FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A Dodge man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl has been sentenced to decades in prison.

28-year-old Henry Carstens was sentenced Monday in Dodge County District Court to 48 to 50 years in prison for first-degree sexual assault of a child. Under Nebraska’s so-called good-time law, Carstens must serve a minimum of 24 years in prison.

He must also register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

Prosecutors say Carstens raped the girl — the daughter of a family friend — more than 10 times in a two-month period.

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — The city of Beatrice is now off-limits to sky lanterns.

The City Council voted Monday night to adopt an ordinance that does not allow them to be sold or used within city limits. Beatrice now joins other cities, including Lincoln, Waverly and Hastings, in banning the popular fireworks stand devices.

The lanterns are small paper air balloons powered by a flame.

Fire officials have decried the lanterns as a fire hazard because they can land on rooftops, fields or wooded areas and spark destructive fires.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Police in Grand Island say a driver was drunk when he crashed into a station’s gas pumps, causing an inferno that destroyed the pumps and the vehicle.

The 21-year-old driver suffered only minor injuries in the 3 a.m. Saturday crash.

Police Capt. Dean Elliott says the man lost control of his vehicle while driving on a main thoroughfare in Grand Island, hitting hit a tire store and utility pole before crashing into gas pumps at a convenience store along the street.

Elliot says the pumps were hit hard enough to knock them off their bases and throw them 50 feet. No one else was hurt in the fire that erupted from the crash.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman accused of trying to drive her ex-boyfriend off Interstate 80 in Lincoln has been sentenced to three to six years in prison.

40-year-old Billie Wright was sentenced Monday. She had pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree assault and attempted second-degree domestic assault and willful reckless driving.

Prosecutors said that on June 6, a motorist called police about a car intentionally trying to force another vehicle off the road. According to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, Wright had followed her ex-boyfriend onto the interstate and repeatedly swerved her car at his car and rammed it several times.

Police say the victim pulled to the side of the road and a passenger in his car suffered a small cut near her right eye during the incident.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln bar managers say they’re seeing an influx of fake identification cards this year.

Police have only received a few formal reports, but some bar managers say they’ve confiscated more this year than in the past.

Lincoln Police Chief Jim Peschong says he knows bar employees don’t call police every time they spot one. Bar managers say that in many cases, youths with a fake identification flee when confronted.

Adam Holle, the manager at The Brass Rail in downtown Lincoln, says the problem is bigger than most people think.

John Potts, general manager at the N Street Drive In liquor store, says he’s identified 14 fake IDs this school year, more than he can remember in previous years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the overnight shootings of two women in Omaha.

Omaha police were called to the first shooting at 1:15 a.m. on Monday. Officers learned 22-year-old Tierra Williams had left the scene, but she was found a few blocks away with an apparent gunshot wound.

Williams was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in serious condition with a non-life-threatening injury. Authorities say she was uncooperative with officers and offered few details about how she became injured.

Police say 23-year-old Talaysia Tanner arrived at Bergan Hospital with an apparent graze wound. Authorities say she told officers she was struck by gunfire at the same location as the first reported shooting.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has issued health advisories for lakes at four state recreation areas.

Tests last week by the state Department of Environmental Quality detected high levels of toxic algae at Rockford Lake in Gage County, Swan Creek Lake No. 5A at Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area in Saline County and Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County.

Elevated algae levels were recorded throughout the summer at Willow Creek Lake in Pierce County, but levels were within the normal range during the most recent round of testing. A health advisory remains in effect there until Thursday.

Lake visitors are advised to avoid full-body contact activities such as swimming, wading, skiing or jet skiing.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Mueller Planetarium is hosting Halloween laser light shows in October.

The shows will take place at various times throughout the month, including some evening shows. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

The family-friendly “Halloween Laser Spooktacular” show will include songs such as “Monster Mash,” ”Ghostbusters” and “The Purple People Eater,” along with current pop and rock songs. It lasts 45 minutes.

The museum will also feature a “Laser Pink Floyd” with tracks including “Money,” ”Time,” ”The Great Gig in the Sky” and “Brain Damage.” The 48-minute show is not suitable for children.

More information is available at https://www.spacelaser.com or by calling 402-472-2641.