CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (AP) — Court records say a woman acquitted of theft has dropped a lawsuit she filed against the sheriff of Merrick County.

Lori Sautter filed the lawsuit in October, saying that Sheriff Kevin Campbell invaded her privacy and painted her in a false light within the community. Sautter was charged with theft after a 2012 state audit determined that nearly $17,300 was missing from the department. All but about $5,900 was later found. Sautter had been the office manager but was fired. Sautter was found not guilty at trial.

Online court records say the dismissal order was filed Feb. 9. It’s unclear whether there was a settlement. Lawyers for Sautter and Campbell didn’t immediately return messages left Friday by The Associated Press.

WALTHILL, Neb. (AP) — An eastern Nebraska man has been sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for punching his girlfriend in the head and face.

A jury found 52-year-old Terry L. Harlan of Walthill guilty of habitual domestic violence in November.

A U.S. attorney’s office says Harlan also was ordered Thursday to complete three years of supervised release once he serves his 41-month prison sentence.

Court documents state Harlan and his girlfriend were at his residence on the Omaha Indian Reservation on March 7. Harlan became angry with girlfriend, before pushing her into a closet and beating her. Harlan cornered his girlfriend by the door when she tried to leave, punching and kicking her several more times.

Authorities say the girlfriend escaped after Harlan fell asleep.

WEST POINT, Neb. (AP) — About 125 workers have been told they’ll be losing their jobs when a meat plant closes in northeast Nebraska.

On Thursday Land O’ Frost told employees in West Point that production will continue into the second quarter of the year at the former Wimmer’s plant, giving them time to find other jobs. The Munster, Indiana-based company says it will provide outplacement services, and workers will be eligible to apply for jobs at other Land O’Frost locations.

The former Wimmer’s Meats company was founded in 1934 and was sold to Land O’ Frost three years ago.

Land O’Frost President and CEO David VanEekeren says the consolidation of production at other company plants will help Land O’Frost operate more competitively.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Nebraska City has resigned, saying he’d been undermined by some members of the City Council.

Jack Hobbie quit Thursday morning after 6½ years in the post. He said his resignation “is primarily due to a lack of respect and communication with me as the mayor.”

He complained that he was blindsided in December when the City Council voted to not reappoint city administrator Joe Johnson and city clerk-treasurer Arnold Ehlers. Hobbie says he was blindsided again earlier this month when two of the commissioners tried, without his knowledge, to hire an interim city clerk-treasurer.

The mayor and the commissioners of finance, public works, streets and parks act as the five-member City Council.

The city of around 7,300 people is in southeast Nebraska.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A man has been arrested after Bellevue police say they spotted him pedaling on a child’s bicycle, while carrying a bag filled with jewelry and cash believed to be stolen from a nearby residence.

Bellevue police on Thursday arrested the 35-year-old Omaha man on suspicion of burglary and felony assault on an officer.

Police say an officer was patrolling a neighborhood, when he saw the man riding the bicycle on a street. The officer stopped the man, who struck the officer twice in the face and ran.

The man was found hiding in a shed 20 minutes later, after other Bellevue officers and the Omaha Police Department’s helicopter were called to the area.

The officer was treated for minor injuries at a hospital.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says a robbery suspect killed this week by police was shot in the back and that internal affairs and grand jury investigations will determine whether the shooting was justified.

Danny Elrod died Monday night after being shot by Officer Alvin Lugod. Authorities later determined that Elrod was unarmed.

Schmaderer detailed the events of the shooting during a press conference Thursday. The chief says Elrod robbed a nearby store of money, then refused police commands to show his hands and get on the ground. Schmaderer said Elrod repeatedly told officers on the scene that he had a gun and repeatedly reached for his waistband, as though he had a weapon.

Schmaderer said Elrod was shot as he turned and grabbed the top of a fence.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been found guilty of not paying his federal income taxes for the three years he worked in Omaha.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says a jury found 59-year-old Chet Lee West of Nebo, North Carolina, guilty Tuesday of three counts of tax evasion.

West faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s sentenced May 18.

Federal officials say West failed to file tax returns or pay taxes on the more than $272,000 he earned while living and working in Omaha from 2007 through 2009. Officials also say West gave his employer numerous letters and affidavits stating he was not required to pay income taxes and that he deposited his income in variously named bank accounts in an effort to hide his income.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been sentenced to 25 to 35 years in prison for raping and robbing a woman at gunpoint.

28-year-old Emmanuel Cortez Williams was sentenced Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court. He had entered a plea deal to a first-degree sexual assault charge.

A 27-year-old woman says she told Lincoln police that Williams stole money from her on July 22. She says he then held a gun to her head, demanded that she take off her clothes and raped her.

Authorities say they located Williams on July 23 and arrested him. Williams has since been in jail.

During his sentencing hearing, Williams said he apologized for his actions.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Fremont Public Schools has revealed plans to implement a dual language program for students in the district.

Brad Dahl, executive director of student services and business affairs for the district, on Wednesday said that a steady increase of English-language learners prompted the Fremont Board of Education’s decision to launch the program. It is slated to begin in the 2015-2016 school year with anywhere from 20 to 50 kindergarten students.

About 8 percent of students in the district receive English-language learner support, compared to the state average of 5.96 percent. Dahl says the district determined that those receiving support were not performing at the same level as their peers.

Dahl says the program will expand one grade level each year.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 28-year-old Lincoln man who accidentally shot himself has been given two to six years in prison.

Kan Tap was sentenced on Tuesday. He’d been convicted of attempted possession of a firearm by a felon. He’d made a plea deal with prosecutors who lowered the charge.

Prosecutors say Tap shot himself in his left leg on April 7. He told Lincoln police several stories before admitting that he shot himself accidentally after picking up a gun on the floor of a car in which he was riding.

Tap’s attorney sought probation for Tap, saying Tap has endured a long recovery from his wound.

But Judge John Colborn said he couldn’t ignore Tap’s criminal history or the fact that he’d lied to police.