MONROE, Neb. (AP) — Two Platte County parents are determined to help their daughter really live in what little time she may have left.

Twenty-five-year-old Paige Wiese and her husband, 28-year-old Shawn Wiese, says the bucket list they’ve created for their 15-month-old daughter, Alexus, is all about being together as a family. The Monroe couple also have a son, Weston, who was born four years ago.

Alexus was diagnosed with a rare disease called cystic encephalomalacia shortly after her birth in April 2014. It’s caused by pockets of fluid and cysts that grow throughout the brain, causing the brain to stop growing. The earlier it can be diagnosed usually means the shorter the life span.

The Wieses lost a 14-month-old girl, Joselyn, to the disease in 2001.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 9-year-old bat boy has died after he was accidentally hit in the head during a National Baseball Congress World Series game in Kansas.

The general manager of the Liberal Bee Jays team, Mike Carlile, confirmed late on Sunday the death of Kaiser Carlile.

The boy was struck by a follow-through swing near the on-deck circle on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for the National Baseball Congress says the child was wearing a helmet, which is mandatory.

Home-plate umpire Mark Goldfeder, who is a longtime paramedic, treated the boy until an ambulance arrived. The team played a game on Sunday, winning 8-0.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Investigators say an early morning fire at a home in central Lincoln was arson.

No one was in the home when firetrucks arrived around 1:40 a.m. Monday. No injuries have been reported in the blaze.

Lincoln fire investigator Don Gross says the most recent tenants of the home are people of interest in the case. They’d been evicted and were seen moving items out of the house on Sunday.

Fire damage was estimated at $20,000.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — Federal authorities have filed $218,000 in liens against a Norfolk city councilman over unpaid taxes.

The liens filed by the Internal Revenue Service were related to David Fauss’ personal and business obligations. He co-owns a restaurant at the Norfolk Regional Airport, Barnstormers.

Fauss says he’s been negotiating with the IRS and soon may reach a settlement. He says the trouble began when the restaurant opened in 2011 and he was not personally in charge.

Norfolk Mayor Sue Fuchtman says she’s spoken to Fauss about the liens and plans to address the issue with the City Council in a subcommittee meeting on Monday.

ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — One person has been killed and four others have been injured in a crash on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 4:10 p.m. Sunday between Greenwood and Ashland. The patrol says only one vehicle was involved in the rollover crash.

The victims’ names haven’t been released.

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A 9-year-old newspaper carrier is being hailed as a hero for rescuing a Nebraska woman who was trapped in her pickup for more than an hour.

Skyler Wilson was on his route delivering the Kearney Hub newspaper on July 20 when he heard 69-year-old Rosy Drake crying for help from inside her garage.

Drake, who lives north of Kearney, became trapped because her truck’s door is broken and only opens from the outside.

Drake says when she tried to start the ruck, the battery was dead, which prevented her from opening the window, and the passenger-side door was wedged shut by a picnic table in the garage.

After hearing Drake’s cries, Skyler ran to the driver’s-side door and freed Drake.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 12-year-old boy was carrying a handgun when he and two teenagers allegedly ambushed two men, but investigators did not recover any bullet casings from his weapon after the fatal shooting.

The boy had a .40-caliber handgun with an extended magazine during the attack. But homicide investigator Sherry King testified in court Friday that two other teens, ages 15 and 17, opened fire on June 29 and were responsible for the death of 31-year-old Jamymell Ray.

Ray was struck in the head and neck by bullets from 9-millimeter and .22-caliber handguns. The second victim, 30-year-old Charles Fisher, was struck in the shoulder by a 9-millimeter bullet and survived.

The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles accused of crimes.

ARNOLD, Neb. (AP) — Organizers of a popular annual road race in central Nebraska say the event has brought in nearly $1 million to the area since getting its start in 2001.

The Sandhills Open Road Challenge has become so popular, participation maxes out every year at 140 entries. The first race in 2001 on a winding road from Arnold to Highway 2 brought in just 34 entries.

This year’s Sandhills Open Road Challenge race takes place on Aug. 8.

More than $900,000 in proceeds has been donated to community organizations and civic projects such as the Arnold Theater, Arnold Community Center and local fire department.

If everything goes as planned this year, organizer Joe Shown says the race will break the $1 million mark.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert says Nebraska’s largest city is prepared for an invasion of a tiny menace that has killed millions of ash trees in 26 states since 2002.

Stothert balked Friday at plans to hire more tree trimmers and buy tree removal equipment in anticipation of an emerald ash borer infestation. That came after several Omaha City Council members said they’re considering amending the city’s 2016 budget following a briefing from the city’s forester.

Stothert says the Nebraska Forest Service recommends beginning to treat ash trees when the ash borer has been confirmed within 15 miles. But the closest to Omaha the insect has been spotted is about 100 miles away in Iowa.