LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials say the first flu-related death this season has been reported in the state.

Officials with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that a young child in a region of northeastern Nebraska has died from the flu.

Test results showed the seasonal flu virus was a factor in the child’s death, but the child also tested positive for several other respiratory viruses.

The child was in a region that includes Burt, Cuming, Madison and Stanton counties. The child also spent time in an area that includes Dodge, Saunders and Washington counties.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 13 children have died nationally from the flu this season.

Health officials say the flu continues to circulate at moderate levels in Nebraska.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Bellevue police say a man has died after he stopped breathing during an arrest.

Authorities say Alex Zoucha, of Bellevue, died after a struggle with officers in which they shot him with a stun gun.

Officers were dispatched around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and found Zoucha trying to break into a house.

Officials say Zoucha didn’t respond to their demands, prompting them to use a stun gun with little effect until he suddenly became unresponsive.

Officers performed CPR, and Zoucha was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The four officers, Allison Evans, Holly McQuaid, Ashley Meyers, and Anthony Orsi, were placed on paid administrative leave, per department policy.

State law says that whenever someone dies in custody or while being arrested, a grand jury must review the case.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the last defendant in a Florida man’s lawsuit over a misdiagnosis that left him at a Lincoln hospital for 19 years.

The decision in John Montin’s case came on the heels of a ruling earlier this month that dismissed more than 12 others who treated Montin. Corrine McCoy, a former Lincoln Regional Center director and one-time member of his treatment team, was the only defendant left.

Montin accused McCoy of attempting to impose behavioral restrictions on him while trying to limit his court access.

Senior U.S. District Judge Lyle Strom said Tuesday that McCoy was entitled to be dismissed from the lawsuit because there wasn’t any evidence that she took action that caused him to abandon his legal efforts.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The brother of a crew member for the TV show “Cops” who was killed by a police bullet in 2014 while filming a shootout has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Omaha.

The lawsuit filed by Trevor Dion, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, says that Omaha police were negligent in the Aug. 26, 2014, death of his brother, Bryce Dion.

Bryce Dion was killed during a shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Omaha as officers interrupted an armed robbery.

The suspect, Cortez Washington, fired a realistic air gun during the confrontation, and officers returned fire. One bullet fired at Washington hit Dion through a gap in his bulletproof vest. Washington also was killed.

The officers involved were briefly placed on leave, but returned to their jobs following an investigation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say an armed Omaha man has been hospitalized after a standoff with officers.

Police say officers were sent to the home around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday after a woman called 911 to say her husband had fired a gun in their garage and that she’d fled to safety.

Negotiators tried to contact the man by phone and loud speaker, but he didn’t respond. He surrendered shortly before 10 p.m.

Police say the man didn’t fire any more shots and say officers didn’t fire any either. Police say he had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The man was identified as 63-year-old Richard Marsh. Police say he’ll face charges of terroristic threats and domestic assault when he leaves the hospital. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney.

A Burnham, Ill., carrier will pay the State of Nebraska more than $222,000 in civil penalties for violating the state’s laws related to vehicle weight.

The carrier, Mr. Bult’s Inc., (MBI Inc.) agreed to a settlement with the state after a nine-month long investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement Division.

Contracted to re-haul garbage and waste products from the Omaha area to a landfill site near David City in Butler County, the carrier’s vehicles were registered for the maximum allowed weight of 94,000 pounds. Even with a statutorily provided tolerance of 1,000 pounds for a vehicle having seven axles and appropriate axle spacing, the investigation uncovered 2,076 occurrences of MBI’s vehicles exceeding the allowed weight limits.

Citizen concerns and an analysis of roadside compliance inspections conducted by troopers led to the extensive investigation which included a review of the company’s weight records over a nine month period (Oct. 2013-July 2014).

“This was great work by our troopers going beyond the roadside stop to uncover a pattern of abuse,” said Captain Gerry Krolikowski, Carrier Enforcement Division Commander.” The outcome of this investigation should send a message to those who would try and circumvent our laws to think again.”

The Nebraska State Patrol’s Carrier Enforcement Division is charged with ensuring compliance with the state laws and federal safety regulations governing the operation of commercial motor vehicles. With a single legally loaded truck accounting for as much stress on the highway as thousands of passenger vehicles, overweight trucks greatly decrease a roadway’s lifespan. Nebraska’s weight laws are in place to ensure that taxpayers don’t endure an imbalanced burden in keeping the roads safe, maintained and navigable.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a boy’s 14-year-old brother accidentally shot him with a shotgun.

The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Wednesday in western Omaha.

Police say the 12-year-old boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A former Hastings High School teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student has been given a year in jail.

Court records say 39-year-old Johnathan Shafer was sentenced Wednesday in Adams County Court. He’d pleaded no contest and was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and negligent child abuse. In exchange for Shafer’s pleas, prosecutors dropped a sexual assault charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The plea deal was made after the girl told police she had been mistaken on the time frame and that she was 16 when the relationship began in the summer of 2013. Nebraska prohibits people 19 and older from having sexual contact with people younger than 16.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — A Columbus woman accused of using a stun gun to shock her then 13-year-old daughter has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of negligent child abuse.

42-year-old Ruby Baeta entered her plea Wednesday. She had been charged with intentional child abuse.

Columbus police say the girl and her 16-year-old sister reported that their mother shocked the younger girl in July. An officer said he saw two bumps on the girl that he says could have been caused by a stun gun.

The officer said Baeta denied shocking the girl and denied owning a stun gun, but that he found a stun gun in a suitcase in a closet in the home.

Baeta is scheduled to be sentenced on March 30.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Bellevue police say a man died after he stopped breathing while being placed in custody.

Officers were dispatched around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to check a report about a man screaming in a street. Police spokeswoman Laurie Synowiecki says a struggle broke out as officers tried to take the man into custody, and he stopped breathing while handcuffed.

Officers report that they performed CPR on the man. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name won’t be released until family members are notified about his death.

Four officers have been placed on paid administrative leave while the case is investigated, which is the department policy.

State law says that whenever someone dies in custody or while being arrested, a grand jury must review the case.