Troopers and Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested a Mid Plains Community College (MPCC) student after finding multiple controlled substances in a vehicle and dorm room.

At the request of MPCC, troopers conducted a K9 sniff of a parking lot on campus on Thursday afternoon. The NSP K9 detected the odor of a controlled substance coming from a 2013 Dodge Dart. During a search of the vehicle, which belongs to Trey Bahler, 19, of Lamar, troopers found two grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A search warrant was then executed on Bahler’s dorm room after MPCC staff found drug paraphernalia and marijuana edibles in the room. Investigators located ten grams of marijuana, eleven doses of suspected marijuana edibles, approximately one pint of suspected hash butter, one dose of suspected LSD, additional drug paraphernalia, and more than $5,000 of suspected drug money.

Bahler was arrested on multiple charges, including possession of hashish with intent to deliver, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Other charges may be added pending lab testing. He was lodged in Lincoln County Jail.

Two people were arrested and multiple narcotics were seized this morning in Crawford by the WING (Western Nebraska Intelligence and Narcotics Group) Task Force.

Troopers and Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team executed a search warrant at the address of 3591 Highway 20 in Crawford. The Dawes County Sheriff’s Office and Crawford Fire Department assisted in the operation.

During the search, investigators located approximately ten grams of heroin, one-half ounce of cocaine, several grams of hash, and hash extraction equipment. A hash extraction tube loaded with pressurized butane was rendered safe with the assistance of the Crawford Fire Department.

James Brady, 44, and Shane Nedella, 42, both of Crawford were arrested on multiple drug-related charges. Both were lodged in Dawes County Jail.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is set to visit Nebraska next week to hear from local farmers, ranchers and others who work in agriculture.

Perdue will meet with Gov. Pete Ricketts in Alliance on Thursday for a tour of Ackerman Ag Service and Supply, a local business.

Perdue’s tour will last through Thursday and also include stops in New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming.

The trip is Perdue’s fourth “Back to our Roots” tour since taking office just over a year ago. On his first tour last year, he visited Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.

• Zachary Michael-Ecker Blake, 22, North Platte and Alissa Christina Meyer, 22, North Platte

 

• Larry James Erickson Jr, 44, North Platte and Kelli Kay Tangeman, 45, North Platte

 

• Charles George Rogers Jr, 40, North Platte and Jennifer Elaine Hoelscher, 39, North Platte

 

• Zachary Darryl Redshaw, 24, North Platte and Martina Kay Widener, 23, North Platte

 

• Tyler Ray McConnell, 27, Sutherland and BreAhnna Jo Thompson, 24, Sutherland

 

• Stephen Nathaniel Peterson, 33, North Platte and Tammy Louise Atencio, 32, North Platte

 

• Sean Marshal Dawson, 30, North Platte and Megan Nicole Gentleman, 28, North Platte

 

• Jesse Eric Mixon, 20, Springtown TX,  and Brittany Brooke Hatley, 20, Mineral Wells TX

 

• James Laurence Adley, 26, Embden ME and Renee Lynne Fortin, 27, Moscow, ME

 

• Brandon Thomas Williams, 24, North Platte and Courtney Alexandra Brown, 28, North Platte

CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a heart condition killed a 3-year-old boy found unconscious and not breathing in Chadron.

Dawes County Attorney Vance Haug said in a news release Thursday that Damion Neidert died of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a viral or bacterial condition.

More tests have been ordered to determine what led to his case of myocarditis.

Officers sent to the home around 11 a.m. Saturday couldn’t resuscitate the boy.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado nurse accused of groping female patients in Colorado and Nebraska has pleaded guilty in four cases involving 12 women.

45-year-old Thomas Moore, who worked at Poudre Valley Hospital, faces charges in Adams County, Weld County and Nebraska.

Moore was accused of groping and kissing the breasts of drugged patients. Despite being fired from hospitals for misconduct, he managed to get new jobs and a new license to work at other hospitals.

He will spend 15 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for his first three charges, followed by 10 years to life in the Sex Offender Intensive Supervision Program for an unlawful sexual contact charge.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man accused of stopping an Amtrak train in south-central Nebraska is working on a plea deal.

Federal court records say a plea change hearing has been scheduled July 12 for 26-year-old Taylor Wilson, of St. Charles, Missouri. He’s pleaded not guilty to attempting to disable a train and attempting to interfere with an engineer or conductor. The charges stem from an Oct. 22 incident as the train headed to Chicago. Authorities say Wilson entered a secure area of a locomotive and enabled an emergency brake. The train stopped in Oxford, Nebraska, about 200 miles (322 kilometers) southwest of Omaha.

His attorney, Jerry Sena (SEE’-nuh), declined Thursday to provide any specifics. He did say, however, that any deal likely would include resolution of a weapons case pending in Missouri.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The three remaining Nebraska tribes have filed lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of opioid painkillers.

The Winnebago Tribe, Omaha Tribe and Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska filed lawsuits Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. The Ponca Tribe and Knox County filed a lawsuit April 25.

Their attorney, Dave Domina, has said the companies misled medical professionals and misrepresented the dangers and addictive risks of their drugs.

More than 400 cities and counties across the country have sued drugmakers and distributors for costs associated with the addiction crisis. In March a U.S. Senate committee was told that Native Americans and Alaska Natives saw a fivefold increase in overdose deaths between 1999 and 2015.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A major professors association has criticized the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for its handling of a confrontation between a university lecturer and a student recruiting for a conservative group.

The American Association of University Professors said in a report issued Thursday that the university succumbed to political pressure in suspending lecturer Courtney Lawton and later barring her from teaching there.

Officials say Lawton made an inappropriate hand gesture at second-year student Kaitlyn Mullen, who was recruiting last August for Turning Point USA. Lawton also called Mullen a “neo-fascist.”

University Chancellor Ronnie Green says he disagrees with the association report.

An AAUP committee in June could recommend censure to an AAUP national council at the group’s annual meeting. A vote on the recommendation could follow.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — The Scottsbluff City Council has approved a location for a proposed 5-megawatt solar power farm to provide more low-cost energy to its residents.

At Monday’s council meeting members agreed on a site just south and east of the Landers Soccer Complex north of the city.

Scottsbluff City Manager Nathan Johnson says a required study by the Nebraska Public Power District could start as early as 2019, with the project completion by the end of the year.

Patrick Hanrahan is assistant manager for the NPPD retail division, and he says the solar array would provide $2 million to $2.5 million savings in energy costs over the 25-year agreement period.

NPPD would purchase 100 percent of the electrical output and sell solar shares to residents and businesses interested in adding a solar component to their electric power mix.