OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say two of three dogs riding in a car died when the driver crashed on an accident-prone road in northwest Omaha.

The crash happened early Wednesday morning on Blair High Road. Investigators say a woman driving the car eastbound lost control, went through a wooded area, then hit a tree.

Police say the woman was able to crawl from the wreckage and back toward the road. Another driver then spotted her and called 911.

Police say the woman suffered broken bones and cuts. Officers found two of the three dogs dead at the scene. The condition of the third dog is not known.

Police are investigating whether excessive speed contributed to the crash.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new national cemetery for veterans in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa has opened with a service for four men who had served the U.S. in the military.

The ashes of the four veterans were buried with full military honors at the new Omaha National Cemetery. One deceased military member was chosen from each service branch.

Those veterans included Marine Cpl. John “Frank” Ernst of Omaha, Army Spc. Michael Brabec of Fremont, Air Force Sgt. James Edgell of Council Bluffs and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Rosberg of Omaha.

Cemetery director Cindy Van Bibber said at the ceremony that the headstones will represent the veterans’ sacrifices.

Van Bibber said families have sent requests for more than 220 deceased veterans to be buried in the cemetery.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City Council won’t let several unrelated people live together in a seven-bedroom house in western Omaha.

The friends have been living in the home bought by Brandt Weatherly and John Liebgott around two years ago. But they ran afoul of a city zoning ordinance barring four or more unrelated people from living together in a neighborhood zoned light residential.

The two applied for a special use permit that would have allowed up to eight unrelated residents to live there. Weatherly told the council Tuesday that he and Liebgott only wanted to be surrounded by friends who “are there for them.”

The application was opposed by several neighbors who complained about parking and other problems.

The council voted 7-0 to deny the application.

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.