LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The city of Lincoln will pay $5,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man over his failed plans for a downtown nightclub.

The settlement was reached Monday with Shane Harrington. He’d filed a federal discrimination lawsuit in 2014, alleging in part that former Lincoln police chiefs Tom Casady and Jim Peschong had religious beliefs that led their department to unfairly treat Harrington and the women he worked with. The lawsuit says the police actions influenced a state agency to reject his request for a liquor license.

Harrington told the newspaper that although the $5,000 is far short of the millions he sought, money was not the measure of his victory. In the settlement the city doesn’t admit any fault.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha private investigator convicted of fraud has been given a year and a day in prison.

Federal prosecutors say 70-year-old Patricia Walker-Halstead was sentenced Friday to two years of supervised release after she leaves prison and was ordered to pay restitution of $500,000.

Walker-Halstead pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud after prosecutors dropped 10 other counts in exchange for her plea.

Prosecutors say Walker-Halstead lied to a client about developing evidence and conducting background checks. Court records say Walker-Halstead told the unnamed client she asked a Nebraska State Patrol investigator named “Scott” to help investigate the client’s security concerns. She asked her client to give Scott money because of his financial problems and medical bills. Authorities say there was no Scott on the case.

A police helicopter crew spotted the truck Tuesday afternoon. The three people were reported missing Sunday.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 22-year-old Robert Baker III, of Omaha. His passengers were identified as 21-year-old Patricia Padron and 24-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez, of Grand Island. Autopsies have been scheduled for Wednesday.

The Sheriff’s Office says appears the truck was headed south on 180th Street, crossed over Blondo Street into a cornfield and struck some trees at the edge of the creek. The pickup went across the creek, struck the bank and then rolled down the bank and came to rest at the bottom.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Wilkinson Wildlife Management Area in eastern Nebraska has reopened after three whooping cranes left the area.

Officials with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission say the endangered birds came to the park March 25 and migrated north on Tuesday. The commission temporarily closed off the area to protect the cranes.

The birds’ total wild population of about 300 individuals migrates through Nebraska each fall and spring between wintering sites along the Texas coast and breeding areas in northern Alberta.

They are protected by state and federal endangered species laws. Penalties for killing, possessing or harassing whooping cranes may include fines of up to $50,000, up to a year in jail, or both.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three people were found dead in a vehicle that ended up in an Omaha creek.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the three bodies were discovered Tuesday afternoon after an Omaha Police Department helicopter spotted a pickup in West Papillion Creek.

The names of the victims have not been released and authorities have not revealed further details.