OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body covered by snow in eastern Nebraska.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says the body was found Monday in a wooded ravine near the Douglas County and Washington County line. It’s unclear whether the adult body belonged to a man or a woman.

Investigators went to the location after a tip that a body may be there. Sheriff Mike Robinson says the death is suspicious, but he didn’t release additional information.

Detectives from both Douglas and Washington counties were at the scene Tuesday morning processing evidence.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A couple faces felony animal cruelty charges in the deaths of 30 animals at their Dodge County farm.

Roland and Lori Peterson appeared in court Tuesday in connection with the deaths of 30 dogs, cats, horses and goats between December 2012 and August.

Prosecutors say the couple intentionally and recklessly killed the animals. Dodge County Attorney Oliver Glass filed charges in the case after deputies found decaying animals in a freezer at the farm.

The couple denies the allegations. Lori Peterson tells the station that she believes a highly contagious disease called the canine parvovirus killed the animals.

The couple will make their next court appearance in Dodge County court on Jan. 14. They have been released on bond.

CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy has been suspended from a Colorado school for kissing a girl on the cheek.

School officials in Canon City are accusing the boy of sexual harassment and they want it on his school record.

The boy’s mother says her son was suspended once before for kissing the girl and had disciplinary problems, but the girl did not object to being kissed.

A School District RE-1 official says the repeat offenses meet the school policy definition of sexual harassment and they hope the tough standards will force the boy to change his behavior.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A 43-year-old Fremont man has been given probation and must apologize for stealing his son’s identity.

Scott Ingalls was sentenced on Monday to a year of probation, 60 hours of community service and to pay a total of $4,900 in restitution.

Ingalls had pleaded guilty Oct. 28 to identity theft. He’d been arrested after opening a credit card account in his son’s name.

Judge Geoffrey Hall of Dodge County District Court told Ingalls he must write a letter of apology to the victim.

HICKMAN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say 30 horses have been rescued following an early morning fire at a barn near Hickman.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says the fire at the 13,600-square-foot Still Waters ranch began shortly after midnight Monday. First responders were able to get the horses out of the arena and stables, which did not catch fire.

The front part of the barn and a tack room was fully engulfed in flames when authorities arrived.

Lancaster County Sheriff Jerry Wagner says investigators believe an electrical malfunction caused the fire. Damages are estimated at $300,000.

DENVER (AP) — A Windsor meat company has recalled some 90,000 pounds of various meat and poultry products that were produced under unsanitary conditions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recalls Monday. Yauk’s Specialty Meats of Windsor, Colo., recalled:

— “Colorado Best Beef” brand various fresh, smoked and shelf-stable meat products.

— “James Ranch” brand jerky and summer sausage.

— “Rocky Plains Meats” brand hams, bacon, raw and smoked sausage, jerky and raw poultry.

— “John Long Farms” brand fresh and smoked pork products.

— “Horned Beef” brand jerky.

— “Mile High Hungarian Sausage” brand fresh and smoked bacon and sausage.

The products were produced between April 1, 2013, and Dec. 5, 2013 and can be identified by four-digit Julian dates ranging between 3091 and 3339. The products were sold in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been accused of severely beating his 6-month-old son.

Lincoln police charged 22-year-old Anthony Joseph Souza on Monday with felony child abuse in connection with an incident on Dec. 1. He was arrested Friday.

The boy’s mother called 911 to her apartment and police found the boy limp and unresponsive.

Souza told police he was carrying the baby and lost his grip and dropped him. Authorities say the boy’s severe injuries were not consistent with that account.

Investigators say they believe Souza threw his son against a door frame and closet.

A message left with the Lancaster County public defender’s office was not immediately returned Monday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska landowners and operators have until Jan. 17 to sign up for a federal conservation program.

The Conservation Stewardship Program provides financial aid to help farmers and ranchers conserve natural resources, including water and soil. The program is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Participants receive annual payments for the environmental benefits they produce on their operations.

Applications are accepted at any time, but for the deadline for the current ranking and funding period is Jan. 17.

Craig Derickson of the Natural Resources Conservation Service says contracts have gone into effect in all 93 counties, and cover about 4.8 million acres in Nebraska. Derickson says the program is popular in Nebraska because it doesn’t require farmers and ranchers to take their land out of production.

ADAMS, Neb. (AP) — A 21-year-old man has died in a pickup crash in southeast Nebraska.

The Gage County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the scene off South 162nd Road southeast of Adams around 8:15 a.m. Saturday.

Deputies found the pickup upside-down and the body of Phillip Schoen nearby. Deputies say Schoen lived outside of Pickrell.

The crash is being investigated.