MORRILL, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska Panhandle couple who authorities say lived in a filthy house with their five children have taken a plea deal and been convicted of child abuse.

Court records show that 55-year-old Jerry Farr and 33-year-old Nicole Farr, of rural Morrill, pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count each on Tuesday. Prosecutors dropped four other counts facing each Farr in exchange for their pleas. The Farrs are scheduled to be sentenced on June 16.

Authorities say a relative called last month to share her concerns about the Farrs’ five children. Court documents say deputies who went to check on the children’s welfare found a filthy house with pieces of rotten food on the floor and cat vomit and feces in various places.

COURTESY OF THE NORTH PLATTE POLICE DEPARTMENT

05/12/2015 00:27:32 PLATE CHECK “E 3RD ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 00:49:29 SPEEDING “1800 RODEO RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 01:40:20 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 04:18:23 FOUND PROPERTY “1 DOWNTOWN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 06:40:34 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “5400 E Lee Bird Dr
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 07:18:52 ASSIST OTH AGENCY “800 N Jeffers
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 08:26:51 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY-GENERAL “2300 E D ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 08:32:11 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “1400 E 3RD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NB 69101”

05/12/2015 08:36:04 NO PROOF OF INSURANCE “W 9TH ST /N WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 09:35:44 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “400 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 10:55:10 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “600 W 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 10:58:17 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV “W PHILIP AV /S CARR AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 11:05:30 CITIZEN ASSIST “2400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 11:06:49 VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER “1200 W E
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 11:10:17 THEFT BY EXER CONTROL- ALL OTHER “500 S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 12:50:23 ROBBERY “1200 W 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 12:52:58 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “300 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 13:04:22 THEFT BY SHOPLIFTING “600 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 13:26:40 CITIZEN ASSIST “800 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 13:40:40 LOOSE ANIMALS “W F ST /S WILLOW ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 14:50:45 LOOSE ANIMALS “1600 W WILLIAM AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 15:05:51 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “W LEOTA ST /S JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 15:21:29 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “E WILLIAM AV /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 15:34:53 CITIZEN ASSIST “600 E FRANCIS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 15:49:33 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “400 W 9TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 16:14:47 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2300 E PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 17:02:53 CITIZEN ASSIST “700 E 10TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 17:23:10 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “500 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 17:50:24 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “100 CIRCLE DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 18:20:31 DISTURBING THE PEACE AND QUIET “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 18:44:50 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2400 Rodeo RD
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:02:41 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “W 17TH ST /N BUFFALO BILL AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:05:29 SPEEDING “1000 block E 6th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:16:43 IMPROPER LN USAGE “4th / Jeffers
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:17:07 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “800 W 11TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:21:05 LOOSE ANIMALS “2500 CEDARBERRY LN
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:33:44 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “1700 block W 14th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:38:21 FAMILY DIST-NO ASSAULT “1200 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 19:58:39 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS “Rodeo RD / Adams
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:04:51 FOUND PROPERTY “700 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:14:06 EXPIRED OPERATORS LICENSE “1000 W PHILIP AV
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:21:05 SPEEDING “300 block N Willow
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:34:26 SPEEDING “E 4TH ST /N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:58:00 OPEN DOORS OR WINDOWS “200 E 5TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 20:56:10 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY “2400 W 15TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 21:00:15 SPEEDING “800 N POPLAR ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 21:04:31 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “400 E 6TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 21:53:07 WELFARE CHECK “2700 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 22:00:10 ILLEGAL TURN “W 4TH ST /N VINE ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 22:07:50 EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION “2700 W 2ND ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 22:29:55 2ND DEGREE CRIMINAL TRESPASS “700 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 22:30:58 STANDBY TO PREV VIOLENCE “1900 W A ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 22:45:51 OTHER DISTURBANCE “700 E 4TH ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/12/2015 23:14:31 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 00:34:26 DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION “E PHILIP AV /S COTTONWOOD ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 01:09:35 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “1200 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 02:37:12 VIOL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV “E F ST /S DEWEY ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 04:11:20 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 07:11:55 SUSPICIOUS PERSON “500 W 11th ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 07:39:02 AIRPORT SECURITY CHKPOINT “AIRPORT,
5400 E LEE BIRD DR
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

05/13/2015 08:06:44 GEN PARK & TRAFFIC “700 N JEFFERS ST
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The government says farmers are expected to grow 13.6 billion bushels of corn this year, about 4 percent less than last year’s record crop.

The estimate released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture assumes an average per-acre yield of nearly 167 bushels an acre, down from last year’s record 171 bushels.

Soybean farmers are expected to grow nearly 3.85 billion bushels, down 3 percent from last year’s record crop. The soybean per-acre yield is projected at 46 bushels per acre, down 1.8 bushels from last year’s record.

The USDA says farmers have started well this growing season with 75 percent of the corn crop planted, ahead of the five-year average of 57 percent.

Soybean farmers have planted nearly one-third of the crop, ahead of the average of 20 percent.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill to eliminate some of Nebraska’s mandatory minimum prison sentences and habitual criminal punishments has advanced by the narrowest of margins.

Lawmakers gave the measure second-round approval on Tuesday with a 25-16 vote, the minimum support required to move it to a final vote.

The bill has faced opposition from prosecutors and law enforcement groups. Some opponents say mandatory minimums give prosecutors an important tool to get plea bargains, and the habitual criminal law only applies to repeat offenders.

Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha introduced the bill on behalf of a group of senators who have studied the prison crowding problems. Chambers says the state’s sentencing policies have made the situation worse because of politicians who want to appear tough on crime.