http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines RSS Feed for WOWT - HomePage - Headlines en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:23 GMT 2012-05-16T22:42:23Z en-us http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Republicans_Rally_Around_Fischer_In_Senate_Race_151753795.html Nebraska Republicans are rallying around Valentine state Sen. Deb Fischer, the winner of Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary race. Fischer won endorsements Wednesday from Gov. Dave Heineman as well as her two top primary opponents, Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:42 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Republicans_Rally_Around_Fischer_In_Senate_Race_151753795.html 2012-05-16T18:49:42Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Primary_Turnout_Topped_25_Percent_151775835.html Secretary of State John Gale said Wednesday that turnout for Tuesday's primary topped 25 percent and the percentage will grow once all provisional ballots are counted. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:46:28 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Primary_Turnout_Topped_25_Percent_151775835.html 2012-05-16T20:46:28Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Blood_Thirsty_Animals.html It was a murder case that shocked everyone. Colby Dandrow was tortured for hours and died after being stabbed, cut and burned in 2007. On Wednesday, the last two suspects were sentenced and Dandow's family is upset. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:09:37 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Blood_Thirsty_Animals.html 2012-05-16T22:09:37Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Beating_Victim_Seeks_Justice_151795225.html An Omaha mother is desperately fighting for justice for her son. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:42:23 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Beating_Victim_Seeks_Justice_151795225.html 2012-05-16T22:42:23Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Convicted_Rapist_Gets_80-140-Year_Sentence_151772315.html A Lincoln man convicted of raping a woman during a home invasion in April 2009 was sentenced Wednesday to 80 to 140 years in prison. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:22:59 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Convicted_Rapist_Gets_80-140-Year_Sentence_151772315.html 2012-05-16T20:22:59Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Stacy_Update_Discloses__151758345.html A source in Bellevue told Channel 6 News Wednesday while the exact discipline is not known, Police Chief John Stacey will not be fired as a result of comments he made in front of a 12-year-old girl during a tour of the Bellevue fire station. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:06 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Stacy_Update_Discloses__151758345.html 2012-05-16T21:45:06Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Update_Victim_Found_In_Cole_Creek_Still_Not_Identified_151753885.html Police said Wednesday they've been unable to positively identify the 16-year-old girl whose body was found Tuesday morning near Blondo and Cole Creek Drive. Sources tell Channel 6 News she was a freshman at Benson High School. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:20:11 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Update_Victim_Found_In_Cole_Creek_Still_Not_Identified_151753885.html 2012-05-16T22:20:11Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Sexual_Assault_Allegations_at_Middle_School_151628605.html Three middle school students have been expelled in Omaha amid shocking allegations. They're accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at school last week. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:39:55 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Sexual_Assault_Allegations_at_Middle_School_151628605.html 2012-05-16T22:39:55Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Iowa_Western_Bus_Involved_in_Fatal_Crash_151773315.html A 21-year-old woman has died after crashing her car into a bus in West Lubbock, Texas Wednesday morning. The bus was from Iowa Western Community College. Wed, 16 May 2012 20:37:31 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Iowa_Western_Bus_Involved_in_Fatal_Crash_151773315.html 2012-05-16T20:37:31Z http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Habitat_Celebrates_Two_Victories_In_One_Block_151764345.html It's a first of its kind. Habitat for Humanity is celebrating two accomplishments, all in the same block. A family is receiving a new home, while a new project is just getting started next door. It's all a part of the Habitat for Humanity Demolition Project. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:05 GMT http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Habitat_Celebrates_Two_Victories_In_One_Block_151764345.html 2012-05-16T21:24:05Z