(AP) — An Omaha woman accused of pulling a gun on a paramedic has been convicted.

Twenty-four-year-old Justine Dubois made the pleas Wednesday to charges of threats, theft and other crimes. Her sentencing is scheduled for January. Prosecutors dropped other charges in exchange for Dubois’ pleas.

Dubois was arrested July 1, accused of driving a stolen car. Officers say she appeared to have a seizure in an Omaha police car. In an ambulance taking her to a hospital, she pulled a gun and started making threats. Police say two shots were fired as Dubois and a paramedic struggled over the gun. One shot hit Dubois in a leg. The other shot caused minor wounds to the paramedic’s abdomen.

Dubois admitted the gun was in the waistband of her pants.

(AP) — Colorado’s hearty embrace of a 25 percent marijuana tax this week could prove a turning point for legalization backers. They’ve long argued that weed should come out of the black market and contribute to state revenues instead of prison populations.

But it’s too soon to say how much revenue the marijuana taxes in Colorado and Washington will produce when retail sales begin next year.

Colorado’s vote Tuesday showed there’s an appetite for the tax benefits, which the state estimates at nearly $70 million a year. Voters approved by a 2-to-1 margin an excise and sales tax that could add more than 25 percent to the sales price of weed.

Washington’s tax rate is steeper. Many will be watching to see how much the states collect and whether smokers stay in the black market.

(AP) — A 29-year-old York woman has made a plea deal and been convicted in an abuse case involving a vulnerable adult.

Lindey Steider pleaded no contest earlier this week after prosecutors lowered her charges. Prosecutors also are recommending probation for Steider.

Deputy York County Attorney Benjamin Dennis says an elderly woman with significant health issues employed Steider for help with daily tasks.

Dennis says that when Steider went grocery shopping for her employer, Steider bought items for herself but charged them to the woman’s food stamp card.

Dennis also says restitution has already been paid.

Steider’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 2.

(AP) — Rob Ford says he loves his job and will stay on as mayor of Toronto despite admitting for the first time that he smoked crack.

Ford said Tuesday he will continue in his job and will seek re-election next year.

Ford earlier acknowledged he smoked crack “probably a year ago” when he was in a “drunken stupor,” an admission that immediately intensified the pressure on him to resign.

The allegations that the mayor of Canada’s largest city had been caught on video smoking crack surfaced in news reports in May. Ford initially insisted the video didn’t exist, sidestepped questions about whether he had ever smoked crack and rebuffed growing calls on him to step down.

Following his admission, Ford’s approval rating among the people of Toronto went up.

(AP) — A Portland, Ore.-area middle school football coach who said he was willing to lose his job rather than back down from plans for a team party at Hooters has lost his job.

The athletic director for the Corbett School District, Jean-Paul Soulagnet, sent a letter to parents Monday night telling them the end-of-season awards party at Hooters was no longer a Corbett Middle School event.

The athletic director also fired coach Randy Burbach for refusing to choose a more appropriate location.

Burbach said he would not bow to pressure to move the party, because he always told his boys to stand up for what they believe in.

He believes Hooters is appropriate for families. The restaurant bills itself as “delightfully tacky,” and its waitresses wear skimpy outfits

(AP) — A 33-year-old Kansas slaying suspect has been convicted of five felony charges stemming from a shot-filled police chase in southeast Nebraska.

Johnson County court records say Michael Engstrom pleaded no contest on Monday to intentionally or knowingly attempting to cause serious injury by firing at five officers while fleeing from a robbery in neighboring Pawnee County. He also pleaded no contest to two Pawnee County charges.

Prosecutors dropped 16 other felony charges in exchange for Engstrom’s pleas. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13.

Kansas authorities say Engstrom and his wife, Jamie, are suspected of killing a Topeka man and wounding a woman on the afternoon of Feb. 13 before fleeing north into Nebraska. Jamie Engstrom has been given five years in a Nebraska prison.

(AP) — An international flight en route from Jamaica to Canada landed in Nebraska early Tuesday after an unruly passenger tried to open the plane’s door.

Sunwing airlines Flight 739 landed in Lincoln with about 140 passengers at 12:22 a.m. Tuesday.

Sunwing spokesman Daryl McWilliams says the incident began when four women on the flight taunted a 48-year-old Calgary man. The man became extremely agitated and tried to open the plane’s door.

The Boeing 737 spent 5½ hours on the tarmac while the FBI investigated before continuing on to its destination of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Passengers were given $75 flight vouchers.

The man was taken to a Lincoln hospital.

The four women who were involved in the incident were also removed from the flight.

Federal prosecutors have decided not to file charges.

(AP) — A 26-year-old Lincoln man who struggled with officers while holding his 5-week-old son has been given 30 to 48 months in prison.

Eric Stephenson Jr. told a judge on Tuesday that he didn’t intend to harm anyone.

Police say Stephenson holed up in his room at a Lincoln hotel for about 90 minutes on Nov. 2, 2012, after officers and state workers arrived with a court order to take custody of his son. Officer say Stephenson had said they’d have to kill him to get his son.

Officers broke through a window to get into the room and then struggled with Stephenson to pry the boy away from his father.

Stevenson later pleaded no contest to child abuse, and his parental rights were terminated.

(AP) — A grand jury has found that no crime was involved in the death of a Gage County inmate this past summer.

Authorities say Chad Gesin hanged himself in a jail cell on July 4 after he was arrested for assault and domestic assault. The Gage County Sheriff’s Office says Gesin was taken to the jail at about 5:15 p.m. and was discovered hanging in his cell just after 7 p.m. The 30-year-old died July 9 at a Lincoln hospital

The case was presented to the grand jury on Monday morning. The jury ruled later in the day that there was no criminal conduct in Gesin’s death.

State law requires a grand jury inquiry whenever someone dies in custody or while being arrested.

(AP) — A 64-year-old Nebraska City man has been given 18 months of probation for fatally injuring a pedestrian in a traffic accident.

Online court records say Larry Lawton pleaded no contest to misdemeanor careless driving and assault. He was fined $600 last week and must serve 50 hours of community service. Prosecutors reduced charges in exchange for Lawton’s pleas.

Authorities say Lawton’s vehicle struck William “Walkin’ Willie” Perkins in Nebraska City on Nov. 6. The 79-year-old Perkins died Nov. 27 at a Lincoln hospital.

Perkins got the nickname “Walkin’ Willie” because he used to walk 16 miles from Hamburg, Iowa, to Nebraska City to work or pick up his mail. Perkins later moved to Nebraska City and made daily rounds to visit friends in the downtown.