LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Migrating white pelicans apparently have found in Lincoln what they’ve been looking for on their way north: a well-stocked lake.

Hundreds have been resting at Capitol Beach Lake, restoring their strength for their remaining journey to summer homes in North Dakota.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln bird expert Paul Johnsgard told the Lincoln Journal Star (https://bit.ly/2nmVhK3 ) that it’s not uncommon to see this many pelicans congregating at food spots in late March, but that hasn’t been the case at Capitol Beach Lake until this year.

Harvey Schwartz is vice president of the Capitol Beach community’s board of directors and he says the lake was drained and deepened several years ago. It wasn’t until recently that varying species of catfish were stocked with success. Schwartz thinks that abundance has attracted the winged visitors.

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CLEARWATER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a passenger has been killed in a rollover crash in Antelope County.

The crash occurred on a rural road early Sunday morning, southwest of Clearwater. The Nebraska State Patrol says the driver’s view of an approaching curve apparently was limited by fog. The vehicle ran off the roadway and rolled.

The driver and another passenger received minor injuries. The names of all three people haven’t been released.

The crash is being investigated.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car in Omaha.

The accident occurred just before 11 p.m. Thursday in the eastern part of the city. Police say the man was walking across a street when the car struck him. The man wasn’t in a crosswalk.

Police say the man died early Sunday morning at a hospital. He’s been identified as 19-year-old Dylan McConeghey.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a federal crackdown, even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections.

A bill in the Colorado Legislature would allow pot growers and retailers to reclassify their recreational pot as medical pot if a change in federal law or enforcement occurs.

It is the boldest attempt yet by a marijuana state to avoid federal intervention in its weed market.

The bill would allow Colorado’s 500 or so licensed recreational pot growers to instantly reclassify their weed.

It’s a provision getting a lot of marijuana industry attention following recent comments from members of President Donald Trump’s administration.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer has said “there’s a big difference” between medical and recreational pot.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Three central Nebraska residents are facing felony animal neglect charges after neighbors raised concerns about the way they were treating horses and dogs.

The Merrick County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 35-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man last week on suspicion of animal neglect.

Five horses were taken from the rural property last June by the Central Nebraska Humane Society. Earlier this month, 21 dogs were taken from the land.

Merrick County Sheriff John Westman says all the animals were neglected and needed veterinary care.

Lawyer James Wagoner, who represents the 35-year-old man, says he thinks his client has been misunderstood and he was likely trying to help the animals.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Four residents of a Lincoln apartment complex were rescued from a fire sparked when a resident inside one of the units tried to check the gas level in his scooter’s tank using a cigarette lighter.

No people were injured, but a dog and cat died in the Friday afternoon fire.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue received a call about 5:25 p.m. Friday, and learned that thick, black smoke had filled the hallways. Firefighters rescued four residents from two balconies.

Investigators say the fire started in a second-floor apartment while a resident was trying to repair a Moped inside the unit. The lighter he used to check the gas tank ignited gas vapors and caused a flash fire, causing extensive damage to the unit.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A rally near downtown Omaha in support of President Donald Trump saw the arrest of some who showed up to protest the president.

At least three arrests were made Saturday as a small group of anti-Trump protesters showed up at the rally held on the steps of the Douglas County Courthouse. The protesters held signs and flags, but were quickly intercepted by a line of police on bicycles and horses to keep the two groups separated. Chants shouted by the group where drowned out by shouts of “USA” from the rally crowd of about 200. The group of protesters dispersed soon after arriving.

Omaha police did not immediately return phone and email messages Saturday seeking more information on the arrests.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska 16-year-old who admitted throwing her newborn out a second-floor window has been sentenced to probation and sent to a group home for causing the baby’s death.

A judge also told the girl Friday that she must undergo therapy, delete her Facebook account and perform community service.

The girl had pleaded guilty. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name juveniles charged with crimes.

Police say she gave birth Sept. 30 at her mother’s apartment in Omaha, Nebraska, tossed the child out the window, then told her mom.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine has said that what the girl did wasn’t planned, that “it was more of a panicked reaction.” An autopsy determined the baby was in her seventh month of development.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 31-year-old convicted sex offender will spend at least a dozen years in prison for his latest conviction for a sex crime against a child.

Christopher Jackson, of Lincoln, was sentenced Friday to 25 to 35 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree sexual assault of a child. The earliest he will be eligible for parole will be in 12 ½ years.

Jackson was already behind bars after being convicted in 2014 of three counts of third-degree sexual assault. He was charged last year in the latest case after a girl reported that Jackson had molested her when he babysat her in 2011. She was 6.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A plane carrying about 80 people has made an emergency landing at Omaha’s airport.

Officials say the American Eagle jet made the emergency landing around 3 p.m. Friday. The plane had left Omaha’s Eppley Airport earlier bound for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, but returned when its landing gear failed to retract.

The plane made multiple circles above the airport to burn off fuel before safely making the landing. No one was injured.

American Eagle is a regional affiliate of American Airlines. The plane was operated for American by Mesa Airlines.