(AP) — A Maine judge has ruled that an 11-year-old girl charged with manslaughter in the death of an infant remains incompetent to stand trial.

The judge said Friday the Fairfield girl’s detention and conditions of release are unchanged, pending further discussion of her ability to stand trial.

The girl was 10 when she was charged with manslaughter in the death of 3-month-old Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway in July. The infant was staying at the home of the girl’s mother, who was babysitting her.

The infant’s mother was told she died from suffocation and had trace amounts of a medication that the girl had been taking in her system.

The girl’s lawyer could not be reached for comment Saturday.

 

(AP) — An Omaha police officer has been ordered to answer prosecutors’ questions about the March arrests of three brothers that led to four officers being fired.

Douglas County District Judge Peter Bataillon ordered Officer Dyea L. Rowland to cooperate with prosecutors in the evidence-tampering case against fired Officer James Kinsella.

Prosecutors sought the order, fearing Rowland would refuse to testify based on her right against self-incrimination.

The case stems from the March 21 arrest of three brothers that was secretly recorded by a neighbor. The recording shows a man being punched by an officer while he was restrained.

Prosecutors say Kinsella illegally confiscated a cellphone memory card from the man’s brother, who also videotaped the arrest, and threw the card away.

(AP) — A Winnebago teen has died in a one-vehicle rollover crash.

The crash happened early Saturday morning just south of the Winnebago Indian Reservation.

The Nebraska State Patrol says 17-year-old Mary Miller was traveling at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 75 around 2 a.m. when her vehicle blew a tire. Investigators say the vehicle went out of control, collided with a grove of trees, rolled and came to rest on its top in a ditch.

Patrol officials say Miller was not wearing a seat beat when the crash occurred.

(AP) — A Nebraska man is among seven people reportedly lost at sea between New Zealand and Australia.

The family 27-year-old  learned on Friday that New Zealand authorities concluded a classic American schooner carrying seven people sank between New Zealand and Australia earlier this month. Jackson’s family says he was aboard the “Nina.”

Jackson graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2009 with a degree in environmental studies and was a page for U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson in 2006.

He worked on a farm west of Lincoln and with his father on a ranch near Bassett.

His family says they’re hoping for good news as rescue crews search for the boat and any survivors.

(AP) — The Nebraska Humane Society says a man’s story about finding a small dog inside a trash bag was a load of garbage.

The 28-year-old man showed up at the Humane Society’s Omaha shelter Friday, saying he found the black terrier mix in a tied trash bag.

But by Saturday, Humane Society officials had learned the man owned the dog. When questioned, the man admitted to making up the story. Officials say the man wanted to give up the dog because of housetraining problems, but feared he would have to pay a fee to surrender it or for not having it licensed.

The man has been cited for lying about how he came into possession of an animal.

The shelter does not charge a fee for surrendering animals.

(AP) — The longtime dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry is stepping down from his post this weekend.

John Reinhardt has served as dean for 13 years. His last day is Sunday.

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer says Reinhardt led the College of Dentistry to new heights in education, research and outreach.

Reinhardt says he plans to assume faculty duties at UNMC.

Reinhardt says his tenure as dean has been long enough, noting the college surpassed its $12 million fundraising goal as part of the Campaign for Nebraska more than two years ahead of schedule.

(AP) — Boys Town has created a new book club designed to teach parenting strategies.

The club will meet at the Bellevue Welcome Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each week, starting July 10. The meetings will continue through Aug. 21. The program is intended for parents with children ages 5-15.

The weekly topics will include raising toddlers, bedtime problems, handing when daughter date, raising children with ADHD, bullying and dealing with a child’s anger. One event will give lessons for help raise happy, well-behaved children.

Cafe events cost $15, and snacks and beverages are provided. Parents can bring a lunch as well. Participants will receive a free book.

Registration is limited. Those interested in participating can call 402-498-1059.

 

(AP) — The Omaha City Council is looking for its next leader.

City Council President Pete Festersen says applications are now being accepted for the chief of staff position. Officials expect the job search to take about 90 days and a subcommittee will lead it.

Chief of Staff Warren Weaver announced his retirement in early June. He will leave the post on July 19.

Applications will be accepted through July 15. City Council member Jim Dowding will be interim chief of staff.

(AP) — A man suspected of stealing almost $10,000 in teeth-whitening strips, weight-loss pills, condoms, Rogaine and other products from Walgreen stores in Colorado has been arrested in Idaho.

Sheriff’s officials in Jefferson County, Colo., said Friday that 27-year-old Curtis M. Williams also is suspected in similar thefts in Utah, Minnesota, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska and Puerto Rico.

Authorities say a neatly groomed man wearing a sweater, tie and slacks would hide stolen goods in his coat, then buy a DVD before leaving the store as a cover for activating the door alarm.

Sheriff’s spokesman Mark Techmeyer says clerks at Walgreen stores nationwide were alerted to the suspect, and a Minnesota clerk who recognized him noted the license plate on his rental car. The suspect was arrested after arriving in Idaho.

He remains jailed Friday and it isn’t known if he has a lawyer.

 

 

(AP) — The sentencing hearing for an Omaha businessman convicted of embezzling money that was supposed to go to employees’ pension funds and insurance premiums has been pushed back to July.

Richard Odermatt’s sentencing had been set to take place this month, but has been postponed several times. It’s now set for July 30.

Odermatt, of Ashland, is the owner of Odermatt Floor Covering Inc. in Omaha.

Federal prosecutors say Odermatt withheld nearly $59,000 from employee paychecks between April 2009 and last July and used it for other things.

Odermatt pleaded guilty in February. He faces up to five years in prison when he’s sentenced.