OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nuclear regulators plan to offer the public an update on the performance of a Nebraska nuclear plant since it restarted last year after a prolonged outage.

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to discuss a recent inspection of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Omaha on Thursday evening.

Fort Calhoun, which sits about 20 miles north of Omaha, was shut down from April 2011 until December.

It initially shut down for routine maintenance, but significant flooding in 2011, a small fire and a series of safety violations forced it to remain closed for nearly three years.

Omaha Public Power District must demonstrate Fort Calhoun can operate safely before regulators will ease its inspections.

The meeting will run from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday at the Omaha Marriot at 10220 Regency Circle.

 

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Colorado theater shootings case say witnesses would be vulnerable to harassment and threats if cameras are allowed in court during the trial.

At a hearing Monday, news media attorneys responded there was no evidence that courtroom cameras would make the scrutiny any more intense than it will be anyway because of interest in the case.

The judge says he’ll rule next week.

James Holmes is scheduled to go on trial in December on charges of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the 2012 attack at a Denver-area theater.

He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to multiple charges of murder and attempted murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

Media organizations including The Associated Press want to have TV and still cameras in the courtroom.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (AP) — A 38-year-old man from Murray has died in a rollover crash on the south side of Plattsmouth.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened a little before 6:20 a.m. Saturday on Chicago Avenue. Investigators say a car driven by Kevin Light was headed north when it failed to negotiate a curve. The office says the car went out of control, veering to the east side of the roadway and rolling over.

Light was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the car was going too fast for safety in the heavy rain.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials want to renovate the Pinewood Bowl to make the amphitheater more appealing to big name acts.

The city wants to renovate the facility, built in 1947, by expanding the backstage area and parking and replacing the aging roof and main ticket office.

City Parks and Recreation Department Director Lynn Johnson says bands such as Boston and the Doobie Brothers have enjoyed performing in the three summers since big name acts returned to the venue. But their production staffs have had a hard time getting tour buses and equipment down a single-lane gravel road to the backstage area. Once there, they must deal with limited space.

The general manager of promoter SMG-Lincoln says the lack of backstage facilities has limited the type of acts the venue can attract.

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says it sold more than 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models, a record for a new model, in the three days after the phones went on sale.

A year ago, Apple Inc. said it had sold 9 million of the then-new iPhone 5C and 5S models.

The iPhone is available in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the U.K. It will go on sale in 20 more countries on Sept. 26 and others by the end of the year.

CEO Tim Cook says demand for the phones has exceeded the company’s expectations. Besides larger screens, the new phones offer faster performance and a wireless chip for making credit card payments. The phones start at $199 with a two-year service contact.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln police say at least 13 people were taken into custody when a football tailgate turned violent and injured an officer before the weekend’s Cornhuskers game.

Officers were called to the Indian Center on Saturday afternoon after reports of people throwing cans and bottles at buses. Capt. David Beggs says the crowd turned on officers, who called in backup from county and state authorities. He says a female officer was hospitalized after being hit in the head with a full can of beer and that two police cars were damaged.

Beggs says the officer was released and is recovering. He says the man who threw the beer is facing a felony charge of assaulting an officer. Some of the others apprehended were given misdemeanor failure to disperse citations.

RAYMOND, Neb. (AP) — An 18-year-old Lincoln man is facing charges because police say he caused a rollover crash that killed one man and injured two other people.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s office said the crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday on Highway 77 near Raymond.

The 18-year-old was driving a Honda Pilot that rear-ended a Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck with three people inside.

The impact sent the truck into a ditch where it rolled several times.

A passenger in the truck, 50-year-old Randall Woita of Weston, was killed.

The driver, 42-year-old Tamara Theye of Kearney, and another passenger, 18-year-old Rhea Woita of Wahoo, were both taken to a Lincoln hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Lincoln man is suspected of felony motor vehicle homicide, reckless driving and driving under the influence of drugs.

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say they have seized at least 69 cats from the deplorable conditions of a Brighton trailer.

Animal control officers arrived after neighbors complained about the horrible conditions at the trailer and noticed at least a dozen cats in a window. Police say they found cats and kittens in poor conditions and surrounded by feces.

Police say the woman has lived there for 10 years but has been out of state. They did not identify her. Police say there were eviction notices on the trailer.

Animal control officers were working to trap some cats that escaped through a hole in a wall.

HAMPTON, Neb. (AP) — Voters in the small Nebraska town of Hampton approved spending $750,000 on a new city hall, but officials have found the project might cost more than that.

Hampton officials are reconsidering their options after their initial request drew only one bid for more than $900,000.

Village Clerk Sue Dallegge says the current city hall is in bad shape with a leaky roof and cracks in some walls. Plus, some city equipment won’t fit inside.

Hampton board chairman Dane Schafer says the town will try to find a bidder who can complete the project for less than $750,000.

If necessary, Hampton will revise the project to eliminate some optional elements.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Parents are concerned about a group distributing Bibles near a Lincoln middle school, but school officials aren’t sure how much can be done about it.

A group of people distributed Gideon Bibles outside Lux Middle School last week.

Parent Mary Anne Andrei complained to the district and to the American Civil Liberties Union afterward because she was concerned no one screened the people distributing Bibles. And she says the practice blurs the separation of church and state.

The district’s John Neal says school officials don’t have authority over the group handing out Bibles because they stand on public sidewalks.

The group generally lets the school district know about their plans as a courtesy but doesn’t have to get permission.