WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An animal rights group has sued to stop zoos in Kansas, Nebraska and Texas from bringing in new elephants from Africa.

The Friends of Animals filed a lawsuit last week in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Last month, the agency issued permits allowing the importation of 18 African elephants from Swaziland. The elephants would be divided among the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, the Dallas Zoo in Texas and the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska. The three zoos agreed to spend $450,000 over several years on black rhino conservation.

The environmental lawsuit argues the service did not take into account how the transfer would negatively hurt the social, mental and physical well-being of the 18 elephants.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Frank H. Woods Telephone Pioneer Museum may need to find a new home in Lincoln.

The museum documents the history of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co and is named for the founder of the Lincoln phone company.

Windstream sold the museum property to Speedway Properties and Nelnet. Now, the property will be used to develop the new Telegraph District. Museum board member Kathy Dvorak says the museum must extend its lease or find a new place for its artifacts. Otherwise, it will close forever on March 31.

A Speedway representative told the newspaper that Speedway is willing to work with the museum on finding a way to make it a part of the redevelopment project.

FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A nursing home worker has been accused of taking drug pain patches meant for use by patients at a nursing home in Hooper.

Racheal Newlon is charged with felony drug possession, abuse of a vulnerable adult and theft. Jail records say Newlon remained in custody on Monday. Newlon’s attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

Prosecutors say Newlon took narcotic pain patches from three elderly residents of the home between Dec. 11 and Dec. 29. She was working at the home as a certified nursing assistant.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Friends are mourning two brothers who were killed while helping their sister move out of her ex-boyfriend’s house.

About 45 people gathered Sunday to pray outside the home where Jason and John Edwards were killed Friday. Authorities say Kenneth Clark killed the brothers before holding their sister hostage for several hours, and then releasing her and later killed himself.

The group gathered Sunday included friends of the victims, neighbors near the shooting and former co-workers who knew the brothers from Forms Associates Inc. Family members did not attend the vigil.

Mike Everts worked with both brothers. He says they were nice guys who would readily help someone move.

A joint funeral will be held for the brothers at St. Coumbkille Catholic Church on Wednesday.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a nearly 12-hour standoff in a west Omaha house ended with the deaths of three men, including that of the shooter.

Douglas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Wheeler says the standoff began Friday morning when 45-year-old Kenneth Clark’s ex-girlfriend came to his house with her brothers to collect her belongings. Wheeler says a call made to 911 to report a shooting sent law enforcement officials to a house. After several hours of negotiations, police say Clark released his ex-girlfriend, Julie Edwards, unharmed.

But Wheeler says Clark refused to surrender. Around 10 p.m., officers fired tear gas into the house. Shortly afterward, officials heard a gunshot and discovered Clark dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. The bodies of Jason Edwards and John Edwards were found in the house.

AUBURN, Neb. (AP) — Auburn High School in southeast Nebraska has a tradition of honoring its student athletes by hanging posters of them in the school’s gymnasium. But this year, the school has refused to hang a poster made by one athlete because his sport of choice — rodeo competition — isn’t school sponsored.

Zach Oestmann and his parents are asking the school board to change that policy.

On Monday, the six-member board said it needed more information before it could act. Auburn Superintendent Kevin Reiman says district officials fear that accepting Oestmann’s poster would mean the district would have to accept all posters submitted by students — even if they’re offensive or inappropriate.

The school board meets again March 14.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 42-year-old man will serve at least 22 more years in prison for killing a 17-year-old girl in 1990 while she was babysitting.

Douglas County District Judge Marlon Polk resentenced Christopher Garza Friday because he was 16 when the crime was committed.

Polk says the brutality of the crime prompted Garza’s new sentence of 90 years in prison for first-degree murder. Garza was also sentenced to between 6 years, 8 months and 20 years for using a knife in the killing.

Garza was eligible for a new sentence because of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said juveniles couldn’t be sentenced to life without parole in prison. Judges must at least consider other options before imposing a life sentence.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A warrant has been issued for a Lincoln man in connection with a shooting that seriously injured two men.

A warrant was issued for 28-year-old Leshawn Rogers on suspicion of first-degree assault following a Thursday shooting inside a Lincoln home.

The incident left 26-year old Alexander White with life threatening gunshot wounds. He remained in critical condition Friday. A second man, 25-year-old Reginald McGraw, was shot and drove away from the house but was pulled over by Nebraska State Patrol and taken to a hospital. Police say he was released Friday afternoon.

Police have charged 24-year-old Steffani Weirauch, who lives in the home, with being an accessory to a felony. She remains in custody.

Court records don’t show an attorney who could comment.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge set bail at $10 million for a man accused of shooting up an Omaha bar and firing at police after fleeing to his apartment complex.

Dwight Rodgers’ bail was set Friday as he was charged with five counts of attempted murder, two counts of terroristic threats and seven counts of using a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Rodgers’ attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press, seeking comment on the allegations against Rodgers.

Prosecutor David Wear says the 63-year-old Rodgers walked into the Parliament Pub Wednesday and started shooting, but his bullets hit no one. Rodgers then drove about a mile to the apartment complex. Wear says Rodgers fired in vain at officers before surrendering.

Rodgers’ next hearing is scheduled for March 9.