OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A west Omaha man imprisoned for sending prostitutes dozens of times to strip on a neighbor’s front porch been sentenced for possessing child pornography.

Records say 46-year-old Douglas Goldsberry was given six years in prison on Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. He must serve 10 years of supervised release after leaving prison. He’ll serve his federal time at the same time he serves his state sentence.

Goldsberry had pleaded no contest in September to pandering. Authorities say Goldsberry hired prostitutes to bare their breasts and strip on his neighbor’s porch while

Goldsberry watched from his house. The family with two small children reported that women had shown up as many as 75 times since 2013.

Investigators of that case found the porn on two of Goldsberry’s digital devices.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It has been about a year since a Nebraska court began giving veterans facing felony charges a better chance to straighten out their lives than prison might offer, and some participants say the program has been helpful.

The Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court has accepted six veterans into the program so far, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. The court serves combat veterans with little or no criminal record before their service ended, who were honorably discharged and have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury.

Corry Starks has both and was facing two felony drug charges.

Starks joined the military in 2000 and served 12 years of active duty, including four deployments to Iraq. He retired early due to medical reasons and moved to Nebraska, where he joined a motorcycle club and started using drugs. Starks began getting into trouble with the law when he was using meth, which he was influenced to do by other club members. It also became a form of self-medication.

Starks is the first veterans court participant. He said the program can be overwhelming, but it’s helping him transition back into society.

“It’s a huge life change,” Starks said. “A swing in the right direction.”

The program treats any issues that veterans might be dealing with, from substance abuse to depression or PTSD.

“In this kind of court, you know there are going to be struggles,” said Tony Conell, a coordinator. “Because relapse is going to happen. Issues are going to come up, because you’re dealing with people’s lives every day.”

All treatment is service-funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs instead of private providers, which keeps costs low.

“The public defender, the prosecutor, the judge, everybody is all basically donating their time as part of their normal duties, which is a great benefit, because it is reducing the amount of taxpayer dollars that are being spent,” Conell said.

He said the program is beginning to welcome more applicants. The court is looking to extend treatment to combat veterans with mental health disorders beyond PTSD and brain trauma.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A Nebraska dentist has been sentenced to 10 months for submitting fraudulent bills to Nebraska and Iowa Medicaid programs.

Authorities say 59-year-old Gregory Garro, of Omaha, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. He was ordered to pay restitution of more than $82,500 to the Nebraska Health and Human Services Department and more than $4,700 to Iowa’s Inspections and Appeals Department.

Garro pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud. He originally was indicted on 24 counts.

Authorities say Garro provided dental services at several nursing homes in Omaha and in Iowa and submitted false claims between Feb. 12, 2013, and Jan. 22, 2016.

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are still searching for a southeast Nebraska man who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Authorities say 37-year-old Edward Parker, of Beatrice, was last seen around June 1. Friends and family are asking anyone with information to contact Beatrice police.
Beatrice Police Sgt. Jay Murphy says there have been some leads in the case, but all so far have been dead ends.

Murphy says the department has seen missing person cases in the past where a person left town and didn’t tell anyone. But he says Parker lived with his brother and was very close to him, and it seems unlikely he would have left without telling his family.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Lincoln man has drowned in an eastern Nebraska lake and his son was hospitalized.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says 28-year-old Christian Montoya died Sunday at Pawnee Lake in Lancaster County, west of Lincoln. His son, 2-year-old Christian Montoya Jr., was taken to a hospital in good condition.

Eyewitnesses told authorities the father and son were on a flotation device that was blown out of a designated swimming area, and they both eventually ended up in the water.

A citizen on a personal watercraft picked up the boy and returned him to shore, but authorities say the elder Montoya had disappeared when the citizen returned to pick him up. His body was recovered at 6:30 p.m. The father and son were not wearing life jackets.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 47-year-old man was killed in an early morning shooting in Omaha.

Omaha police say Terry Warren was pronounced dead Sunday shortly after officers arrived at the scene around 5 a.m. Authorities say he was found on the ground in a northeast Omaha neighborhood.

Police offered few other details but urged anyone with information to contact Omaha Crime Stoppers by phone at 402-444-STOP or online at www.omahacrimestoppers.org. Tips leading to the arrest of a homicide suspect are eligible for a $25,000 reward.

Police say they’re still investigating the incident.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials say a longtime after-school program is helping suspended students change their behavior and keep up with schoolwork.

Nearly 80 students participated in the Alternative Suspension Program, a pilot project with two high schools and two middle schools that Lighthouse hopes to see continue.

“This is the biggest no-brainer partnership,” said Bill Michener, Lighthouse executive director. “We learned a ton and we know it’s beneficial. We want kids to be successful. Like Lincoln Public Schools, we want them to graduate.”

Lincoln High School has been working to reduce out-of-school suspensions, which last up to five days and can be a hardship on working parents. Michener said students who are suspended often fall farther behind and become more alienated from school.

Lincoln High and Lighthouse worked together with some students in 2015-16 and expanded the program last year to include Southeast High and Lefler and Irving middle schools.

“We found it worked pretty well,” said Jason Shanahan, Irving principal. “While out-of-school suspensions are sometimes necessary, they are not a successful behavior intervention — they don’t solve their problem.”

Nearly half of students who participated in the Lighthouse program came from Irving, where the school’s number of out-of-school suspensions hit a four-year low last year, at 107.

Lighthouse offers a “restorative justice” option that helps each student tell their story, understand who their actions harmed and learn how to keep it from happening again.

“We are all about building relationships,” said Pete Allman, founder and board president of the program. “Nothing can happen unless you have a positive relationship.”

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln say they’ve arrested a 21-year-old man accused of head-butting an officer in the face.

Police say officers were attempting to place Spencer Powell into protective custody at a Lincoln behavioral health facility early Saturday, just after midnight Friday, following a disturbance. Police say Powell became uncooperative and charged at officers after his restraints were removed.

While trying to subdue him again, police say, Powell head-butted an officer before being arrested and booked into the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault.

The injured officer was treated and released from a local hospital.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Grand Island school board has approved provisions for a $10 million donation for a renovation of the district’s Memorial Stadium.

The board voted unanimously Thursday for the provisions. The money from alumnus Lanny Martin will be added to $2 million from district resources for the $17 million project. The remaining $5 million will be sought by a community fundraising campaign.

Martin initially agreed to donate $5 million. He increased his commitment to $10 million as the project scope broadened.

Dan Petsch is the district director of buildings and grounds, and he says the goal is to have design pieces and drawings ready to go out for proposals by the end of the year.

The stadium is more than 70 years old.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Omaha Tribal Council member has pleaded guilty to misusing federal funds.

The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal reports that Forrest Aldrich entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. The charge: misapplication of health care benefit program funds. His sentencing is set for Sept. 20.

Other federal charges were dropped in exchange for his plea.

Morris was one of nine tribal officials charged in a case that accused the officials of misusing federal funds by awarding nearly $389,000 in bonuses to themselves.

Officials say the bonuses were paid from Indian Health Service funds meant to provide health care to members of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska who reside on the

Omaha Reservation in Macy in northeastern Nebraska and in western Iowa.