(AP) — A service has been held for a 5-year-old Omaha girl killed by a stray bullet.

More than 200 people gathered Thursday at Clair Memorial United Methodist Church for Payton Benson. The young girl’s picture was on projector screens, a church program and several T-shirts.

Payton’s mother, Tabitha Manning, thanked attendees for coming to her daughter’s “last party” so they could celebrate her life.

Payton died Jan. 15 after a stray bullet entered her north Omaha home. Authorities say the bullet was connected to a shooting about a block away that involved multiple people, weapons and gunfire.

Several Omaha leaders attended the service, including Mayor Jean Stothert and several city council members.

(AP) — Two parents charged with keeping their four young boys in a filthy Denver apartment have both pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse charges.

Wayne Sperling and Lorinda Bailey arrived separately for their arraignment on Thursday in Denver. They stood before the judge, separated by their two lawyers, and they did not speak to each other during the hearing.

The case is not headed to trial anytime soon. Defense attorneys and prosecutors will discuss motions at a hearing on April 18.

The boys, ages 2 to 6, were removed from their parents’ home in October. Court documents say the children could communicate only in grunts, were malnourished and weren’t toilet trained.

A doctor told authorities one of the children reeked of cigarette smoke, prompting a welfare check.

(AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has decided to punish a fraternity for alcohol and fire code violations.

The university said Thursday that the punishment will include suspension of the Delta Eta chapter of Sigma Nu. Freshman members won’t be allowed to live at the frat house and must reside instead at university residence halls the rest of this semester.

Fire code violations forced inspectors to ban residents from the house after firefighters responded to a call there on Sunday. Several bottles of alcohol were found inside the house.

University administrators are working with the chapter’s alumni and advisory board and with Sigma Nu’s national office on steps the chapter could take to be reinstated on the Lincoln campus.

The national Sigma Nu has suspended the Delta Eta chapter as well.

(AP) — The York County Jail doesn’t have enough female guards, so female inmates likely will be going to jail in nearby Polk County.

York County Sheriff Dale Radcliff told the county commissioners that his jail was found to be noncompliant after a jail standards review. That’s because there are only enough female guards to cover 24 hours on five days, leaving a shortage for the two other days.

Radcliff says he’s making an arrangement with Polk County. York County would house Polk County’s male prisoners in exchange for Polk County housing York County’s female inmates.

The sheriff says his department will start looking for some part-time female guards to work the remaining overnight shifts.

(AP) — An Omaha home day care provider has been given three to five years in prison for shaking a 9-month-old girl.

Douglas County District Court records say 34-year-old Jennifer Story was sentenced on Wednesday. Story had pleaded guilty to negligent child abuse after prosecutors lowered the charge from intentional child abuse.

An incident report says Story contacted authorities on April 19 last year about a sick child. She told them the girl showed signs of vomiting and symptoms similar to a seizure. Investigators say they determined that Story had shaken the child while caring for several children in her west Omaha home.

(AP) — Plans for a new Lincoln career center hinge on voter approval of a $153 million bond measure that is aimed primarily at providing new schools and additions and renovations at existing school buildings.

The Lancaster County Election Commissioner will mail ballots Wednesday, and voters must have them back by Feb. 11.

The career center would be a joint project between Lincoln Public Schools and Southeast Community College. The two-story building would sit on the southwest corner of the college campus on the east side of Lincoln.

The bond measure includes $12.5 million for the district’s half of the Capital Career Center. The center would provide students with hands-on experience in various manufacturing and technical fields.