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.

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.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A five-year transportation plan for Lincoln and Lancaster County aims to handle growing traffic by helping vehicles move through intersections more efficiently, eliminating the need for streets to widen.

The new direction is part of the proposed Long Range Transportation Plan.

A half dozen streets previously considered candidates for future major widening projects are now on a different list of streets the city plans to study to look for ways to improve traffic without widening.

City planners predict that traffic on city streets will increase from about 6 million vehicle miles traveled per day in 2015 to close to 9 million vehicle miles traveled in 2040.

Planning director David Cary says the corridor studies will include looking at using smarter traffic signals and physical improvements at intersections.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An actuarial analysis shows the city of Omaha and its police and firefighters are putting enough into their pension fund for the first time in at least a decade.

It has been less than a decade since the city instituted a pension reform package intended to prevent a collapse of the fire and police system. It included payments from both the city and employees as well as reduced pension benefits.

In 2010, the city was at its low point as it put in less than 44 percent of what an actuary said it should contribute to the fund. A 2015 actuarial report shows that contribution figure rose above 100 percent for the first time last year.

The city contributed $42.1 million. The actuary had determined $41.9 million was required.