OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The wife of a U.S. Marine who was killed in a helicopter crash in Nepal last month has given birth to his son.

Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz’s wife, Ashley, gave birth earlier this week. She was pregnant when the 29-year-old from Wilcox, Nebraska, deployed to Nepal to deliver supplies after a major earthquake.

Dustin Lukasiewicz’s father, Keith, says the family brought the boy home from the hospital on Thursday. Lukasiewicz and his wife also have a daughter, Isabelle.

Lukasiewicz and five other Marines died May 12 when their helicopter crashed. Two Nepalese soldiers were also killed in the crash.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — The Dakota County Jail administrative director in Nebraska has been placed on leave after county officials say they received a harassment complaint against him.

Sioux City media outlets report Terry Kern was placed on administrative leave Thursday. Kern told the Sioux City Journal the board clarified that the claim was not for sexual harassment, but did not tell him who had filed it.

County Board of Corrections Chairman Tony Gomez said an investigation is underway, but he would not say what type of harassment was alleged or by whom.

Kern said he and his attorney are taking the necessary steps to figure out the situation.

HARRISON, Neb. (AP) — The 16th annual Intertribal Gathering will be celebrating Native American culture this weekend at Fort Robinson State Park in the northwest corner of Nebraska.

The event opens Friday and runs through Sunday at the fort.

Organizers say there will be dancing, drumming, singing and storytelling. Vendors will be selling Native American crafts, food and other items.

The events are free, but vehicles entering the park are required to have Nebraska park entry permits.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Death penalty opponents are joining forces to oppose a ballot campaign that could reinstate capital punishment in Nebraska.

The new group Nebraskans for Public Safety announced Thursday that it will argue for “smart alternatives” to the death penalty.

Participating organizations include Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the Nebraska Innocence Project, the ACLU of Nebraska and the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.

The coalition is also comprised of religious and conservative leaders, and retired Sarpy County District Judge Ronald Reagan. Reagan sat on the panel that sentenced former Nebraska inmate John Joubert to death. Joubert was executed in 1996.

Death penalty supporters launched the petition drive after state lawmakers voted last month to override Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto and abolish capital punishment.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in stopping a north Omaha gang suspected of participating in several crimes, including drug sales.

Law enforcement are seeking tips on members of the 40th Avenue/44th Avenue Crips in relation to cases that also include murder, attempted murder and racketeering.

Spokesman John Ham for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says those crimes have been committed in the last few months. He notes that the gang isn’t responsible for all of the violence in Omaha and that agencies also are monitoring other groups suspected of criminal activity.

Ham tells the Omaha World-Herald (https://bit.ly/1cNaexN ) that officials wanted to reach out to the public now because it’s another “tool in our toolbox.”

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The new president of the University of Nebraska system has squashed plans to merge the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Architecture and the school’s College of Fine and Performing Arts.

President Hank Bounds, who took over in April, said in a news release Thursday that he’d consulted with the Board of Regents, campus leadership, faculty members, former students and others before making his decision. He says it’s clear that the proposed merger “lacks sufficient support to be successful” and that several key constituents continue to have serious reservations that threaten the plan’s viability.

The proposal was pulled from the Board of Regents agenda for Friday. Several architects spoke against the plan during the April 10 regents meeting.

The merger was proposed last year by Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s state government tax receipts were lower than expected in May.

The Department of Revenue reported Thursday that net receipts totaled $348 million, which was 1.2 percent below the state’s certified forecast.

The department says net receipts from individual income taxes, sale-and-use taxes and miscellaneous taxes came in lower than predicted. Net receipts from corporate income taxes were higher.

Nebraska is still on pace to collect more than expected during the fiscal year that ends on June 30. So far, the state has collected 2.2 percent more than projected.

The projections were certified by the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board in February 2014.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two judges and two lawyers in private practice have applied to replace Justice Kenneth Stephan when he retires from the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Stephan has announced his intention to leave the court on July 1.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/1cNl7ja ) that Nebraska Appeals Court Judge Riko Bishop and Judge Stephanie Stacy of Lancaster County District Court are two of the four. The remaining two are Lincoln attorneys Amie Martinez and Gary Young,

A judicial nominating commission will review the applicants at a hearing scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on July 1 in the Supreme Court Courtroom on the second floor of the Capitol.

Officials say the public is welcome to attend and present information about the candidates.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 17-year-old Gretna boy who accepted responsibility for causing a collision that killed four people has been sentenced to probation and community service.

The boy had been charged with four counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes.

On Wednesday he was put on probation until the day before his 19th birthday and must complete 200 hours of community service over the next 15 months.

The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on April 5 northwest of Omaha. Authorities say the boy didn’t halt at a stop sign at an intersection. His pickup knocked an eastbound vehicle into traffic, where it was struck by a westbound vehicle. The four killed were in the eastbound and westbound vehicles.

The boy and his passenger were hospitalized.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — About 2,500 pounds of pet food have been stolen from a storage unit of a nonprofit that aids animals in the Omaha area.

Omaha media outlets report Joni Cisney runs Homeward Bound in the Heartland Animal Rescue Inc. with her husband. The owners of the animal rescue’s storage unit reported the burglary last Friday.

Cisney said someone apparently used power tools overnight to break the locks on the unit. According to Cisney, families in the area depend on donations from the nonprofit to help feed their pets.

Cisney said the organization also provides food for animal rescue groups and foster homes.