OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eastern Nebraska authorities say a man caught after a carjacking attempt had stolen mail in his wrecked car.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were sent around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday to check a report about a man rummaging through mailboxes in a neighborhood on the north side of Omaha. After a short foot chase they were able to catch a man who’d fled a vehicle he was trying to steal after wrecking his car in a ditch.

He was booked into jail on suspicion of attempted robbery and resisting arrest. Court records don’t show that he’s been formally charged yet.

The deputies reported finding mail stolen in northern Douglas County and Omaha in the man’s car.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A newborn California sea lion pup is the newest addition at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

The pup, currently on display, was born Saturday, and a contest to name it will be launched next week.

Zoo keepers will choose several possible names for the new pup. The options will be listed on the zoo’s Facebook page. The vote begins Monday and ends July 3.

The winning name will be announced via Facebook Live on July 4.

California sea lions are usually found along the coastlines of the Pacific Northwest. Males weigh between 700 and 1,000 pounds. Females weigh between 200 and 250 pounds.

Fewer than a quarter of accredited zoos have sea lions on display.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 46-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.

Christopher Rueter was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months.

Rueter had pleaded guilty. He was ordered Friday to pay $1,000 restitution to the victim and spend five years on supervised release.

Lincoln police searched his apartment Aug. 16 as part of an investigation into computers sharing child pornography files on the internet. Rueter admitting to using file-sharing software to download files.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police are investigating a shooting overnight that left one man dead.

Police say the shooting happened in northeast Omaha around 12:55 a.m. Saturday. Officers who arrived found 44-year-old Virjillo Gurrero-Quiros with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

No arrests had been reported by late Saturday afternoon, and police say the investigation into Gurrero-Quiros’ death continues.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Four tornadoes have been confirmed in the storms that hit eastern Nebraska on Friday, and thousands of people may remain without power for days.

The National Weather Service said two tornadoes caused damage in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue Friday evening before the storm moved into western Iowa. Two other tornadoes were confirmed in northeast Nebraska near Madison and Hoskins.

Residents of areas hit by the storm spent much of the weekend cleaning up debris.

Omaha Public Power District crews continued working to restore power on Sunday, but the utility said power might not be restored to everyone until sometime Wednesday because of the extensive damage.

On Sunday morning, more than 24,000 utility customers lacked power. That’s down from a peak outage of 76,000 after the storms.

PONCA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska storytelling is the subject of an August conference at Ponca State Park in northeast Nebraska.

Registration has opened for “150 years of Nebraska Storytelling: a Conference Celebrating Nebraska History through Literature,” which is scheduled Aug. 6-8. Participants will explore Nebraska history and the art of storytelling through a series of educational experiences, including author presentations.

The conference fee is $85, with meals included. A 20 percent discount will be offered to students and educators commuting to the conference. Students and educators will get a 30 percent discount on park lodging.

Call the park at 402-755-2284 to register, reserve lodging or get more information. A park entry permit is required.

The park sits about a mile north of Ponca in Dixon County.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man faces up to life in prison when he’s sentenced in August for abusing a 12-year-old girl and her two brothers.

A Lancaster County jury on Friday found Carlos Tucker guilty of first-degree child sexual assault and two other felonies.

The girl and her brothers — one younger and one older — each testified at Tucker’s trial that he abused them one afternoon in March 2016 while he was supposed to be watching them.

The three said Tucker initially introduced innocent games in which the winners would get candy. But the “games” later turned sexual, with Tucker ordering them to perform sex acts on each other. The girl said he forced her to perform a sex act on him.

Tucker denied the charges, but prosecutors presented DNA evidence along with the children’s testimony.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police are investigating an incident at a south Omaha bar that left one man dead and another injured.

Police say officers were called to JD’s Circle-In just before 3 a.m. Saturday. Officers arriving on the scene found 27-year-old Paul Gordon dead and 21-year-old Nikolas Gordon injured. Nikolas Gordon was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. It was not clear if or how the men were related.

Police did not release details about what had happened or how the injuries to the men occurred.

No arrests in the case have been reported. The investigation continued Saturday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say investigators have charged two men with murder in the 2015 shooting death of a woman who was found in a burning house.

The police homicide unit announced Friday that investigators had charged Marcus Short and Preston Pope with first-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony in the death of Deprecia Neelon. Short and Pope, both of whom are 27, were already in custody to face charges in the 2015 death of Garion Johnson.

Neelon was found Aug. 6, 2015, after police and firefighters were called to a house on fire in northeast Omaha. The 23-year-old Neelon was pronounced dead at the scene.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln will be throwing a big party this fall, a spectacular finish to the state’s 150th birthday celebration.

The City Council this week agreed to use $25,000 from contingency funds to pay for the party, which will take place on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s homecoming weekend, Sept. 22-23.

Jeff Searcy, who leads Friends of the Nebraska 150 Foundation, says the weekend events will highlight the renovated Centennial Mall. On Sept. 22 the new fountains in the four courtyards will be dedicated, followed by fireworks and a light show.

Search told city leaders in an email that, “Simply put, this two-day Sesquicentennial Spectacular will be the Grand Finale and exclamation point celebrating the 150th Statehood anniversary in 2017!”