ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. (AP) — A Colorado man is under arrest after leading authorities on a 163-mile chase in a stolen car in Wyoming.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Martin Anderson of Peyton, Colorado, along with a teenage boy were taken into custody Tuesday after a fourth round of stop sticks finally stopped the 2013 Dodge Charger he was driving near Elk Mountain, Wyoming.

Sheriff’s deputies and police officers first tried to the stop the car, reported stolen from Colorado Springs on July 30, in Riverton. Speeds reached up to 140 mph during the chase. Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. David Wagener says it was suspended twice — when Anderson swerved at multiple troopers and into oncoming traffic north of Rawlins and again when he entered the city limits.

No one was injured.

PILGER, Neb. (AP) — Flood insurance workshops will be held this week for residents of the small northeast Nebraska city of Pilger who want to rebuild after a June tornado destroyed much of the town.

Flooding rules have complicated rebuilding plans for many Pilger residents because new homes built in the town can’t have basements.

Pilger has been in a flood plain since 2004, so every resident who wanted to rebuild there will have to make sure the lowest level of their home is at least one foot above the likely flood level, which is sometimes referred to as a 100-year flood.

One workshop will be held Wednesday evening at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Pilger. The workshop will be repeated at the church Saturday morning at 10.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is offering a free online service for drivers to find out if their vehicles have been recalled but not repaired.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the service started Wednesday on its website, www.safercar.gov.

Drivers can key in their vehicle identification number to get the results. The number can be found on the dashboard near the windshield or on the driver’s door post near the latch.

Also starting Wednesday, automakers must keep the same data on their own websites, and they have to update it at least once per week.

The safety agency’s site will show data if there’s an open recall, or it will tell drivers there are none.

The agency also says used-car buyers can check for unrepaired vehicles before they make a purchase.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 19-year-old has been given prison time for trying to rob two Lincoln convenience stores, including one with police officers inside.

Shaquille Adams was sentenced Monday to nine to 18 years in prison on charges of robbery and attempted robbery. He will be eligible for parole in about four years.

Police say Adams pointed a BB gun on clerks and demanded money at two Kwik Shops in February.

During the second incident, Adams and an accomplice entered the store and discovered two Lincoln police officers inside. The officers ultimately caught them and a getaway driver.

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The city is still looking for private parties willing to spend $750,000 or more to move and save Columbus’ old Union Pacific depot.

City officials discussed at Monday night’s council meeting the railroad’s plan to tear down the depot after its employees move into a new building.

City administrator Joe Mangiamelli says the city has leased land the depot could be moved to, if someone or a group were to come forward with the money.

Mayor Mike Moser says he wouldn’t favor spending city funds on the project, a stance echoed by Councilman Rich Jablonski, who said, “We can’t save everything.”

The building dates back to 1887.

CLARKS, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 25-year-old Clarks woman has been killed in a traffic accident involving three vehicles.

The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Monday, about a mile west of Clarks in Merrick County.

Merrick County Attorney Lynelle Homolka says Heather Stroud was headed east on U.S. Highway 30 when her vehicle was struck from behind by a semitrailer driven by 47-year-old James Horton, of Roseland. Homolka says the impact knocked Stroud’s vehicle into the westbound lane, where it was struck by an oncoming car.

Stroud was killed. The driver of the oncoming car, who wasn’t identified, was injured. No injuries to Horton have been reported.

The accident is being investigated.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are expected to begin a fog seal project next week on Interstate 180 in Lincoln.

Fog seal is oil sprayed onto the surface of newer pavement to seal the fine cracks.

The Nebraska Department of Roads says all lanes in both directions will be closed on the interstate spur from Fletcher south to Cornhusker starting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 27. The lanes will be reopened at 6 a.m. Aug. 28.

Message boards will be used.

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Colombian woman who was a passenger in her daughter’s car has died after a collision in south Lincoln.

The accident occurred a little before 7:45 a.m. Monday at South 56th and Van Dorn streets. Police say a southbound car driven by 28-year-old Margarita Marroquin-Guzman was attempting to turn left onto Van Dorn when it was struck on the passenger side by a pickup driven by 57-year-old Douglas Walker.

Police say 61-year-old Luz Guzman-Carrera died later at a Lincoln hospital. She was the mother of Marroquin-Guzman.

Walker, Marroquin-Guzman and another passenger in her car, 27-year-old Pedro Rivera, also were hospitalized.

The collision is being investigated.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Board of Pardons has refused to grant a hearing to a man who’s been imprisoned since 1968 for killing two people.

The board last week rejected pleas from the sister of Brian Adams. Vivian Adams Dennison shared her family’s story with the three board members last week as she asked them to grant her 65-year-old brother a commutation hearing.

She said their father had beaten her brother, who had been “taught his entire existence that he was worthless.” Brian Adams was convicted of killing gas station attendants in separate crimes.

Gov. Dave Heineman, sitting as a member of the board, told Dennison that the judge gave Adams the life sentences for a purpose.

Safety information and giveaways will once again be provided by the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) to visitors during the Nebraska State Fair, August 22- Sept. 1, at Fonner Park in Grand Island.

The NSP exhibit is located in the 4H & FFA Exhibition building on the north end of the State Fair grounds. The exhibit will include safety information and giveaways with special emphasis on safe driving practices in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes. The booth will be staffed by both sworn and civilian members of the agency.

“The Nebraska State Patrol is excited to be a part of the State Fair experience,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “We look forward to visiting with fairgoers as we spread our safety message in an effort to save lives on our roadways.”

The Nebraska State Patrol will again provide on-site law enforcement security 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the two weeks of the fair. Troopers will patrol the fairground utilizing a variety of means to include bicycles and all-terrain vehicles. The Nebraska State Patrol Security Office is located in the Fonner Park Racing Office for fairgoers in need of law enforcement assistance.