OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Humane Society says its Omaha shelter is so full of cats that it’s waiving some adoption fees.

The group is offering adult cats — six months old or older — for free this weekend. Visitors can also get two kittens for the price of one.

The cats are spayed or neutered, as well as microchipped and vaccinated. Licensing fees will still apply for Omaha and Sarpy County residents.

The shelter currently has more than 40 cats ready for adoption.

Humane Society officials say the free adoptions are needed to help make room for more cats that continue to be dropped off at the shelter.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are looking for one or more intruders who they say broke into the Wichita home of a 100-year-old woman and sexually assaulted her.

Police told reporters Friday that the victim walked to a neighbor’s house Tuesday morning, saying there were two people inside her home. The woman told police she was awakened during the night by intruders.

Wichita Police Captain Troy Livingston says that rape is always a deplorable crime but that this victim’s age makes the case even more disturbing.

Police believe burglary was the main motive for the break-in. The woman lives alone.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a fire at an Omaha house that displaced a family of nine was caused by a candle.

Battalion Chief Timothy McCaw with the Omaha Fire Department says an unattended candle in a bedroom caused the Thursday night fire at a single-family house in north Omaha.

Two adults and five children were inside at the time and were able to escape safely. Two other adults were not home. The American Red Cross is assisting them.

The fire caused more than $18,000 in damages.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man has been sent to jail after his 12-year-old daughter came in contact with marijuana-laced cookies and brought them to school.

Lancaster County Judge Matt Acton sentenced 38-year-old Ramon Noriega on Friday to about five months in jail. He will be eligible for work release.

Authorities say Noriega made the cookies at home sometime before the girl brought them to her middle school in February. At least three students are believed to have eaten the cookies. Police reported a strong odor of marijuana when they visited the girl’s home.

Noriega later pleaded guilty to child neglect and possession of drug paraphernalia. During sentencing, Acton called the case a “very unfortunate situation.”

COLERIDGE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died in a single-vehicle crash in northeast Nebraska.

The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office says 52-year-old Mark Eisenhauer, of Creighton, was driving Friday morning on a county road near Coleridge when his vehicle lost control and entered a ditch. The vehicle rolled and Eisenhauer, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected.

Eisenhauer was pronounced dead at the scene.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman whose leg was severed after a car crashed into her in Omaha has thanked the man credited with helping save her life.

30-year-old Diera Crisman hugged Tony Hubert on Thursday from her bed at Creighton University Medical Center. Her fiance wiped a tear from her face as she spoke to Hubert and gave him a card signed by her family.

Authorities say the car hit Crisman and a friend early Saturday. The force of the crash severed one of Crisman’s legs. Her friend refused medical treatment.

Witnesses say Hubert, who was nearby, used a belt to apply a tourniquet to Crisman’s leg. Doctors say Hubert helped prevent additional blood loss.

The driver of the car will be ticketed for willful reckless driving.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Lincoln are investigating a violent attack on two University of Nebraska-Lincoln students that left one in a hospital in critical condition.

The two men were attacked near the Nebraska Capitol early Friday morning.

Police say 22-year-old Patrick Pantoja and 27-year-old Emmanuel Nartey were walking from an apartment to the UNL campus around 2:30 a.m. when they were approached by three men who demanded cash.

Police say when the students replied they had no money, they were attacked. A wallet and smartphone were taken.

Pantoja, an art major, remained in critical condition at an area hospital Friday. Nartey suffered a swollen lip.

Police are searching for suspects.