BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The City Council has rejected a proposed ban on smoking and propane grills at apartments in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue.

The council voted 5-1 Monday night against the proposal to amend the city’s fire code.

The proposal wasn’t meant to protect the health of the city’s 50,000 residents, but instead to prevent fires. Councilman Don Preister proposed the ban, which wouldn’t affect duplexes and single-family homes, in August after cigarette smoking at a Bellevue apartment complex led to two fires a month earlier. The second fire destroyed the building, displacing dozens of people, and injured four, including a firefighter.

On Monday, the council members raised question about enforcement problems, property rights and city intrusion.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 16-year-old girl has been stabbed during a fight inside a restroom at Northwest High School.

The fight broke out a little after 11:40 a.m. Monday. The girl was taken to Creighton University Medical Center. She’s expected to survive her injuries.

Police say the 17-year-old girl involved in the fight was arrested on suspicion of assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to spend at least 15 years in prison for his role in a fatal collision that killed one man.

39-year-old Davis Hadi was convicted on Monday of drunken driving and motor vehicle homicide.

Sixty-year-old Carl Gauff was driving west on L Street in Omaha on March 13 when Hadi’s SUV hit him head-on. Gauff later died at a hospital.

Police say Hadi’s blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit at the time of the accident.

Hadi didn’t address the court during sentencing, but his lawyer said he showed remorse by agreeing to a plea deal instead of putting the Gauff family through a trial.

Hadi must serve 15 years in prison before he is eligible for parole and must be released after 25 years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ruled in favor of a meat company accused of mistreatment of Somali Muslim workers.

The judge ruled in U.S. District Court in Omaha last week that she found no evidence of a discriminatory motive on the part of JBS Swift, now known as JBS USA.

The lawsuit was filed in August 2010 by the federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission on behalf of more than 80 Somali Muslims. It said JBS failed to make reasonable religious accommodations at its Grand Island plant, violating the workers’ civil rights since at least December 2007.

A JBS official had told the workers he believed the prayer time requests violated some requirements of the employees’ collective bargaining agreement.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Lincoln Police Department is trying to determine before a new year rolls around whether its police officers will be required to wear body cameras.

Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister said he’s a firm advocate of the technology. But he says it’s expensive to implement and maintain.

He says it would cost his department about $500,000 to outfit ever officer with a body camera. He says maintenance costs would add another $250,000 a year.

The city is seeking public comment in crafting a policy that would dictate how the cameras are worn, when they are activated, and whether officers are free to use and purchase their own cameras.