OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating reports of gunfire in east Omaha during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.

Omaha police say officers responded to an area near a bar around 2 a.m. Wednesday. They found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

One person was taken into custody on charges of discharging a firearm within city limits and possession of an unregistered firearm, but additional information is not available. Authorities do not know if the arrest is connected to the wounded woman.

PETERSBURG, Neb. (AP) — More than a dozen counts of livestock neglect have been filed against the owner of a Boone County property from which several malnourished horses were removed last month.

Two felony and 11 misdemeanor counts have been filed against 66-year-old James Majerus. A phone listed for him is no longer in service. His attorney from a previous livestock neglect case didn’t immediately return a call Thursday from The Associated Press.

Majerus pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of livestock abandonment or cruel neglect and was sentenced in August to probation for two years and three separate 30-jail sentences.

Majerus’ first court appearance on the new charges is scheduled for Jan. 15.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A new tool has been created to help entrepreneurs flourish in the Grand Island area.

The Central Nebraska Growth Foundation will receive and disburse contributions aimed at economic development. It was founded by the Grand Island Area Economic Development Corp.

Foundation Chairman Bill Westering says the foundation represents “a very long-term opportunity for Grand Island — way beyond our lifetimes.”

The foundation will give successful entrepreneurs a tax-deductible way to help future business growth in the community. And it will help up-and-coming entrepreneurs find assistance for their new ideas, new machinery and new products.

MONROE, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters spent four hours battling flames in subzero temperatures at a rural home nearly 10 miles northwest of Monroe in eastern Nebraska’s Platte County.

The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. The elderly residents were not at home, but they lost several pets in the blaze.

The fire cause is being investigated.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been accused of critically injuring his 3-week-old son in Nebraska.

Lincoln police say Koty Buesing was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of child abuse. Court records do not list an attorney.

Authorities say Buesing broke his son’s skull, causing the baby’s brain to bleed.

Officer Katie Flood says the baby’s mother took the boy to the hospital on Christmas Eve. A doctor eventually told her the boy’s injuries were probably caused by abuse.

HICKMAN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say they’re investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby at a licensed day care in eastern Nebraska.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says the infant died Tuesday at the day care in Hickman.

Authorities say a caretaker noticed the baby was not breathing, started CPR and called for an ambulance. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

An autopsy completed Wednesday shows the child had no injuries or trauma. Toxicology results are pending.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Workers have been using toilet paper to speed repairs of cracks in Lincoln streets.

The city uses tar to seal cracks before they worsen into potholes. The workers sometimes have to wait up to 40 minutes — hampering traffic flow — for the tar to cool down and firm up. Otherwise the tar could splatter onto vehicles.

But a streets supervisor, Clay Engelman, says that as soon as workers lay down the tar, they can apply the toilet paper. He says the paper takes away the stickiness and covers the tar so vehicles immediately can drive on it.

The toilet paper technique isn’t new, but Engelman says Lincoln had resisted it largely for fear of getting complaints about its appearance.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man accused of throwing multiple Molotov cocktails earlier this year has pleaded no contest to charges.

28-year-old Daniel Wylie Walter entered the plea Monday on five misdemeanor counts of attempted possession of a destructive device. He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 6.

A Molotov cocktail is a crude incendiary device, like gasoline in a jar or bottle, that’s typically lit with a rag. Authorities say four of them were thrown in the Cripple Creek area in March 2013. A fifth was thrown in a different area. The bottles caused minor damage but did not turn into large fires.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln orthopedic surgeon and former Huskers football player has agreed to have his medical license suspended after he was accused of practicing medicine while impaired.

Dr. Scott Strasburger agreed to a suspension of at least six months. Documents posted online by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services say Strasburger must also complete a chemical dependency treatment program, and follow any aftercare recommendations such as counseling or support groups.

The Nebraska attorney general’s office sought disciplinary action last week against the 51-year-old Strasburger, who allegedly arrived at work impaired on Nov. 26. The suspension is retroactive to that day.

Authorities say Strasburger refused to submit to a drug test, and cited a history of substance abuse. The exact drug wasn’t specified.

Strasburger played for the Huskers from 1981-1984.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska is defending a parent who says the Omaha Public Schools superintendent threatened him with legal action over statements he made at a recent school board meeting.

Parent Alex Gates asked board members in October to create a documented process that lets people formally request an investigation and removal of an ineffective principal.

He told members that parents have sought for years to replace a school principal. He said he emailed Superintendent Mark Evans about the matter but was frustrated with Evans’ reply.

Gates reached out to the ACLU, saying Evans threatened him the day after the board meeting with a lawsuit for defamation or slander. The ACLU wrote a letter warning Evans against taking such action.

A district spokesman said district officials are aware of the ACLU’s letter but are declining to comment.