service-related illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

The bill would require the Nebraska Supreme Court to determine the program’s feasibility at the end of the pilot and recommend whether to expand it to other counties.

MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 51-year-old man has died after a rollover accident near Stratton in southwest Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 7:55 a.m. Friday when the man’s car ran off U.S. Highway 34, struck a culvert and rolled. Authorities say he died later at a hospital in Benkelman.

Hitchcock County Sheriff D. Bryan Leggott identified the man as Christopher Klein, of McCook.

PINE BLUFFS, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a woman is dead after she rear-ended a commercial truck on Interstate 80 west of Pine Bluffs.

Sgt. David Wagener says 32-year-old Randi Amen, of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, crashed into the truck early Sunday morning and died later at a hospital.

Investigators say Amen was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash, and alcohol might have played a role.

The two people in the commercial truck, which was pulling a trailer, were not injured.

The crash marked the second highway fatality in Wyoming this year. There were seven fatalities by this time last year.

COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

01/11/2016 01:15:00 ASSIST OTH LAW ENF “NORTH PLATTE,
1 NORTH PLATTE
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 01:45:44 MOTOR VEH LIGHT REQUIREMENTS “RODEO RD /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 02:42:26 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “NP AIRPORT AUTHORITY,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 04:56:35 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE “EAST STATE FARM RD /S NEWBERRY RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 06:53:19 PROP DAMAGE-NO ALC RELAT “4TH ST /N BRYAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 07:27:24 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 08:00:34 72 HR PARKING VIOLATION “600 N EASTMAN AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 08:45:42 SPEEDING “1800 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 09:17:35 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL “400 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 09:44:18 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV “N WILLOW ST /W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 10:12:22 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “1000 S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 10:18:04 LOOSE ANIMALS “200 S ELM ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 10:42:57 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “W 6TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 10:51:03 ABANDONED VEHICLE “100 HOLIDAY FRONTAGE RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:08:58 MOTORIST ASSIST “POPLAR VIADUCT,
1 POPLAR VIADUCT
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:15:03 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1100 S TABOR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:23:56 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “300 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:25:20 ESCORT – CARPENTERS “CARPENTER MEMORIAL CHAPEL,
1616 W B St
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:44:12 THEFT BY EXER CONT-USE OF FRAUD CREDIT CARD “1100 S CARR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:45:38 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF “1600 E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 11:50:55 HARRASS-ANNOY PHONECALLS “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 12:50:57 WELFARE CHECK “400 W 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 13:07:02 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101

01/11/2016 13:25:33 PREF RIGHT OF WAY-STOP AND YIELD SIGNS “E 5TH ST /N Cottonwood ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 13:31:29 WELFARE CHECK “1900 JACKSON LN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 13:44:25 CITIZEN ASSIST “2700 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 14:19:31 ANIMAL COMPLAINT OTHER “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 15:36:33 NP CITY RABIES VACC REQUIRED “1000 E 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 15:45:35 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “3100 S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 16:04:12 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “3300 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 16:05:22 NP CITY LOOSE ANIMALS “1400 N SYCAMORE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 16:44:47 VIOL OF PROTECT ORD-DOM ABUSE “200 E LEOTA ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 16:54:33 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “1500E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 17:36:24 FOUND PROPERTY “1400 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 18:13:39 OTHER DISTURBANCE “800 W 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 20:29:00 CITIZEN ASSIST “1800 Burlington BL
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 20:57:39 OTHER DISTURBANCE “200 S ASH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 21:29:36 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE “300 S Dewey ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 22:27:32 REGISTRATION REQUIRED “BUFFALO BILL AV /W 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 23:03:10 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “NP AIRPORT AUTHORITY,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/11/2016 23:47:40 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE “1200 S Tabor AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/12/2016 01:45:09 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION “8th/ Dewey
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/12/2016 02:03:36 FLASHING SIGNALS “Leota ST / Jeffers ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/12/2016 03:19:20 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “NP AIRPORT AUTHORITY,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/12/2016 07:12:24 CITIZEN ASSIST “1400 E 12TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

01/12/2016 07:46:43 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “NP AIRPORT AUTHORITY,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Construction workers have begun to renovate the Nebraska statehouse’s four courtyards in preparation for the installation of several fountains.

Fountains were not a part of the original designs of the nearly century-old courtyards, according to Capitol Administrator Bob Ripley. So construction, such as laying down pipe, for the fountains poses many logistical challenges.

The addition of fountains and a set of murals had been delayed during the Great Depression. The murals were later added to the statehouse in 1996.

Ripley says the $2.7 million installation project should be done by the end of the year, in time for Nebraska’s 150th birthday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska could require high school students to pass the federal government’s civics exam for United States citizenship if a bill in the Legislature becomes law.

Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha introduced a measure Monday that would require students to answer at least 70 percent of the test’s questions correctly before they graduate. If passed, the bill would go into effect during the 2017 school year.

The Joe Foss Institute, a civic education group that champions the measure, says nine states have passed similar laws. The other states are Idaho, Utah, Arizona, North Dakota, South Dakota, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Tennessee and South Carolina.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s school security director wants districts to improve security by identifying and reporting potential attackers before they strike.

Jolene Palmer is recommending a set of guidelines that call for school districts to use “behavioral threat assessments” standards to identify and report suspicion or concern.

Palmer says she will use the standards to assess the level of security in each of the state’s 1,130 public schools. She has an Aug. 31, 2017, deadline to conduct the assessment.

Officials from several Omaha metro area school districts say they already have processes to identify threats, but those processes are likely to become more formalized in years to come.

But some education leaders, like state school board member Glen Flint, are concerned about the possibility for schools to misidentify potential threats.