LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lancaster County authorities say a 24-year-old man was taken into custody after nearly 100 pounds of marijuana was found in his car.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over the car on Interstate 80 around 2 p.m. Thursday for several traffic violations. The deputy reported a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car, and a subsequent search turned up the pot in eight trash bags.

The man was arrested on suspicion of possession for sale. Online court records don’t show that he’s been formally charged.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A January trial has been scheduled for a former Hastings police detective accused of running a fraudulent fundraising site to enrich himself.

46-year-old Jerry Esch pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of theft by deception. His trial is set to begin Jan. 9.

Investigators say Esch set up a GoFundMe online page, raising more than $30,000 he had said was needed to cover medical expenses for cancer treatments not covered by his insurance provider. But Hastings officials told investigators that Esch’s story didn’t square with the city’s insurance policy for police.

Esch had worked for the Hastings Police Department until February.

A 32-year old Elkhorn man is in custody after barricading himself in his parents’ home.

At approximately 3:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23, the Nebraska State Patrol responded to a residence in the 1600 block of North 175th Plaza in Elkhorn, after a female reported being assaulted by her husband.

The man identified as Jonathan L. Cone, 32, of Elkhorn, left the residence in the couple’s 2016 Dodge Journey before troopers arrived. Just after 5:00 a.m., Cone was located at his parents’ home at 20272 Pinkney Street, Elkhorn.

A perimeter was established and troopers attempted to make contact with Cone. Authorities advised staff at nearby Hillrise Elementary School of the situation. Additional resources from the Omaha Police Department (OPD)were requested.

OPD’s camera equipped bomb robot was brought to the scene. At approximately 7:30 a.m., troopers made entry into the home at which time the suspect voluntarily surrendered and was taken into custody without incident.

Cone was lodged in the Douglas County Corrections on charges to include 3rd-degree domestic assault and obstructing law enforcement operations.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha police chief says his officers were justified in shooting a man who had been seen shooting at occupied vehicles near the Creighton University campus.

Chief Todd Schmaderer said Wednesday that the two officers ended a threat posed by the man Monday to students and staff at the school.

Police say the man used a stolen handgun to fire at the vehicles but struck no one. The officers soon spotted him on the Creighton campus. The officers say he put the gun to his head and refused their commands to drop it. One of the officers who shot the man told investigators he saw the man point the handgun in the direction of other officers.

The man was hospitalized with several wounds.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Nebraska’s largest city has been hospitalized after falling during a morning walk.

Mayor Jean Stothert’s office said in a news release that she fell early Thursday while walking her dogs and was taken to Nebraska Medical Center with severe back pain.

The office says scans show Stothert suffered a fractured vertebra in her lower back.

Stothert’s medical team is working to determine whether she needs surgery.

The Nebraska State Patrol, in conjunction with the Cass County Attorney’s Office, has released the names of the Deputy and suspect in the officer-involved shooting in Louisville, in Cass County.

At around 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, Cass County Deputy Tyler Reiff (WM) 25, made a traffic stop of a maroon 1992 Buick Century, near First and Cherry Streets in Louisville.

The vehicle driven by Austin M. Baier, (WM) 23, of Louisville was stopped following reports of reckless driving.

After initially stopping his vehicle, Baier drove off a short distance. After stopping a second time, Baier got out of the car and confronted the deputy. An altercation ensued, and shots were fired by the deputy.

Life saving measures attempted by Deputy Reiff and medical personnel were unsuccessful and Baier was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Reiff was not injured.

Reiff, a four-year veteran of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, has been placed on administrative leave.

The investigation into the incident continues.

Nebraska law requires a grand jury be convened anytime someone dies while in custody or in the process of apprehension.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Law officers in six states will be joining in a regional speed enforcement campaign intended to catch speeding drivers.

The Regional Speed Enforcement Campaign will be Sept. 23-25 in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says officers will be concentrating on high traffic roadways in the effort to reduce speeding-related auto crashes.

Authorities say 27 percent of crash fatalities nationwide in 2015 were related to speeding of driving too fast for conditions and that 86 percent of all speeding-related traffic fatalities were on roads where the posted speed limits were 55 miles per hour or lower.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bank robber who made his getaway through a Lincoln storm sewer has been given five to eight years in prison.

Online court records say 48-year-old Wade Winklepleck was sentenced Wednesday in Lancaster County District Court. He’d pleaded no contest after prosecutors lowered the robbery charge.

Prosecutors say he used a fake gun to rob a Union Bank branch in central Lincoln on Jan. 28 and fled the area through the storm sewer system.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eppley Airfield officials have made changes to ease the parking crunch during construction of another parking garage.

The existing rental car parking garage will be demolished next spring, making way for a six-story parking garage with 3,000 parking stalls. Of those, 900 will be for rental cars. The existing rental car garage has 519 public spaces and 555 spots for rental cars.

During construction, rental cars will be relocated to a new parking lot nearby. A shuttle will take customers to the temporary facilities.

The construction project doesn’t affect the airport’s main parking garage, but a parking guidance system has been installed to show drivers the available spots on each of the six floors in the garage.

LAWTON, Iowa (AP) — A former city clerk in northwest Iowa has been convicted after making a plea deal in a Nebraska child sex case.

Court records say 61-year-old Douglas Furlich, of Lawton, Wednesday entered a plea of no contest to an amended count of attempted sexual assault by use of an electronic communication device. Sentencing has been set for Nov. 9.

The Lawton City Council in Iowa fired Furlich after his arrest.

The Nebraska State Patrol says Furlich posted an ad online saying he was “looking for a younger guy.” Officials say an undercover officer responded, pretending to be a 15-year-old boy. Court documents say Furlich went to a South Sioux City, Nebraska, park in June to meet the boy. Furlich was arrested there.