(AP) — Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah.

The discovery of the creature named “Nasutoceratops titusi” (nah-soo-toh-SEHR’-ah-tops TY’-tuhs-ee) was described Wednesday in the British scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and by officials at the National History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah.

The dinosaur was a wide-bodied plant-eater that grew to 15 feet long and weighed 2 1/2 tons.

It’s unique for its oversized nose and exceptionally long, forward-pointing curved horns over the eyes.

It’s part of the same family as the well-known Triceratops (try-SEHR’-ah-tops).

The second part of the name recognizes paleontologist Alan Titus for his years of research work in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument discovery area.

(AP) — Authorities say an Omaha pedestrian who was severely injured after being hit by a minivan has died.

Omaha police say 19-year-old Jerome Collier died Tuesday from injuries sustained during the July 11 crash. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday.

Police say Collier was crossing an intersection when he was struck by a Chrysler minivan driven by 30-year-old Jaclyn Hascall. A witness told police that Collier was on his cell phone at the time of the collision.

Police say they’re investigating whether speed was a factor in the crash. Additional information has not been released.

(AP) — A woman accused of posing naked on a Lincoln Catholic high school campus has pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure and trespassing charges.

19-year-old Valerie Dodds entered the plea Wednesday in a Lancaster County courtroom.

Dodds is accused of making various poses on the football field at Lincoln Pius X in May then posting the photos on her adult website.

Dodds said on her site that the photo shoot was revenge against students and teachers who gave Dodds grief when she shared her plans for a career in porn.

She is scheduled to appear in court in August.

(AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting case say they have received “a voluminous number” of calls from victims who are worried they won’t be able to attend the suspect’s trial or hearings.

A judge has yet to rule on prosecutors’ request to exempt victims from an order barring people who might testify at James Holmes’ trial from being in the courtroom. The judge previously exempted Holmes’ parents.

Prosecutors say in court documents filed Wednesday that a gag order has kept them from fully discussing the case with victims, and their first opportunity to hear certain details may be at future hearings.

Holmes’ attorneys have said keeping potential witnesses out of courtroom will prevent them from tailoring their testimony to that of other witnesses.

Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges stemming from the theater attack July 20.

(AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old Ohio boy with cerebral palsy became wedged between furniture and suffocated to death while playing with his twin brother.

Investigators say Christian Shelton died Monday after he got stuck between a couch and a chair that had been pushed into a reclining position while the twins played at their Hamilton Township home.

A Warren County coroner’s investigator says Christian’s twin also has cerebral palsy and couldn’t get the recliner, whose frame covered part of his brother’s neck and chest, to go forward.

Their father tried to resuscitate his son, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Family members considered the boys miracle babies because they survived being born at 23 weeks with cerebral palsy.

(AP) — A doctor suspected in four slayings in Nebraska is waiving extradition in southern Illinois and will return to Omaha to face murder charges.

Anthony Garcia appeared briefly Wednesday in a Union County court after he was arrested during a traffic stop.

The 40-year-old doctor is being held without bond on suspicion of involvement in the killings of three adults and an 11-year-old boy in Nebraska. All four victims had ties to an Omaha university medical school from which Garcia was fired in 2001.

Garcia, who lives in Terre Haute, Ind., was arrested Monday. Police say he appeared to be intoxicated and had a .45-caliber handgun.

(AP) — A Lincoln attorney has announced plans to run for the Nebraska Legislature.

Adam Morfeld will file state campaign papers to seek the seat held by state Sen. Danielle Conrad, of Lincoln. Conrad is ineligible to run in 2014 because of term limits.

Morfeld is the executive director of Nebraskans for Civic Reform. He says he plans to focus his campaign on education, job-training programs and workforce development.

Morfeld earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He serves of the boards of the Daily Nebraskan student newspaper, the veterans advocacy group Boot Straps and Beyond, and the University of Nebraska College of Law Young Alumni Council.

The legislative district includes parts of downtown and north Lincoln, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

 

(AP) — Authorities say a California man has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to steal beef products from a Nebraska facility.

Federal prosecutors say Artak Medjbarian of Sherman Oaks, Calif., is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 7. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to steal $163,000 worth of beef products from a Nebraska Beef facility in Omaha.

Prosecutors say Medjbarian schemed with other people by preparing documents in their effort to imitate legitimate freight haulers. The federal indictment says Medjbarian used the identity of a legitimate trucking company, but freight brokers raised questions about the documents and contacted the company.

He was arrested on Jan. 27 last year when he showed up at Nebraska Beef pretending to have the transport authority from the legitimate company.

(AP) — Authorities say a roofer has been killed in 30-foot fall in downtown Omaha.

Police officer James Shade says the accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Shade says the man was working on a rooftop when he went over the side and fell 30 feet onto the roof of an adjacent building. Shade says the man wasn’t wearing a safety harness.

The man’s name hasn’t been released.