SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Two athletic groups have partnered with South Sioux City on plans to build a new indoor soccer and tennis facility along the Missouri riverfront.

The proposed recreational venue would be located in Scenic Park in space currently used for athletic fields. It’s expected to cost between $2.5 million and $3 million.

The center would contain two tennis courts and a soccer space with room for expansion, to help accommodate indoor sports that have difficulty finding space to play.

City grant administrator Tami Bailey says South Sioux City plans to apply for a state grant of up to $600,000 to help fund the project.

Bailey says the city expects the remaining cost will be covered through grants and fundraising among area leagues and clubs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska inmate already serving 35-40 years could be sentenced to 20 more years because he assaulted a prison guard.

Online court records say 25-year-old Brendan Horner pleaded no contest Thursday after prosecutors lowered the charge in exchange for Horner’s plea. His sentencing is scheduled for June 15.

Horner grabbed the guard March 26 last year at the Nebraska State Penitentiary when the guard entered the cell to look for marijuana the guard smelled. Prosecutors say Horner threw the guard to the floor and punched the guard several times before other guards intervened.

Horner’s been serving time for shooting a man during a June 2012 road rage incident in Lincoln.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a crop-dusting plane landed in an open field after striking a power line in southeast Nebraska.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office says the pilot found a spot to alight about 6 miles (10 kilometers) southwest of Nebraska City near where the line was hit Thursday evening. Chief Deputy Mike Holland said Friday a farmer who’d seen the plane land took the pilot to a hospital, where the pilot was treated and released.

Holland identified the pilot as 39-year-old Kyle Gress, who lives in Unadilla.

Federal officials have arrived to investigate the accident.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln judge has ruled in favor of an exotic dancer who sued a club where she performed, saying she qualifies as an employee and is owed thousands of dollars in back pay.

Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong ruled this week that the club, called Shakers, owes Elizabeth Mays more than $7,500.

Mays had a lease agreement with Shakers, where she worked from March 2012 to February 2014 and kept tips.

Shakers attorney Bob Creager argued Mays was neither an independent contractor nor an employee and shouldn’t get hourly pay because she benefited from the lease agreement.

But the judge ruled that Mays qualified as an employee under state law.

Shakers’ attorney didn’t immediately respond to phone messages left by The Associated Press seeking comment Friday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified an inmate who died at a hospital after suffering a medical problem at the Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln.

First responders were called to the jail a little before 2 a.m. Thursday. Lincoln police say 54-year-old Terry Flournoy, of Lincoln, was alone in his cell when he experienced a “medical crisis” and was taken to a Lincoln hospital, where he died.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says Flournoy had a “complex medical history.”

Authorities say an officer arrested Flournoy on Wednesday afternoon after learning of an outstanding misdemeanor trespassing warrant against him.

Police say jail staff expressed concern over Flournoy’s high blood pressure and took him to a hospital. He was soon sent back to the jail, where he later suffered medical distress.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate has died at a hospital after suffering some sort of medical problem at the Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln.

First responders were called to the jail a little before 2 a.m. Thursday.

Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says the man was alone in his cell when he experienced a “medical crisis.” Bliemeister says the inmate died after being taken to a Lincoln hospital.

The chief says there’s no indication a crime was involved in the man’s death and says the man had a “complex medical history.”

The man’s name and other information about him haven’t been released. State law requires a grand jury investigation any time a person dies in custody or while being arrested.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A memorial dedicated to Vietnam veterans will soon be unveiled in northeast Nebraska.

An engraved stone and the engraved benches surrounding it will be revealed to the public and dedicated to the veterans on Sunday at the Norfolk Veterans’ Home.

The idea behind the memorial and its design came from Bruce Bounds, who served as a U.S. Navy corpsman in Vietnam. Bounds says the image on the 9-foot-tall, 17,000-pound granite stone is a man who is half young soldier and half older civilian. He says the image represents the turmoil of the young veteran and the older veteran who feels like they left part of themselves in Vietnam.

Speakers at the unveiling include Retired Col. Jon Beckenhauer and Nebraska Lt. Gov. Mike Foley.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new Omaha initiative is urging people in five of the city’s neighborhoods to try alternative transportation so residents can improve their health and the environment.

Midtown on the Move wants residents in the selected neighborhoods to experiment one day a week from Friday through June by traveling on buses, bikes, on foot or by shared car rides.

Daniel Lawse, one of the organizers behind the initiative, hopes that at least 1,000 of the 12,000 people living in the neighborhoods will participate. He says almost 300 people have signed up in advance of a launch party that will be held Thursday.

According to Lawse, Midtown on the Move chose the Midtown area because of the population’s diversity in age and income.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A 76-year-old Hastings woman has been fined $1,000 for vehicular homicide.

Court records say Marylin Gish was sentenced Monday in Adams County Court. She’d pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor count.

Police say Gish was driving a pickup truck Sept. 7 when she turned onto the street Joyce Schiffler was crossing and struck the 72-year-old woman. Schiffler died later at a Lincoln hospital. Gish told police she didn’t see Schiffler.

SYRACUSE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say six students have been cited for possessing LSD at a high school in southeast Nebraska.

The Otoe County Sheriff’s Office says deputies confiscated LSD found Monday inside Syracuse High School and cited the students.

One of the teenagers also was cited for delivery of narcotics and delivery of drugs within 1,000 feet of a school and another was cited for aiding and abetting the sale of drugs.

None of the students was taken into custody. School officials had reported to the Sheriff’s Office their suspicions about the drug activity.