Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) arrested multiple people, took more than 10 pounds of controlled substances off the street, and recovered a stolen car during multiple traffic stops this weekend.

Saturday evening just after 8:00 p.m., a trooper stopped a vehicle for not having its lights on while traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near mile marker 422. During the stop, it was determined that the 2014 Ford Focus was stolen.

The driver, Klayvaughn McBride, 24, and passenger Abdilatif Abdi, 22, both of Omaha, were arrested on charges of receiving stolen property, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were lodged in Cass County Jail.

Troopers also arrested a South Dakota man and seized more than 10 pounds of controlled substances during a traffic stop in North Platte on Sunday.

The stop occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. Sunday, when a trooper observed a 2018 Chevrolet Impala fail to signal while changing lanes on Highway 83, just south of Interstate 80. During the traffic stop, an NSP K-9 detected the odor of a controlled substance in the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle revealed nine pounds of high-grade marijuana and 1.2 pounds of cocaine. The drugs carried an estimated street value of $83,000.

The driver, Christopher Friedel, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was arrested on charges of possession of more than one pound of marijuana, possession of more than 140 grams of cocaine, possession with intent to deliver, and no Drug Tax stamp. Friedel was lodged in Lincoln County Jail.

A student at Gothenburg high school has been removed from the school after they allegedly made threats against students and teachers.

According to a new release on Monday, the Gothenburg Police Department and the Dawson County Sheriff, along with school officials, investigated a situation where a student had allegedly made threats against a small number of students and teachers.

Authorities say the student has been removed from the school and will remain off-campus until the investigation is completed.

No students or staff were ever in any danger, according to officials and a police officer will be on campus in the upcoming days as a precautionary measure.

The investigation is ongoing and no other details were released.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to appear at a campaign event for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts.

Pence will speak as a “special guest” during the dinner Tuesday at the Omaha Marriott Downtown.

Ricketts, a fellow Republican, is seeking a second term in the November general election.

Pence is also slated to appear across the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to promote the federal tax law signed by President Donald Trump.

Pence is expected to return to Nebraska at an undetermined date to campaign for incumbent U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, who represents the Omaha-centric 2nd Congressional District.

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in a south-central Nebraska county don’t have complete records of the area’s rural cemeteries and who is taking care of them.

Kearney Hub reports that Buffalo County Commissioner Joe Brayton raised the issue at a board meeting last week. He says families and churches care for the 31 known rural cemeteries in the county.

Deputy County Attorney Andy Hoffmeister says the county is aware of those cemeteries because of tax-exempt requests from the last decade. He says several of the caretakers on the list are now deceased and it’s unclear who’s now taking care of some of the properties.

Hoffmeister says the county is only required to take responsibility for the cemeteries when they’re neglected or abandoned. The county would pay up to $1,000 for cemetery upkeep.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rainbow trout are being stocked in city ponds, park lakes, and other waters across the state this month by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

The commission says the fish are about 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) in length.

The Trout Lake at Two Rivers State Recreation Area near Waterloo will open for fishing on Saturday, stocked with 9,000 rainbow trout. They must be harvested and not released.

Other stocking sites include Elm Creek in Webster County, Lake Halleck in Papillion, Steinhart Park East Pond in Nebraska City, Such’s Lake in Grand Island, Auble Pond in Ord, the northwest lake at Bridgeport State Recreation Area and Terry’s Pit in Terrytown.