Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following a pursuit on Highway 77 in southern Lancaster County. Two of the three are juveniles. The three are also suspected of shooting BBs at bike riders on Highway 77.

At approximately 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 31, a trooper observed a 2018 GMC Acadia traveling at 100 miles per hour on Highway 77 north of Princeton. The trooper attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle fled and the trooper initiated a pursuit.

The Acadia drove on county roads, through Hickman, and eventually crashed into a ditch near 120^th and Highway 2. One suspect fled on foot and was apprehended by a trooper. Two others remained with the vehicle and were taken into custody by another trooper. One of the juveniles, a female, 17, of Lincoln, fainted while in the trooper’s patrol unit and was then transported by ambulance to Bryan Medical Center West Campus.

After being medically cleared, she and a male juvenile, 16, of Lincoln, were lodged in the Lancaster County Youth Services Center. The third suspect, Steven Schroeder, 19, of Lincoln, was arrested and lodged in Lancaster County Jail.

The Acadia was determined to have been stolen from Lincoln on Sunday. A search of the vehicle revealed two BB guns and marijuana. It is believed that the BB guns were used to shoot at bike riders on Highway 77 before the pursuit began.

All three suspects were arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, felony flight to avoid arrest, possession with intent to deliver, willful reckless driving, and speeding. Additional charges may be added pending further investigation.

NSP is asking any cyclist who may have witnessed this or was a victim of this act to call the NSP Troop H Patrol Office at 402-471-4680.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 61-year-old Nebraska woman who served as a surrogate mother for her son and his husband has given birth to a baby girl.

Matthew Eledge and Elliot Dougherty were talking about becoming parents when Eledge’s mother and Dougherty’s sister offered to help.

Cecile Eledge was 60 at the time and had gone through menopause, but she was approved after extensive screening. Dougherty’s sister was the egg donor, and after doctors used Eledge’s sperm to fertilize the egg, the embryo was implanted.

Cecile Eledge gave birth last week at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The family says they’ve received nothing but support.

Dr. Ramzy Nakad is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist who worked with the family. Nakad tells the Omaha World-Herald that doctors keep older expectant mothers under heightened surveillance, and in this case, “Everything was aligned for a good outcome.”

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Officials in the Omaha area are reevaluating the city’s flood-control measures, shortly after heavy rains caused dozens of counties and cities in the state to declare a state of emergency.

John Winkler is the general manager of the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District. He tells the Omaha World-Herald that a flash flood event caused by heavy rain in the Papillion Creek Basin is Omaha’s biggest flooding vulnerability.

The NRD will finish updating its watershed management plan this spring. The plan examines development plans, meteorological data and funding available for projects.

The NRD, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other groups are also beginning a comprehensive risk analysis for Omaha. The three-year study is scheduled to be completed in 2021.

Flooding concerns come after state officials say recent rains caused nearly $1.4 billion in losses and damage.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln say one person has died in a four-vehicle crash in Lincoln.

Police say the crash happened Friday afternoon just south of Gateway Mall when a westbound Mercedes sedan crossed into eastbound lanes and hit three other vehicles. Police say a passenger in the Mercedes, 23-year-old Jared Williams of Lincoln, was taken in critical condition to a local hospital, where he died.

Witnesses told police that the Mercedes appeared to be speeding and fishtailed before the crash.

At least two other people in the vehicles that were hit sought treatment for minor injuries.

Police are still investigating.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska students are heading back to class after recent flooding forced almost 200 schools to close, according to state education officials.

The Nebraska Department of Education said the closures affected nearly 34,700 students, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

Logan View Public Schools, Douglas County West Community Schools and Boyd County Schools resumed classes on Monday. North Bend Central Public Schools reopened Wednesday and was the last district to resume classes, the department said.

“Did all students return? I doubt it,” department spokesman David Jespersen said. “But the school is open, and there are classes.”

Academic testing won’t be delayed despite the missed class time. The ACT will be administered to Nebraska juniors on April 2, while state academic testing will be conducted until May 3.

The state will help districts conduct testing if they’re running into issues with resources or testing supplies, Jespersen said.

Districts will also have to evaluate if the closures will cause schools to miss the required instruction hours, Jespersen said. Students in elementary school through eighth grade must receive 1,032 hours of instruction, while high school students are required 1,080 hours.

“I think everybody can now evaluate where they’re at and what’s next,” Jespersen said.

Superintendents can apply for a waiver if they believe their district won’t meet the requirement, though it’s rare for such waivers to be requested, Jespersen said.

The request would first need to be approved by the district’s school board, before going before the state Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt, who would then make a recommendation to the state Board of Education.