LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man who took a plea deal in the slaying of his roommate has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

46-year-old Trenton Reiner was sentenced Monday following his decision to plead no contest last month to second-degree murder after prosecutors lowered the charge. Police say Reiner killed 35-year-old Robert Leazer sometime after May 7, 2016, in the mobile home they shared.

Officers discovered the decomposing body May 26.

An autopsy showed Leazer died of blunt force trauma to the head.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have arrested a Ralston man in the death of a man whose body was found in a garage after a vehicle crash.

Officers on Monday arrested 52-year-old Dustin Salisbury, who faces charges of second-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

The arrest of Salisbury stems from a crash in the early morning hours of June 21, when police claim he used his pickup truck to hit 23-year-old Jessi Domingo.

Emergency crews responded to the crash and helped Salisbury out of the pickup. Hours later, Domingo’s body was found in a nearby garage.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says an autopsy shows Domingo died of massive trauma consistent with being hit by a vehicle.

Kleine says the men had argued before the crash.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting candidates to fill deputy ranks.

The office, located in Omaha, says the entry-level selection process includes written tests, a physical fitness assessment, structured interview, polygraph, background, psychological and medical examinations, and a drug-screening test.

Some of the minimum qualifications include having a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license, being a U.S. citizen, the ability to carry a firearm, and being at least 21.

Registration forms are available online at www.morrowhr.com, and a $50 non-refundable registration fee is required. Registration for the exam is open until Aug. 2. The exam date is Aug. 26.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska school official says an Omaha elementary school has made enough progress in one year to remove it from priority status and discontinue state intervention.

State assessment scores during the 2015-16 school year showed that Druid Hill Elementary increased in several grade levels.

Principal Cherice Williams says the “culture” of the school has changed.

Druid Hill was one of three schools that were tapped for intervention in December 2015 based on the state’s first-ever performance ratings.

Nebraska Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt says he’ll recommend that Santee Middle School and Loup County Elementary remain listed for another year.

Blomstedt plans to request Druid Hill’s removal during the State Board of Education meeting in August.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Property damage claims from separate June storms in the Omaha area could top $400 million.

An estimated 52,000 could be filed from June 16 and June 29 storms.

State Farm Insurance, the state’s largest insurer, says its clients have filed 6,670 claims for hail damage to cars and 3,730 claims for hail damage to houses, plus wind damage to 410 cars and 2,210 houses. That’s about 13,000 claims from both storms.

State Farm holds about one-fourth of the state’s property insurance policies, so the total number of claims could top 50,000 for all insurance companies.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Evidence obtained from an unlawful stop of a man on a bike in Lincoln cannot be used against him at trial.

53-year-old Charles Sales Jr. had been facing three felonies: possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possessing money while violating drug laws and resisting arrest with a prior offense.

But a Lancaster County District judge recently tossed out the drug charges because a Lincoln police officer stopped Sales last August for riding his bike in a crosswalk. That’s not against the law.

The officer said he found a bag of meth in Sales’ sweatshirt pocket. Because the stop was unlawful, the meth can’t be admitted into evidence.

The judge agreed with prosecutors that Sales can still be tried for resisting arrest.

EAGLE, Neb. (AP) — A 47-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash involving a semitrailer in eastern Nebraska.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 9 a.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 43.

Investigators say Chris Badman, of South Bend, was driving his motorcycle northbound when he hit a loaded flatbed semitrailer as it turned left.

Badman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the crash continues.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two Lincoln teens won $10,000 scholarships with their prom outfits made out of duct tape.

Emily O’Gara and Ethan Weber won an online vote to claim the grand prize in the Duck tape company’s Stuck at Prom contest.

The Lincoln couple was among 34 finalists in the contest.

They used more than 14 rolls of duct tape to create the prom dress and tux they wore to Pius X High School’s prom this spring. It took them four weeks to complete the outfits.

O’Gara says the experience was exhausting but fun. She plans to use her scholarship to pursue a degree at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 5-year-old miniature American shepherd from Omaha has a shot at global glory in Italy as she trains to be the quickest dog in the nation and perhaps the world.

Pixel and her owner and trainer Ami Sheffield will be traveling to Italy at the end of the month to join the American Kennel Club team in competing at the European Open.

Dog agility competitions measure how fast a dog can complete an obstacle course. Trainers are given a course map with a few minutes to prepare, and dogs must complete the course in the correct order without error, otherwise they’ll face a time penalty or elimination.

Pixel is competing in the 12-inch jump class and is Team USA’s only representative from Nebraska.

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