Seward County routinely seizes money from motorists on Interstate 80, keeps the cash – and never convicts the drivers of a crime.
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A Seward County deputy pulls over a Mercedes SUV on May 24, just west of Nebraska 15 on eastbound Interstate 80. Three drivers who had money seized by the Seward County Sheriff’s Office after being stopped on Interstate 80 allege that some of their cash disappeared during those traffic stops.
Photos: Nebraska drought threatening livestock and crops
Drone photography of J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Joan Ruskamp, and her husband Steve, operate J & S Feedlot and Farm near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, the couple has had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
The weather report is up in the farm office at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Drone photography of J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Steve Ruskamp loads feed for the cattle at J & S Feedlot and Farm, which he operates with his wife Joan, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, the couple has had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Feed for the cattle at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Father Matthew Gutowski, of St. Wenceslaus Parish in Dodge, Neb., has been saying a special mass for rain since the county is under extreme or exceptional drought.
Father Matthew Gutowski, of St. Wenceslaus Parish in Dodge, Neb., has been saying a special mass for rain since the county is under extreme or exceptional drought.
The farm office at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Joan Ruskamp, and her husband Steve, operate J & S Feedlot and Farm near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, the couple has had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Cattle move to a shade cover at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Bundles of hay at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Joan Ruskamp, and her husband Steve, operate J & S Feedlot and Farm near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, the couple has had to adjust how they care for their cattle.
Father Matthew Gutowski, of St. Wenceslaus Parish in Dodge, Neb., has been saying a special mass for rain since the county is under extreme or exceptional drought.
Feed for the cattle at J & S Feedlot and Farm, with about 2,000 head of cattle, near Dodge, Neb., on Tuesday. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, owners Joan and Steve Ruskamp have had to adjust how they care for their cattle.

