(AP) — Prosecutors say they’ve dropped murder and assault charges filed against a man after a shooting on the pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Thursday that witnesses were evasive or otherwise uncooperative with investigators and prosecutors, so the case against 24-year-old Terrece Cox became impossible to prosecute. Cox’s trial was scheduled to begin on Monday. He has maintained his innocence throughout the investigation.

Cox was charged with second-degree murder and other charges after the May 29 shooting death of 26-year-old Shamari Richards on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. The other people were wounded.

Billy Kellogg was charged with being an accessory to a felony. It’s unclear whether his charges will be dropped as well.

(AP) — An Omaha woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of pulling a gun on a paramedic.

Twenty-four-year-old Justine Dubois received the sentence Friday in Douglas County District Court. She must serve more than nine years before she is eligible for release.

As part of a plea bargain, Dubois pleaded no contest in November to several charges in relation to the July 1 shooting.

Prosecutors say Dubois faked a seizure while being arrested for allegedly stealing a car. In an ambulance taking her to a hospital, she pulled a gun and started making threats. Police say two shots were fired as Dubois and a paramedic struggled over the gun.

One shot hit Dubois in the leg. The other shot caused minor wounds to the paramedic’s abdomen.

(AP) — Two prison inmates have been accused of fighting while being transported near Lincoln.

The Lincoln Police Department says the fight occurred Friday morning as a private company transported seven inmates. The vehicle was forced to stop on Interstate 80.

Two guards called for help after one inmate allegedly choked another inmate with his restraints. Additional information has not been released.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating the incident.

(AP) — A Nebraska man has been convicted of molesting a 6-year-old girl in Rhode Island in 2001 when his mother was the girl’s baby sitter.

The Rhode Island attorney general’s office says Joseph Ogoffa was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of five counts of child molestation.

The jury reached a verdict in an hour after a four-day trial in Providence County Superior Court.

Prosecutors say Ogoffa, now 36, was 24 years old at the time he molested the girl in September and October 2001. She told police what happened in November 2007.

Ogoffa is being held at the state prison pending sentencing. He most recently lived in Lincoln, Neb.

(AP) — The Omaha Police Department is firing two more officers involved in the arrest of three brothers that was captured on video and posted online.

The department said in a news release Thursday that the two officers are awaiting procedural hearings before their dismissals are final. The department didn’t name the two.

Four other officers have been fired since the March 21 incident, and two have been charged with criminal violations. The three brothers, their mother and her sister have sued Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer (SHMAH’-dur), eight named officers and 24 unnamed officers, alleging excessive force and other rights violations. The incident erupted as officers responded to a parking complaint.

(AP) — A 32-year-old eastern Nebraska man found guilty of killing his 4-month-old daughter has appealed his conviction.

Ryan Kozisek’s filing earlier this week also appeals his sentencing order and an earlier denial of his motion for a new trial.

On Dec. 16 a judge sentenced the former Gresham man to 35 to 50 years in prison. A York County jury had found Kozisek guilty of child abuse resulting in the death of Kayley Kozisek. Kayley died at an Omaha hospital on Jan. 25, 2011, a day after Kozisek called 911 and said she wasn’t breathing.

Kozisek told authorities that his 2-year-old daughter fell off a stepping stool and landed on the baby. A doctor later said such an accident couldn’t have caused Kayley’s injuries.

(AP) — A 19-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to prison for accidentally shooting a girl in the back, paralyzing her.

Sabri Ibrahim was sentenced on Thursday to six to 10 years in prison. Ibrahim had pleaded no contest and was convicted of felony assault.

Authorities say Ibrahim was trying to buy a gun from a man on June 19 and was in the back seat of a car looking at the gun when it went off. The bullet struck Treneyce Thompson. She’s 18 now and must use a wheelchair.

(AP) — The State Board of Education for the Nebraska Department of Education has elected a new president and vice president to serve this year.

The department announced Thursday that Rachel Wise, of Oakland, will serve as president and John Sieler, of Omaha, will serve as vice president.

Wise was first elected to the board last year. She is a former teacher and has served as an administrator for Educational Service Unit 7, Omaha Public Schools and the nonprofit Building Bright Futures organization.

Sieler was elected to the board in 2010. He owns a consulting and marketing firm that specializes in logo items, promotional items and printing.

(AP) — The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in eastern Nebraska has temporarily shut down due to ice buildup.

Omaha Public Power District spokesman Jeff Hanson said the plant went offline Thursday morning after subfreezing temperatures caused ice buildup on one of six gates used to control water from the Missouri River. The buildup kept the gate from fully closing.

The plant was closed because all the gates must be functional in case of flooding. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was notified about the situation early Thursday after workers noticed the buildup hours earlier.

Hanson says workers have since cleared the ice and they are manually working on the affected gate. Once the affected gate is closed, the other gates can do the work and the plant can be back in service.

(AP) — The second suspect in an Omaha homicide has been arrested.

Police said Wednesday that 27-year-old Samuel Ochoa had been booked into Douglas County Jail. He’s charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony.

Ochoa and two other people are suspected in the Oct. 8 slaying of 31-year-old Rodney Hunt. One of the suspects, 27-year-old Amber Perez, remains at large.

Online court records don’t list the names of their attorneys.