LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Department of Roads has identified $10.2 billion in projects that it says are needed over the next 20 years.

The annual report was released on Monday at a legislative hearing.

Randy Peters, the department’s director, says about half of Nebraska’s construction money comes from the federal government. Some revenue also comes from the Build Nebraska Act, a state law that diverts sales tax revenue into roads projects.

The department estimates that $6.6 billion is needed for pavement restoration and $3.3 billion is needed for rural bridges and reshaping rural roads over two decades. Another $285.6 million will be needed for urban road- and bridgework, and $179.6 is required for railroad crossings.

Funding needs were identified by department staff, the State Highway Commission and the public.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Security researchers say they’ve discovered a vulnerability in Apple’s software, called “Masque Attack,” that hackers could use to steal sensitive information from iPhones or iPads by tricking device owners into downloading a malicious app.

The app can be designed to look like an update for a legitimate app the owner is already using for email, banking or other purposes, according to researchers at the FireEye cyber-security company. Hackers can send the malicious app in a link, contained in a “phishing” email or text that looks like it comes from a trusted source.

FireEye says it hasn’t seen any hackers use the flaw yet. But it’s warning users not to install apps that don’t come from the official Apple store. FireEye says it has notified Apple, which did not immediately comment.

BRIDGEPORT, Neb. (AP) — A 53-year-old Alliance man has died in a head-on collision in the Nebraska Panhandle.

The accident occurred a little after 1p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 385, about two miles south of the intersection with state Route 62A in Morrill County.

The patrol says Virgil Kohler had been driving on south when his vehicle crossed the center line and rammed a northbound semitrailer driven by 49-year-old Alicia Alfaro, of Arizona. The patrol says Kohler died at the scene. Alfaro was taken to a Bridgeport hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska teenager who told officers he’d been texting before a fatal collision has been given two years of probation.

The boy’s license was revoked for 19 months. As part of his probation, he must prepare and present a program about the dangers of using cellphones while driving.

The boy was sentenced last week. He’d pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide and texting while driving. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes.

The collision occurred around 11:30 p.m. on July 31, about four miles east of Sidney on U.S. Highway 30. Authorities say 19-year-old Karman “JoJo” Reichman was fatally injured when her vehicle ran into a vehicle driven by the boy, who was 16 at the time.

• Today: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
• Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -6. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -9. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Many of Nebraska’s senior senators are expressing hope that the Legislature and Gov.-elect Pete Ricketts will collaborate next year on property taxes and an overhaul of two state agencies.

Lawmakers will convene on January with 17 new members who were elected to seats that came open due to term limits. Some senators say they anticipate more debate over property taxes. They’re also likely to debate reforms for Nebraska’s prison system and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Ricketts, a Republican, cruised to a victory Tuesday amid promises that he would seek to lower property taxes and draw more manufacturing jobs to the state.

Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha says he’s optimistic that lawmakers and Ricketts will find common ground even if they don’t agree on every issue.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — One person has died in a car crash on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska.

The crash happened Friday afternoon in the eastbound lanes of the interstate, just east of North Platte.

The Nebraska State Patrol says the person killed was the only one of five in the car who had not been wearing a seat belt at the time of the 5 p.m. crash.

Two others in the car were taken to a North Platte hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Authorities have not yet released the name of the person killed, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Public Power District is conducting a series of eight public hearings across Central Nebraska concerning its proposed for a new 345,000-volt transmission line.

The meetings on the proposed line, known as the “R-Project” will be held in Loup, Garfield and Wheeler counties.

The line is meant to relieve congestion among the existing lines and to enhance the electric transmission system, as well as to provide opportunities for more renewable energy.

The hearings will be held Monday afternoon in Burwell, Monday evening in Taylor and Wednesday afternoon in Bartlett.

After the hearings, there will be a 30-day comment period, ending Dec. 12.

Those wanting more information can visit www.nppd.com/rproject .

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A national survey of gas prices reports that the average cost of U.S. regular grade gas dropped 13 cents per gallon in the last two weeks.

Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the average for regular grade gas is $2.94 per gallon, while midgrade averages $3.18 and premium $3.34. Retail diesel averages $3.64.

Lundberg said the price has dropped 78 cents per gallon since its peak in May.

She said the drop has been driven by a decrease in the price of crude oil. She forecasts that will come to an end now unless oil prices drop further.

In the Lower 48 states, San Francisco had the highest average price at $3.27 per gallon, while Memphis, Tennessee, had the lowest average at $2.65.

The average price for a gallon of regular in Nebraska is $3.08.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are looking for the person who killed a puppy on a western Nebraska roadside.

Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman says witnesses reported seeing a man throwing a puppy across the road on Thursday night.

One witness told authorities she had heard a puppy crying and saw the man throw the puppy across the road. She said the dog tried to crawl under a truck to hide, but the man picked up the puppy and threw it to the ground at least three more times.

Sheriff’s deputies say they found the dog dead. It was a female tan and white collie mix with a pink collar.

Witnesses told deputies that the man who killed the dog got into a small black pickup with a white camper shell.