COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors have cleared a Council Bluffs officer who opened fire at a man who police say tried to run down the officer and another.

Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said Monday that Officer Jarrod Poore used justified force on Dec. 23.

The officers had approached a parked Corvette that had been reported as stolen. They say the driver accelerated toward them and struck an unmarked police vehicle, but neither officer was injured. A chase ensued across the Missouri River into Omaha, Nebraska, and 33-year-old Jesse Wilkinson soon was arrested. He was treated for gunshot wounds.

Wilber says Wilkinson faces several charges. Online court records don’t list the name of his attorney.

BROWNVILLE, Neb. (AP) — The utility that owns Cooper nuclear power plant in southeast Nebraska has signed a long-term deal to buy fuel for the plant through 2034.

The Nebraska Public Power District recently approved the contract with Global Nuclear Fuel.

The contract covers nine planned reloadings between now and 2034. It could be worth more than $100 million for Global Nuclear.

Global Nuclear or one of its predecessors has provided all the fuel for Cooper over the life of the plant near Brownville, Nebraska, on the banks of the Missouri River.

Global Nuclear is a joint venture of GE, Hitachi and Toshiba that has operated since 2000. Before that its predecessor, GE Nuclear, was a subsidiary of GE.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after someone shot him near an Omaha park.

Omaha police say the victim, whose identity wasn’t released, was shot just before 6 p.m. Monday next to Norwick Park.

Lt. Matthew Lippold says the man is estimated to be in his early to mid-40s and was taken to the hospital, where he’s in critical condition.

Lippold tells the Omaha World-Herald the man was alone in the park when he was shot. Lippold couldn’t say how many times the man was shot or where he was shot. No arrests have been made yet.

Meanwhile, officials identified 20-year-old Terence Butler as the man who was critically injured following a drive-by shooting early Monday morning outside an Omaha home.

• LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A U.S. attorney says two Nebraska men each have been sentenced to at least five years in prison for possessing child pornography.

A federal judge sentenced 30-year-old Anthony Edward Jones of Crete to seven years and six months in federal prison after authorities discovered over 50 videos and 800 images of child porn on his computer. He’s also been ordered to pay $750 restitution and complete five years of supervised release after serving his prison sentence.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg also announced 46-year-old James Craig Lebo of Lincoln was sentenced to five years in prison.

Lincoln investigators say Lebo received more than 150 videos and 10,000 images of child porn between December 2013 and June 2014. He was ordered to 10 years of supervised release after serving his prison term.

WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) — At least three people have been rescued from flooding caused by an ice jam on the Platte River in western Douglas County, just west of Omaha.

Authorities say floodwaters began creeping up on the Two Rivers State Recreation Area about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday. The three people rescued had called for help when they became stranded in a pickup. No injuries have been reported.

Firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and an Omaha police helicopter helped with the rescue, and then officers began notifying nearby residents about the danger along the river. Some of them left for safety on higher ground.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for southwestern Douglas, eastern Saunders and western Sarpy counties that’s scheduled to expire at 11:45 a.m.

DENVER (AP) — A day after Denver police shot and killed a 16-year-old girl in a stolen car, some residents are calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the officers who opened fire.

They plan to rally outside the office of District Attorney Mitch Morrissey on Tuesday morning. Morrissey normally investigates police shootings, but some residents don’t believe it would be a fair inquiry.

Police shot the girl, identified by friends as Jessica Hernandez, on Monday morning after they say she struck and injured an officer in a stolen car.

Authorities have released few other details about the shooting in an alley in a residential, middle-class neighborhood.

Several dozen people with candles and protest signs gathered Monday night near the site of the shooting to remember Jessica and demand answers about the deadly encounter.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha community leaders are urging anyone with information about Saturday’s shooting that left three dead and five injured to come forward.

Two city council members joined with northeast Omaha pastors and neighborhood leaders to hold a news conference Monday.

Council member Ben Gray urged people not to give into fear of gangs. He says someone knows who is responsible for the shooting and should contact police.

As many as 50 people were at a party when the shooting happened early Saturday morning.

Police have said witnesses at the scene were reluctant to cooperate with investigators.

Witnesses can submit tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers, and they may qualify for a $25,000 reward.