OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police have announced an arrest in the shooting death of a man at a northwest Omaha convenience store.

A news release Friday afternoon from Omaha police says homicide detectives arrested 25-year-old Keiandre Kellogg on suspicion of first-degree murder and weapons counts in the late Thursday shooting.

Officers were sent to the Bucky’s store around 11:40 p.m. Thursday and found 22-year-old Jeremiah Plater shot near the gas pumps.

Police say Plater was taken to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, where he died.

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today the filing of criminal complaints against two New Jersey men as a result of a seizure of over 118 lbs of Fentanyl – an extremely potent and dangerous opioid.   The seizure of the fentanyl occurred during an April 26 traffic stop by Nebraska State Patrol Troopers along Interstate 80,  just outside of Kearney, NE.  The seizure of the foil-wrapped Fentanyl was initially suspected to be cocaine. This fentanyl seizure is the largest ever in Nebraska, surpassing the seizure of more than 36 lbs in October 2017 in Omaha.  Fentanyl is an opioid drug, 40-50 times more potent than heroin.

The individuals arrested have been identified as Nelson Nicolas Nunez-Acosta, age 52, and Felipe Genao Minaya, age 47, both of Newark, New Jersey.  They are charged with knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance. In violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and Title 21, United States Code Section 841(b)(1).  The penalty for these charges is 10 years to life.

“Heroin is one of the most potent and addictive drugs known to man—and fentanyl can be up to 50 times as powerful,” Attorney General Sessions said. “It is alarming but true that we are seeing more and more of this drug smuggled into this country and sold on our streets. Synthetic opioids like fentanyl killed more Americans than any other kind of drug in 2016; in response, the Department of Justice tripled our fentanyl prosecutions in 2017. In this case, our fabulous partners with the Nebraska State Patrol conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in Nebraska history, seizing 118 pounds of fentanyl. I have no doubt that these outstanding law enforcement officers have saved lives—and that this case will help us get closer to ending this unprecedented drug epidemic.”

“The diligence of these two Troopers is incredible,” said U.S. Attorney Kelly. “The interdiction of these opioids saved countless lives.  This is a multi-faceted problem that we are addressing through enforcement, prevention, and treatment.  This is an exceptional example of the enforcement work making our streets safer.”

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) – A police captain says authorities are searching the Missouri River south of an Omaha suburb because a man told officers he dumped his wife’s body there.

Sarpy County prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Brandon Norton with second-degree murder, and he’s being held without bail. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for him.

Police say he told Bellevue officers what he’d done after surrendering Tuesday evening, but authorities have been unable to find 32-year-old Jennifer Norton or her body.

Police Capt. Tim Melvin said Thursday that investigators think Norton killed his wife Monday evening and then hauled her body to the river south of Bellevue. Melvin says Brandon Norton has told investigators how he killed his wife, but Melvin wouldn’t share the information.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Authorities have released the name of a man killed by a carbon monoxide buildup at a mobile home in north Lincoln.

On Thursday police identified the man as 57-year-old Ruben “Javier” Moreno Campos.

Police and medics were called to the home around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Fire Battalion Chief Jim Bopp has said a first responder’s carbon monoxide detector went off while there. Bopp also said Black Hills Energy workers blamed the deadly gas buildup on a water heater venting problem.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a buildup of carbon monoxide gas has killed one person and caused three others to be hospitalized in Lincoln.

Police and medics were called to a north Lincoln home around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Officer Angela Sands says four people found there were taken to a hospital, where one of them died. No names have been released.

Fire Battalion Chief Jim Bopp says a medic’s carbon monoxide detector went off at the home. Bopp also says Black Hills Energy workers blamed the deadly gas buildup on a water heater problem.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Police in an Omaha suburb say they’ve been unable to find a woman whose husband says he killed her.

Bellevue police Capt. Tom Dargy says the 37-year-old man told officers what he’d done after surrendering Tuesday evening. Investigators obtained warrants to search the man’s home, but they didn’t find the woman or her body.

The man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder. Court records don’t show that he’s been formally charged.

LUSHTON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while jogging along a road in York County.

The York County Sheriff’s Department says 55-year-old Mark Kliewer was struck around 6:25 a.m. Wednesday, about a half-mile (1 kilometer) east of Lushton.

Sheriff Dale Radcliff says the vehicle driver immediately called 911 about the accident. Radcliff says the driver reported that he didn’t see Kliewer on the road. The sheriff didn’t disclose the driver’s name.

Kliewer lived in rural Lushton.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old California woman has died after being hit by a car on the northwestern edge of Omaha’s Creighton University campus, where she was a student.

Omaha police say Vindhay Puttagunta, of Folsom, California, was walking with a man along a street around 1 a.m. when he sat down on a retaining wall. Police say Puttagunta lay down in the middle of the street in an attempt to get the man’s attention. Investigators say she was still lying in the street when a sedan ran over her without stopping.

Puttagunta was taken in extremely critical condition to Nebraska Medical Center, where she died.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A day after announcing that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions would visit Omaha this week, the Justice Department now says that Sessions will not make the trip to Omaha.

Sessions had been set to appear with law enforcement officials in Omaha on Thursday for an announcement about plans to combat the opioid crisis.

A spokesman for the office of U.S. Attorney for Nebraska said Wednesday that Sessions had a family emergency, keeping him from traveling to Omaha. Officials did not elaborate on the nature of the family emergency.

The news conference will still be held Thursday, with Gov. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Attorney for Nebraska Joe Kelly and Robert Patterson, acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, attending.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha father has been arrested, accused of leaving his two young sons in a van overnight while he got drunk in a bar and left with a woman.

Omaha police say they were called early Saturday morning about a van left running in the Benson Library parking lot. Arriving officers found two boys, ages 4 and 5, and a dog in the van.

Police say their father, 28-year-old Charles Bibbs, had left them there around midnight Friday to go to a bar. Bibbs told police he planned to be at the bar for a couple of hours, but forgot about the boys and spent the night with a woman he met. A strong thunderstorm swept the area while the boys were alone in the van. Police say they were cold and hungry, but otherwise unharmed.

Just hours before leaving the boys, Bibbs had been released from prison for a fourth-offense drunken driving conviction.

He is being held on $75,000 bail on two counts of felony child abuse.