BANCROFT, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against a 48-year-old man whose son faces the same charge in a northeast Nebraska slaying.

Jody Olson and his son, Derek, are charged with second-degree murder, arson and related crimes. They’re accused of killing 64-year-old Ernest Warnock, whose body was found March 11 in the rubble of his home north of Bancroft. Investigators have determined that he’d been stabbed to death during an altercation before the fire began.

Court records say Jody Olson originally was charged only with being an accessory to a felony. It’s unclear what led prosecutors to file the additional charges. Olson’s attorney and the prosecuting attorney didn’t immediately return calls Friday from The Associated Press.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A hotel in Lincoln has started a new honey farm on its roof.

Beekeepers Warren Nelson and his son, Trey, carried four bee-filled hives last week to the roof of the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, where they’ll multiply until the hotel is home to about 240,000 honey-producing bees.

About 40,000 of the bees originally arrived in Nebraska in April from California after the hotel contacted Valhalla Bee Farm, which Warren Nelson operates. Nelson says he took care of the bees at his home for a few weeks until they multiplied to nearly 100,000.

The hotel hopes to soon harvest up to 600 pounds annually. It’ll sell some in the gift shop, and its chef is already preparing to incorporate it into its menu.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Deputies say a California man has been arrested after more than 80 pounds of marijuana was found in his car during a traffic stop.

A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy pulled over a car driven by the 37-year-old man around 10 p.m. Thursday on suspicion of failing to signal a lane change.

Deputies say they could see silver heat-sealed bags partially covered by a sleeping back in the car and smelled coffee, which they suspected to an attempt to mask the odor of drugs.

Officials say a police dog indicated illegal drugs in the car, and a subsequent search turned up 82 pounds of marijuana.

The driver was arrested.

POLSON, Mont. (AP) — Officials in northwestern Montana have released the name of a 23-year-old Nebraska man who is missing after falling into the Flathead River near a hydroelectric dam.

Lake County Sheriff Donald Bell said that Richard Mitchell of Minatare, Nebraska is the man who has been missing since mid-day Wednesday.

Bell says Mitchell was with Marissa Scott and Nathaniel Garcia, both of Gering, Nebraska, when they crossed guard rails and passed warning signs at an overlook at SKQ Dam near Polson. He said they were climbing down a cliff when Mitchell fell about 12 feet into the water.

The search for Mitchell continued Friday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have identified a woman whose body was found about a mile north of downtown.

Police say officers were sent to the area about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to check reports of screaming and of people drinking outdoors near a homeless encampment. Police say 32-year-old Rachel Ham was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ham is believed to have been living in the encampment. Police announced Thursday the arrest of a suspect, a 53-year-old man who was booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and use of a firearm. Court records don’t show that he had been formally charged by late Thursday afternoon.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) have arrested two people in Omaha after a pursuit on Interstate 80 that began in Iowa Thursday morning.

Before crossing the Missouri River and entering Nebraska, a stolen Jeep driven by Michael Eugene Pierce, 27, swerved at an Iowa State Trooper, attempting to avoid a spike strip. The vehicle also rammed two Iowa State Patrol cruisers.

NSP picked up the pursuit near mile marker 452 in Omaha. Shortly thereafter the vehicle lost control and came to a stop near mile marker 451.

Troopers arrested Pierce, along with passenger Mary E. Kennison, 29, on charges of Theft by Unlawful Taking of more than $5,000, Operating a Motor Vehicle to Avoid Arrest, Resisting Arrest, and Willful Reckless Driving. Both were lodged in the Douglas County Correctional Center.

No troopers from either Nebraska or Iowa were injured during the pursuit.

The vehicle was determined to have been stolen from Greeley, Colorado.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Thousands of cartons of milk unused by Omaha public school students have been donated to a homeless shelter.

Trucks from the Open Door Mission went from school to school Wednesday, picking up milk and hauling it to the shelter. It will be used as part of the mission’s Kids to Kamp program, which provides meals and snacks to homeless children.

The donated milk that isn’t served before its expiration date will be frozen for use in future meals.

Hiland Dairy saleswoman Sharon Schaefer told the newspaper that it’s impossible for schools to order the exact amount of milk. She says that, for health reasons, Hiland can’t resell the milk, but the district gets credit on future purchases for the milk that’s donated.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln and Lancaster County leaders have announced funding plans for the local share of a $300 million beltway project south of the capital city.

The plan announced Wednesday commits local governments to prepay their $50 million contribution over the next 16 months, saving them $10 million of what would have been $60 million — 20 percent of the total cost. Officials say the prepayment lets the state immediately move forward, avoiding construction cost inflation.

The so-called South Beltway would relieve traffic congestion and improve safety by connecting U.S. Highway 77 southwest of Lincoln to Nebraska Highway 2 southeast of the city.

The state Roads Department is planning a public meeting on beltway plans in late summer or early fall. The project construction is slated to begin in 2020.

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Police say three more people have been charged in the death of a 16-year-old central Iowa girl who weighed only 56 pounds at her death.

Sabrina Ray’s body was found May 12 in the Perry home she shared with her adoptive parents, who were charged May 17.

Police said Wednesday that the girl was unable to walk, talk or eat after being “drop-kicked” by her 21-year-old adoptive brother down basement stairs weeks before her death. The brother, Justin Dale Ray, is charged with two counts of willful injury and two counts of child endangerment.

A cousin, 20-year-old Josie Raye Bousman, is charged with abetting the abuse.

The teen’s grandmother, 62-year-old Carla Bousman, faces several charges, including aiding and abetting kidnapping, child abuse resulting in death and obstruction.

No attorney is listed for the three in online court records.