OSMOND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a smoky fire has destroyed a northeast Nebraska business.

Firefighters were dispatched a little after 3:10 p.m. Sunday to the Tiger Town Food & Floral Center in downtown Osmond. The three-story brick building wasn’t open at the time, and no injuries have been reported.

The blaze left the Pierce County community without a grocery store for its 770 or so residents.

Firefighters from Pierce, Plainview, Randolph and Wausa were sent to help the Osmond department, and an aerial truck from Norfolk also joined the fight. Osmond residents supplied the firefighters with bottled water as the temperature soared into the low 90s.

The fire cause is being investigated.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new mosque and cultural center has opened in Nebraska.

Nearly 3,000 people toured the American Muslim Institute in Omaha on Sunday. Attendees had the opportunity to tour six stations, including a prayer room.

The 35-acre center is part of the Tri-Faith Initiative, which is made up of Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths.

Imam Mohamad Jamal Daoudi says the project “comes at a very crucial time of violence, divisiveness, and intolerance in our nation.” He says the institute’s goal is to promote “education, peace, and brotherhood.”

The institute is located at the Tri-Faith Initiative Commons campus, which also houses a Jewish synagogue. A Christian church, park and community center are expected to be completed by 2018.

Institute leaders say they hope to see more tri-faith centers built in the U.S.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Salvation Army is operating cooling centers in Omaha and in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for people who need a break from the extreme heat.

The centers will be open through Friday or as long as extreme heat persists.

The Omaha locations are: the lobby of the Burrows Center, 6101 NW Radial Highway, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; at the Kroc Center, 2825 Y St., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and at the North Corps location, 2424 Pratt St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Council Bluffs location is at 715 N. 16th St., from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) and Iowa State Patrol (ISP) worked together to apprehend a reckless motorcycle rider who led troopers on a pursuit along Interstate 80 starting in Lincoln and ending in Iowa.

The pursuit began just before 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 7 near mile marker 397 when an NSP trooper clocked the motorcycle traveling at 90 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. After the trooper activated lights and siren, the motorcycle accelerated and was tracked at speeds in excess of 100 MPH while still on I-80 in Lincoln. Due to the high rate of speed and increasingly dangerous driving of the motorcycle, troopers pulled back and allowed the NSP Aviation Support Division to take over the pursuit from the air.

The motorcycle was observed maintaining speeds in excess of 90 MPH, passing traffic on the inside shoulder of I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha. Several troopers positioned themselves along the route to monitor the pursuit while the NSP helicopter followed.

As the motorcycle entered Iowa, the Iowa State Patrol took over the ground pursuit with support provided by the NSP helicopter. Iowa troopers were able to corner the rider and engaged in a foot pursuit after forcing the motorcycle to stop. The suspect was apprehended and turned over to NSP to be returned to Lincoln.

Devon Brogdon, 22, of Omaha, was arrested for numerous charges and citations including Flight to Avoid Arrest, Willful Reckless Driving, Driving Under Suspension, Speeding, Failure to Signal, Driving on the Shoulder, No Motorcycle Endorsement, No Proof of Insurance, Failing to Display the Proper Number of License Plates, and Operating an Unregistered Vehicle. Brogdon was lodged in Lancaster County Jail. ISP also cited Brogdon for traffic infractions.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats against Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.

The FBI’s Omaha office says in a news release that the 64-year-old man was arrested Friday by FBI agents in Omaha.

The man’s case did not appear Friday in federal online court records. The release says he will be taken to Council Bluffs, Iowa, for an initial court appearance.

An FBI spokesman in Omaha did not respond to questions about the nature of the threats. A news release from the Iowa office of the FBI says no other information or comments about the case will be made until court documents are filed.

Ernst’s office referred questions to U.S. Capitol Police, which said Friday it does not comment on ongoing investigations.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Southeast Community College employee on the school’s Milford campus has been charged with theft after officials say she stole more than $20,000 from the college.

58-year-old Stephany Canning, of Seward, was charged Thursday in Seward County following an investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol. Canning was fired from her job as an accounts receivable specialist in November. She had worked for the college for 37 years.

Prosecutors say Canning had the authority to forgive debt if the college could not collect payments. Officials say she accepted money to settle various accounts, which she kept, then marked the debt as forgiven instead of paid.

SCC says no students were adversely affected and that accounting procedures were revised to prevent future mishandling.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A weeks-old sea lion pup at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has a new name.

In a contest, the public recently picked the name “Raiden” for the new California sea lion, born at the zoo on June 17. In Japanese mythology, Raiden is the god of thunder and lightning. The name is apt, as the pup was born on a stormy night that wreaked havoc on much of the metro area.

The zoo selected several names on which the public voted. The selections, besides Raiden, included Thor, Bolt, Storm, Rain and Cyclone.

“Raiden” won with 34 percent of the vote.

Raiden is currently on display with his parents at the zoo’s Owen Sea Lion Pavilion pool.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police are investigating the latest homicide in Omaha, following a shooting in the Benson Gardens area.

Police say the shooting was reported around 9:30 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers found 40-year-old Billy Allen Walker down. Walker was taken by medics to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been reported, and police are looking for help from the public. Tips leading to the arrest of a homicide suspect in the case are eligible for a $25,000 reward.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman has been sentenced to probation and a 30-day jail sentence for causing a fatal crash in Grand Island.

35-year-old Sheri Jindra was sentenced Friday to a year of supervised probation for the Dec. 11 crash death of 41-year-old Melissa Brown, of Grand Island. Her jail sentence will be waived is she successfully completes her probation.

Grand Island police say Brown was driving an SUV east on Husker Highway when she was hit by Jindra’s southbound minivan. Police say Jindra ran a red light.

Brown was pronounced dead at a hospital; her husband, a passenger in the SUV, received minor injuries.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — On the heels of being acquitted of a misdemeanor, Bellevue City Councilman Pat Shannon has become the subject of a recall effort to remove him from office.

A recall affidavit was filed Friday afternoon against Councilman Pat Shannon with the Sarpy County Election Commission.

If approved, Shannon will have 20 days to submit a defense statement before the petition is prepared. Recall organizer Christine Jurgens will then have 30 days to gather the nearly 6,600 signatures needed to call a special recall election.

On Thursday, Shannon was found not guilty of violating electrical license requirements for a building he owns. The City Council has given Shannon until later this month to submit plans to fix a broken-down car wash he owns in town.