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For his ninth birthday, Jack Gallagher could have asked for more books, the latest video game or a new Lego set. Instead, he asked for stuffed animals, all of which he donated Wednesday to the Bellevue Police Department.

Forecasters said parts of eastern Nebraska and all of western Iowa will be under a heat advisory until 7 p.m. Saturday.

Police said the motorist, Dennis R. Stenner, 63, was angry because the Papillion Sanitation truck was blocking his Bellevue street Oct. 16.

The free event, hosted by Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St., and the Omaha Refugee Task Force, will celebrate local diversity, honor individuals forced to leave their homeland and discuss issues facing the city’s refugee population.

Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence-first offense, refusing to take a DUI test, driving a truck weighing more than 12,000 pounds on residential streets, and four counts of leaving a crash scene.

The rollover was reported around 1:20 a.m. on eastbound I-80 near Underwood, Iowa.

Police said she was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, aggravated assault-domestic abuse, eluding arrest and first-degree criminal mischief.

Fire investigators and responding police officers booked the man on suspicion of first-degree arson and other charges, the release said.

Volunteers will pass out informational cards around TD Ameritrade Park, and a message is already being regularly displayed on the large electronic billboard in the new Capitol District.