WASHINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A garbage truck driver has found a body at the landfill for the Omaha area.

Authorities say the driver spotted a limb or two in his rear-view mirror as he dumped his load around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the landfill southwest of Washington.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Glandt says investigators know where the truck had been earlier that morning but declined to share the information. Glandt said the person hadn’t been dead long and was fully clothed. Glandt wouldn’t say whether the body was that of a male or female.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday.

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A Madison man has made a plea deal with prosecutors who say he brandished a BB handgun at three students at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

23-year-old John Ertzner pleaded no contest to making terroristic threats, a felony. Prosecutors will recommend a one-year sentence in return for Ertzner’s plea. His sentencing is scheduled for July 24.

Officials say Ertzner approached three students on March 7. They say he followed them on a campus road and stopped next to them when they stopped, pointing a gun at two of them.

Ertzner told an investigator he mistook the three for other men who’d chased him earlier in Norfolk. He said he’d put his BB pistol on his car console but didn’t point it at the students.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 6-year-old Omaha girl on her birthday.

Authorities say Eddie Poe is accused of being an accessory to a felony. Investigators have not described what role they think Poe played in the shooting of Taelor Fentress last Thursday.

Douglas County Jail records say Poe remained in custody on Wednesday, pending $7,500 bail. Online court records say Poe also was wanted on a bench warrant for not appearing at a court hearing on misdemeanor drug and driver’s licensing charges.

The little girl has left a hospital after surgeries. A bullet that went through a screen door at a house in northeast Omaha passed through her cheek and nose.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State troopers in southeastern Nebraska have gotten a grant to conduct drunken driving checks and high-visibility patrols.

Troopers in Saline County will hold the special enforcement this weekend, beginning Friday and running through Sunday in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatal crashes.

The special enforcement effort is paid for, in part, with a $3,100 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety.

Capt. Lance Rogers, based in Lincoln, says the patrol hopes that by increasing its presence, it hopes motorists are reminded to wear their seat belt and avoid driving impaired or distracted.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A selection committee has chosen architecture and engineering firms to consult on two major renovation projects at the Nebraska Capitol.

The five-member committee picked Bahr Vermeer & Haecker Architects and Alvine Engineering to help with the work.

The Nebraska firms were selected out of five companies that applied to consult on renovations of the Capitol’s heating and air condition system and the installation of four new courtyard fountains. The heating and air conditioning renovations will cost an estimated $77.5 million over 10 years. The courtyard fountains project is expected to cost $2.5 million.

Capitol Administrator Bob Ripley says the cost of the consulting services has yet to be negotiated. The firms were picked based on their qualifications, skills and experience, not cost.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

The office of U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg (gilj) announced Tuesday that Daniel Ariza-Garcia pleaded guilty to the charge in February. Ariza-Garcia was also sentenced to five years of supervised release once his prison sentence ends.

Prosecutors say Ariza-Garcia had been involved in the distribution of methamphetamine in Lincoln and eastern Nebraska. They say a search of his apartment uncovered nearly $40,000 in cash and 9.6 pounds of methamphetamine.

Ariza-Garcia is expected to be deported to his native Mexico after serving his prison sentence.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Two Fremont women are accused of helping embezzle nearly $2.5 million from Gavilon Grain over several years, so three people now face charges in the scheme.

Fremont Police arrested 66-year-old Dennis Hesman last week. He is charged with falsifying documents at the grain elevator he ran to create fake receipts for grain.

Authorities say Hesman created the false documents under the names of his daughter, 42-year-old Joleen Cameron, and his daughter-in-law, 50-year-old Kathy Springer-Hesman. They were both arrested over the past few days.

Investigators at Gavilon found 307 examples of falsified documents between 2007 and 2013.

Both Cameron and Springer-Hesman posted $3,000 bond on Monday. Court records do not list an attorney for the women.

Hesman remained in jail Tuesday. His attorney, Clarence Mock, did not immediately respond to a message Tuesday.