LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police say a 38-year-old woman stole a semitrailer carrying beer and then crashed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Authorities say they believe the woman got into the truck Wednesday and locked the semitrailer’s door while the driver was unloading the vehicle at a convenience store.

Lincoln police Officer Katie Flood said when police got to the store, the woman drove out of the lot and hit a police cruiser. A pursuit ensued before the chase was called off for safety reasons.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln police say they found the vehicle on the school’s East Campus crashed near the veterinary science building parking lot. School police Capt. Jerry Plessel said the woman was cited for criminal mischief and willful reckless driving.

Lincoln police arrested the woman on suspicion of auto theft, fleeing arrest, attempted assault on a police officer and driving under the influence.

NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — Police say two 6-year-old boys took a joyride in a pickup truck through a central Kansas town, damaging five other vehicles and two mailboxes along the way.

Newton police Sgt. Josh Millspaugh says the boys’ three-block journey ended about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when they rammed another truck.

One of the boys was taken to a Wichita hospital with minor lacerations. The other was released to a parent.

Millspaugh said it was “surprising” to see such young occupants when he responded to the scene.

He said the boys didn’t say where they were going, but had collided with cars and a full-sized van, and occasionally drove through yards.

Millspaugh says he didn’t know the relationship between the boys. The truck they drove belonged to a parent.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy who police say took a handgun to a Lincoln school has been referred to juvenile authorities.

Principal Kurt Glathar (GLAY’-thur) said in an email to parents of Lincoln Northeast High School students that a student reported that the boy had shown him the gun Tuesday. The boy left school grounds before he could be found but was caught later.

Police say the handgun was stolen and was unloaded. Officer Kate Flood said Wednesday that the boy had some ammunition with him, but it was too big to have worked in the .22-caliber handgun.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Officials say air conditions that prompted a health advisory from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department could continue into Thursday.

The advisory says the unhealthy smoke levels are caused by agricultural burns in the Flint Hills area of Kansas and areas in Nebraska east of Beatrice.

The advisory says the problem may last through Thursday because of winds from the south and relatively low wind speeds.

The advisory says older adults and children and people with asthma, lung disease or other respiratory conditions or heart disease to stay indoors and avoid strenuous activity.

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — Colfax County authorities say a driver has died after his pickup slammed into a creek bank and rolled into the water.

The truck was spotted Tuesday in Shell Creek about a mile west and three miles north of Schuyler. Deputies think the pickup was speeding down a county road when it went airborne across the creek and struck the bank, ejecting the driver.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska City mother has been given two years of probation and some jail time for having her boyfriend force her two sons to watch the movie “Mommie Dearest.”

Court records say 28-year-old Mary Lucas also was sentenced Tuesday to perform 40 hours of community service and spend four weekends in jail and 10 days more that can be waived by the court. She had pleaded no contest to negligent child abuse.

Authorities say Lucas’ boyfriend at the time duct-taped the unruly 4- and 5-year-old boys to chairs while the movie played as he baby-sat them in August. The movie depicts actress Joan Crawford as a mean mother. Court records say the boyfriend thought Lucas wanted to show the boys that she was not the meanest mother.

BLUE HILL, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say Blue Hill Community School in south-central Nebraska was locked down because a man had threatened to shoot City Council members and schoolchildren.

The lockdown ended after the man was arrested without incident around 10:40 a.m. Monday.

Court records say 47-year-old Michael Head is charged with felony terroristic threats. Records say Head remained in Webster County Jail on Tuesday, pending $500,000 bail. The court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment on Head’s behalf.

Authorities say Head made the threats at a bar Friday as he expressed his anger about Blue Hill officials taking three dogs from him after declaring them dangerous in 2012. An arrest affidavit says Head threatened to target the children because some kids had lied about being bitten by his dogs.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A school superintendent has been arrested in south-central Nebraska’s Hall County.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old Brian Redinger was arrested Sunday. He’s accused of hitting and choking a woman as they drove in rural Hall County. He faces charges for assault, threats and other crimes.

Online jail records say Redinger remained in custody Tuesday, pending $50,000 bail. Online court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could be contacted to comment on Redinger’s behalf.

Redinger is superintendent of Shelton Public Schools. School board President Russell Muhlback says the district is working with law enforcement officials and the district’s attorney but declined to comment further.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The chief deputy in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has been named as Lincoln’s new police chief.

Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler announced Monday that 43-year-old Jeffrey Bliemeister will begin his new role in the Lincoln Police Department on April 26, after receiving approval from the City Council.

Bliemeister was chosen among six finalists and will replace Jim Peschong, who retired in February.

Bliemeister has been chief deputy since 2012 and began his career in law enforcement in 1996.

The Lincoln Police Department has about 460 staff members.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 19-year-old man who was shot near the Capitol in Lincoln has been sentenced to prison after pleading no contest to drug and weapons charges.

A judge Monday sentenced Tareik Artis to 17 to 22 years in prison.

Artis pleaded no contest in March to possession of cocaine and stolen firearm charges in a plea deal with prosecutors.

Authorities say Lancaster County Deputy Jeffrey Moeller and a deputy U.S. marshal shot Artis on Sept. 22 after he pointed a loaded handgun at them. Police say Artis was fleeing from a Lincoln officer after a traffic stop.