AMES, Iowa (AP) — The new U.S. Highway 34 bridge connecting Nebraska and Iowa is scheduled to open after 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Included in the project is about seven miles of new four-lane divided highway extending west of the U.S. 34/Interstate 29 interchange to U.S. Highway 75 between Plattsmouth and Bellevue, Nebraska.

The bridge is expected carry 2,000 cars a day.

CRETE, Neb. (AP) — A 26-year-old Crete man has been fatally injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident.

The accident occurred northwest of Crete just before midnight on Saturday. Saline County Sheriff Alan Moore says in a news release that Nathan Casteel was the only person on the ATV when it hit a utility pole.

Moore says Casteel was pronounced dead later at Crete Area Medical Center.

The Nebraska State Patrol along with the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes involving rail crossings.

On Wednesday, October 22, a trooper and a deputy will join the crew of a BNSF train to ride the rails between South Sioux City and the Dakota County border as part of the “Officer on a Train” exercise. During the ride, if an officer witnesses a motorist violating a crossing, they will make contact with their counterpart on the roadway to conduct a traffic stop.

Statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration show from January-through-September there have been five highway-rail fatalities at railroad crossings in Nebraska. That compares with two highway-rail fatalities recorded in Nebraska in 2013.

According to Operation Lifesaver Nebraska, most collisions occur with trains traveling less than 30 mph, and nearly half of all collisions occur at crossings equipped with active warning devices.

“Everybody loses when someone tries to save time by beating a train at a crossing,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “From the motorist to the train crew, we want everyone to make it home safely.  Always stop, look and listen and never go around crossing arms.”

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A popular Nebraska football tailgating spot has permanently banned alcohol after a violent incident that ended with 13 arrests and sent a police officer to the hospital.

The Indian Center’s board of directors voted 4-3 Monday to support the ban. They will still charge $15 to access the Lincoln lot on game days. Board members say they don’t want to promote alcohol use or abuse.

The area turned chaotic in the hours before the Nebraska-Miami kickoff on Sept. 20, with fans causing thousands of dollars in damage. The officer was treated and released after being hit in the head with a full beer can.

The director of the center says it was making about $10,000 per game but expects that revenue to drop to $1,600 with the ban.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been injured in a fire at a house in eastern Council Bluffs.

The fire was reported about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Authorities say the woman was taken to an Omaha, Nebraska, hospital for treatment. Her name hasn’t been released.

The fire cause is being investigated.

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban Kansas City say one girl suffered serious injuries and 12 others had minor injuries after a collision involving a school bus carrying a high school volleyball team.

The accident happened around 4:15 p.m. Monday near Lee’s Summit West High School, where the team from Raymore-Peculiar High School was scheduled to play in a tournament.

Police said 20 girls and the driver were aboard the bus. The driver told investigators he missed a turn and was trying to make a U-turn when the bus was hit by a flat-bed truck. The bus remained upright. Both drivers refused medical treatment.

Ambulances took 13 of the girls to six hospitals. Police said the serious injuries sustained by one girl were not considered life-threatening.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado health officials want to ban many edible forms of marijuana, including brownies, cookies and most candies.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recommended that retail marijuana edibles be limited to lozenges and tinctures.

The recommendation has been obtained by The Associated Press in advance of a third and possibly final workgroup meeting Monday to draw up rules for identifiable markers or colors for edible marijuana products so they won’t be confused with regular foods.

The health department’s recommendation would effectively take most forms of edible marijuana off store shelves. The final decision will be made by the Department of Revenue, which oversees retail marijuana sales.

Lawmakers have ordered regulators to require pot-infused food and drink to have a distinct look when they are out of the packaging.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A Fremont man has dropped his efforts to recall Fremont’s mayor and a council member over their roles in a failed effort to repeal the ordinance that bars property owners from renting homes to immigrants living in the country illegally.

But LaVern Kucera said he intends to renew the recall drives next year. He says the petition process now would have forced circulators to do their work in cold weather, making it tougher to gather the necessary signatures for an election.

In his original filing, Kucera said Mayor Scott Getzschman tried to stop implementation of the ordinance, causing residents to vote twice on it. In Kucera’s filing against Council Member Larry Johnson, Kucera said council members used scare tactics to gain support for the repeal.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police are vowing to find those responsible for the shooting death of a 6-year-old girl who had stopped at a convenience store with her dad to buy bubblegum.

Hundreds of people turned out Sunday evening to remember Angel Hooper, who died two nights earlier after being shot at the south Kansas City store.

Angel and her father had stopped for gum after a jog when someone in a passing car opened fire.

Maj. Karl Oakman, commander of the police department’s South Patrol Division, said Angel has “all the power of the Kansas City Police Department behind her.”

Angel’s mother, Charity Guinn, said police assure her they are following all leads and she’s confident officers will make an arrest.

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has completed a nearly 200-mile run in five days from Valentine to Norfolk.

Tom Volk started in Valentine on Monday of last week and finished his 196-mile trek Friday in Norfolk. He says he ran about 12 minutes and 30 seconds for each mile, which included a few walk breaks.

He started his journey with Andy Pollock, who also lives in Lincoln. They had hoped to make the run together to call attention to the need to finish the trail west of Valentine. They planned to only stop for water, other liquids and food about every 10 miles. Pollock ran 101 miles before stopping on Wednesday, because of a half-dollar sized blister on his left foot.