OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died in the crash of his motorcycle on Interstate 480 in Omaha as he headed toward Iowa.

Officers and medics were dispatched around 6:10 p.m. Sunday after the crash was reported near the 8th Street underpass.

Omaha police say the man lost control of his motorcycle after striking a concrete barrier. The impact propelled him over the barrier and onto the ground below. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Omaha police identified him as 29-year-old Mark Adams, who lived in the Omaha suburb of La Vista.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — A northwest Iowa city clerk has been arrested and charged after police say he tried to meet an underage boy in Nebraska for sex.

Lawton, Iowa, City Clerk Douglas Furlich has been charged with sexual assault through use of an electronic device.

The Nebraska State Patrol says the 60-year-old posted an ad online saying he was “looking for a younger guy.” The patrol says an undercover officer responded, pretending to be a 15-year-old boy. Court documents say Furlich went to a South Sioux City park Thursday night to meet with the boy. He was met by police and arrested.

Furlich is being held on $250,000 bail. He remained in the Dakota County Jail on Sunday and could not be reached for comment.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City of Omaha has begun preparing for an infestation of the emerald ash borer.

Mayor Jean Stothert said Friday that she will budget $1 million a year in the city’s five-year capital improvement program, beginning in 2017. The city has begun preparing for the expected infestation by cutting down unhealthy ash trees and buying tree-removal equipment.

City Parks Director Brook Bench says the city has hired a four-person tree-trimming crew devoted solely to ash trees.

The insects are native to Asia and were first spotted in the U.S. in 2002, when they showed up in the Detroit area. The emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees. Once infected, trees typically die within five years.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Nebraska man accused of a fatal hit-and-run in western Iowa is set to stand trial later this summer.

44-year-old Tracy Peniska has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident and obstructing prosecution. His trial has been set for Aug. 9.

If convicted, Peniska could face up to seven years in prison.

Police say Peniska was driving his car March 9 on the Interstate 480 bridge in Council Bluffs when he hit a pedestrian, 29-year-old Brett Jensen. Police say Peniska reported his car stolen to Omaha police later that night, but eventually told police he had made up the stolen-car story.

Peniska is free on $5,000 bail. A phone number for Peniska could not be found Saturday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who had her scalp partially torn off nearly a month ago when her hair got caught in the gears of a carnival ride says she’s ready to go home.

Elizabeth “Lulu” Gilreath briefly spoke to reporters Friday at a news conference held at the Omaha hospital where she’s been a patient for four weeks.

Her injury occurred May 7 at a Cinco de Mayo festival in Omaha. Witnesses have said the girl’s ponytail got caught in the ride’s moving parts. She was taken to Nebraska Medical Center after the incident, where she’s had several surgeries. She could go home as soon as Monday.

Nebraska investigators found no indication that the spinning ride was malfunctioning when the incident happened.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has organized an event aimed at helping families that are new to camping.

The Becoming an Outdoors-Family Campout is scheduled for June 25-26 at Two Rivers State Recreation Area. The recreation area sits about 3½ miles southwest of Waterloo in eastern Nebraska.

There will be lake fishing, kayaking, archery and shooting sports, guided by expert instructors. Other workshops will cover geocaching, aquatic ecology and outdoor cooking.

Go online at OutdoorNebraska.gov/bof to downtown an application form. Call 402-471-5547 or email christy.christiansen@nebraska.gov. for more information.

ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — A staff member at a Nebraska summer camp has the mumps.

Officials at the Carol Joy Holling Camp in Ashland say Friday that the virus was identified quickly when the staff member noticed symptoms. He has seen a doctor and was quarantined at home. Officials say he was vaccinated but incubated the illness at a nearby university. They didn’t say which university.

The camp is not yet in session, but typically serves 1,600 campers and 20,000 other guests yearly. It is run by the Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries.

Nebraska health officials announced earlier this week that the number of mumps cases related to an outbreak at Midland University in Fremont increased from 10 to 21.

The viral infection’s symptoms include swollen salivary glands, fever, jaw pain and muscle aches.

DAVID CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 51-year-old Omaha man has been given probation for causing a collision that fatally injured two brothers from Rising City.

Christopher Pokorny was sentenced last week in Butler County to two years of probation, 400 hours of community service and was told to pay two $500 fines. He’d pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

Authorities say Pokorny was driving east on Nebraska Highway 92 on May 2 last year when his pickup ran into the back of an eastbound minivan that was slowing to turn left. Authorities say two van passengers, 8-year-old Caleb Prellwitz and his 18-year-old brother, Joshua, were injured and died later at a Lincoln hospital.

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A 53-year-old man is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 3 in Gage County for stealing cattle.

Cork Tyan has taken a deal in which he pleaded guilty to theft and attempted theft. Prosecutors lowered one of the theft charges in exchange for Tyan’s pleas Wednesday.

Authorities say Tyan went to a Gage County sale barn and tried to sell some calves that later proved to have been stolen from a rancher in Hayes County. Authorities also say Tyan admitted stealing barbed wire from a Beatrice store.

Tyan has been living in Lincoln.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County prosecutors have decided not to charge a woman with vehicular homicide in the death of a 90-year-old struck by her pickup as he mowed his lawn.

A news release said Friday that Donald Fitzwater was making U-turns on 261st Street while driving his riding mower back and forth May 19 and was struck by 54-year-old Brenda Nelson’s truck. Her blood later tested out nearly twice the legal limit.

Prosecutors say Nelson won’t face a homicide charge because evidence suggests the accident still would have happened even if Nelson were not intoxicated. The mower’s presence on the road was a contributing factor.

The prosecutors say Nelson will be charged with driving under the influence. Court records don’t list the name of her attorney.