A traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Lincoln, led to the seizure of more than 200 lbs. of marijuana and the arrest of a Florida man.

Just after 7:00 a.m., Friday, April 11, a trooper conducted a traffic stop on an eastbound, 2007 Chevy pickup, for failure to signal on Interstate 80 near the I-80/I-180 Interchange in Lincoln. The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle. The search led to the seizure of 10 bales of marijuana. The marijuana weighing 243 lbs. was located in a cardboard box in the bed of the pickup.

The driver of the pickup, Michael R. Catalano, 50, Palm Bay, Fla., was lodged in the Lancaster County Corrections on a charge of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver.

(AP) — A mural depicting TV talk show legend Johnny Carson will be going up on the side of a downtown building in his Nebraska hometown of Norfolk.

Norfolk artist Karl Reeder will use various images of Carson on the side of the former Andrew Bicycle building.

Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, but grew up in Norfolk, Neb., and attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He hosted NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for 30 years. He died in California in 2005.

Organizers hope the mural will be finished in time for the 2014 Great American Comedy Festival, set for June 11-14 in Norfolk. The festival was created as a way to honor Carson.

(AP) — Kiss, Nirvana and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band have been ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Barclays Center.

They were joined Thursday by duo Hall & Oates, British rocker Peter Gabriel, 1970s folkie Cat Stevens and the absent Linda Ronstadt.

Nirvana was the emotional centerpiece. The trio rooted in the Seattle-area punk rock scene was voted into the hall in its first year of eligibility.

Original Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley had wanted the replacements for ex-bandmates Ace Frehley and Peter Criss to perform at the ceremony instead of the original four. The result: Kiss’s music went unheard.

Springsteen’s 1999 entrance into the hall without the E Street Band was a sore point for some members, who finally got their due.

UPDATE 4/9/14 4:00 p.m.

(AP) — Authorities say a standoff with a Lincoln man at a hotel has ended with his arrest.

Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office say 33-year-old Jeremiah Joseph Burkhart was arrested Thursday afternoon at a Quality Inn near the airport. The standoff lasted about five hours.

Burkhart barricaded himself in one of the rooms in an attempt to avoid an arrest warrant.

Authorities communicated with Burkhart through the door of the room, over the phone and by text message before the arrest. Burkhart told officials at one point that he was armed. At least one hotel floor was evacuated, and a nearby street was shut down.

Burkhart had a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly using a financial device illegally.

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(AP) — Authorities say they have surrounded a Lincoln hotel because a man has barricaded himself in one of the rooms.

Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office say the standoff Thursday with 33-year-old Jeremiah Joseph Burkhart is happening at a Quality Inn near the airport. The standoff has been going on for about two hours.

Authorities have communicated with Burkhart through the door of the room, over the phone and by text message. Burkhart has told officials he is armed. At least one floor of the hotel has been evacuated, and a nearby street has been shut down.

The newspaper reports Burkhart has a warrant out for his arrest for allegedly using a financial device illegally.

(AP) — A 27-year-old Lincoln man suspected of tossing Molotov cocktails has surrendered.

Lincoln police spokeswoman Katie Flood says Daniel Walter faces five counts of possession of a destructive device. He turned himself in on Wednesday.

Jail records said Walter remained in custody on Thursday. Online court records don’t list the name of his attorney.

Flood says Walter is suspected of hurling five of the flaming devices from his car last month. The firebombs caused only minor damage, and no injuries were reported.

(AP) — The Tilden City Council in northeast Nebraska has decided to close the city-owned hospital.

The council voted 6-0 on Tuesday night to close Tilden Community Hospital and sell or lease it. Norfolk-based Faith Regional Health Services is expected to lease a portion of the property and offer some services. The nearest hospital is 22 miles to the east in Norfolk.

Tilden hospital administrators say the hospital has been losing money. They blamed a steady decline in the number of inpatients, new government requirements and changing demographics.

(AP) — Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms chicken isn’t over and has now infected 524 people in 25 states and Puerto Rico.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated numbers on Wednesday. The agency reported in January that the outbreak appeared to be over. It has been going on since March 2013.

The CDC noted an uptick in illnesses in February.

The outbreak led to a public health alert from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for raw chicken packaged at three Foster Farms facilities in California.

Though no one has died, the CDC says the outbreak strains have been resistant to several commonly prescribed antibiotics.

Foster Farms says it has implemented a salmonella control program that has reduced the prevalence of salmonella in its products.

Most of the ill persons (76%) have been reported from California. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (24), California (399), Colorado (9), Connecticut (1), Delaware (1), Florida (4), Hawaii (1), Idaho (5), Illinois (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Michigan (4), Missouri (5), North Carolina (1), Nevada (10), New Mexico (2), Oregon (13), Puerto Rico (1), Tennessee (1), Texas (12), Utah (4), Virginia (4), Washington (17), and Wisconsin (1).

For more information, visit the CDC’s website, https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/heidelberg-10-13/.