YORK, Neb. (AP) — A former worker at the state women’s prison in York has been sentenced for having a sexual relationship with an inmate there.

On Monday, Michael Weichman was given one to two years in prison and credited with four days already served. He’d been convicted last month of sexually assaulting the inmate. His attorney says Weichman intends to file an appeal.

The 47-year-old Weichman resigned about a year ago from his prison maintenance job.

Investigators say another inmate tipped prison officials that Weichman and the other inmate were having sex. Under Nebraska law, any prison or jail worker who has sex with an inmate has committed sexual assault.

A court document says Weichman described his relationship with the inmate as playful but not sexual.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two men have been sentenced after pleading no contest to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for their roles in the killing of a 5-year-old Omaha girl.

24-year old Adonus R. Moses and 22-year-old Jacob Brown were sentenced Monday to eight years and six years in prison, respectively, on charges related to the shooting death of Payton Benson.

Benson was struck and killed by a stray bullet that went through the wall of her home when authorities say a group of men opened fire on Jan. 15, 2014, on someone they believed was a rival gang member. A deputy prosecutor for the Douglas County Attorney’s Office said the suspects’ cooperation was instrumental in solving the case and convicting two others for their roles in the slaying.

LARNED, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is among a number of states facing scrutiny over its program that commits sex offenders to involuntary treatment, which critics claim indefinitely warehouses them due to public safety concerns.

Program supporters argue it is necessary to keep dangerous offenders off the street, but some lawmakers have expressed concern as its costs and population balloon. A state audit report is due out Tuesday, comparing Kansas’ programs to those in 19 other states and the District of Columbia.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has recommended increasing its funding from $13.9 million in 2014 to $20.4 million by 2017 to accommodate its growing population.

The Department for Aging and Disability Services says the number of offenders confined under the program has grown to 258 since 1994 and only three have been released.

CRETE, Neb. (AP) — A private liberal arts college in Crete is adding portraits of five civil rights leaders in an effort to remember the past and signal the school’s hope for the future.

Doane College held a reception last week to honor the creation and acquisition of the pop art-style images of Emmett Till, Ruby Bridges, Leola Bullock, Claudette Colvin and Denise McNair. The portraits, which were painted by Schoo Middle School students, were part of an art project, called “Stand Up Speak Out — Portraits of a Movement,” commemorating the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally and March.

All 28 of the initial portraits sold for a total of $4,735, but Doane College commissioned additional work to display in its halls.

EAGLE, Neb. (AP) — A Waverly man accused of testing his new pickup on the Eagle Raceway track has been arrested.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Stuart Snyder was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of criminal mischief, criminal trespassing and two counts of unauthorized use of a vehicle.

A news release from the sheriff’s office says Snyder went to the track to test out his truck’s four-wheel drive when it got stuck in mud. He then used trucks owned by the racetrack in Eagle to try to get his own pickup free, damaging them in the process.

It was unclear Monday whether Snyder has an attorney who could be reached to comment on his behalf. Online court records don’t yet list the charges.

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A competency evaluation has been ordered after a courtroom rant by a Norfolk woman charged with trying to burn down a mobile home in Norfolk last October.

27-year-old Cassie Zoubek represented herself Monday at a Madison County District Court hearing on pretrial motions.

Zoubek already has pleaded not guilty to an arson charge, but she told Judge James Kube that she was going to plead guilty to that charge and to one of being a habitual criminal. Zoubek then ranted about what she said was a corrupt court system, including in her wide-ranging comments a reference to the number of tattoos she has.

Madison County Attorney Joe Smith then asked Kube to order a competency evaluation for Zoubek. The judge granted the request.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska judge has ruled that a man committed to a state psychiatric hospital after a shooting spree at an Omaha club in 1977 must remain there for at least another year.

It was determined Monday that 70-year-old Ulysses Cribbs continues to be a danger to himself and others and therefore must stay at the Lincoln Regional Center. Another review has been scheduled for next year.

In 1977, Cribbs fired six shots at Omaha’s Club 89, killing a Douglas County sheriff’s captain and injuring 25 people. A judge found him not guilty by reason of insanity, and he was ordered to the regional center.

Cribbs’ attorney says it’s believed that his client’s instability likely stems from Agent Orange exposure during his service in Vietnam.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit organization dedicated to building and managing public event venues in Omaha is writing a formal policy about the information it makes public amid transparency concerns.

Officials with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority will vote Tuesday on a proposal requiring the organization to offer detailed information at public board meetings, including annual financial reports.

Board chairman Dana Bradford said the organization has made an effort to increase transparency since Mayor Jean Stothert initially raised the issue last year. He says the proposed policy lays out what the organization already has done to be more transparent.

But the group refuses to provide some information requested by Stothert because it believes certain things, such as its budget and vendor contracts, must be kept private to keep a competitive advantage.

WAHOO, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old Ashland man has been imprisoned for injuring his 2-month-old son.

The office of Saunders County Attorney Steven Twohig (TOO’-ihg) says Scott Neemann was given 20 to 25 years in prison for child abuse.

Online court records say the boy had breathing problems and was taken to an Omaha hospital on June 19 last year. Doctors discovered the boy had a skull fracture, a broken leg and other injuries consistent with being shaken.

A court affidavit says Neemann told an Ashland police officer about punching and shaking the child. Neemann told the officer he was frustrated because the baby wouldn’t stop crying.

Court records say Neemann was sentenced on April 13.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha woman who’s been fighting a rare cancer says she’s now battling the Internal Revenue Service, which says she owes nearly $15,500 in taxes on donations

Doctors found tumors throughout Casey Charf’s body when they were searching for injuries she suffered in a 2013 accident. People who learned of her plight through the GoFundMe website contributed nearly $50,000 to help pay her medical expenses.

But the 20-year-old Charf said the IRS notified the Charf family last month that the nearly $50,000 collected through GoFundMe should’ve been claimed as income. The IRS wants more than $19,100 in back taxes, penalties and interest.

A tax expert told the station that the donations are gifts that shouldn’t be taxed. The IRS declined to discuss the case.