WOWT-TV (Omaha, NE)

SAN MATEO, Calif. (KGO) - In California, San Mateo police said two teens were detained after Waymo reported an apparent drunken joyride in one of its driverless vehicles. Officers said the boys were drinking and messing around with a toy gun that appeared to have been painted over. Police said the teens were firing Orbeez, gel-based pellets similar to paintballs. “About 2:10, we got a call from a Waymo rep saying there were two people in their vehicle, and they saw them shooting out of the vehicle.

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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A student art contest honoring American heroes drew 168 young winners to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday as part of the Freedom250 celebration. The competition featured artwork depicting figures ranging from Babe Ruth to Sojourner Truth. Winners and their families received a trip to Washington paid for by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Scattered severe storms are possible tonight. The hail and tornado potential are very low. This is our best chance for rain before a heat dome sits over the middle of the country next week. Radar on Wednesday afternoon There are a few showers and t-showers moving through northeast Nebraska on Wednesday afternoon. These will keep moving east. If you live north of the metro, keep an eye on these.

(AP) - President Donald Trump again insisted the United States should control Greenland instead of Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe at a NATO summit. Trump spoke during a meeting Tuesday with the summit host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. Trump called the semiautonomous island “an important part” for the United States, as he repeated the false claim that it’s surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships and said he won’t let Greenland be threatened.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - QLI, an Omaha rehabilitation center serving people with brain and spinal cord injuries, has announced a $22 million capital campaign called “Beyond the Promise” to fund two major projects: new community spaces and expanded family housing. The center draws hundreds of patients from across the country each year. Among them is Onnika Frye, who was injured in a horse-related accident while working on a ranch in Nevada.

(Gray News) - Connor Murphy, a popular fitness influencer, died in an apparent drowning in Thailand, according to multiple reports. He was 32. Authorities in the Samut Prakan province of Thailand responded to a call of a man acting erratically on July 7 at a luxury rental property, Bangkok Post reported. When police arrived, Murphy jumped into a nearby lake and swam for several minutes before he appeared exhausted and drowned.

ANKARA, Turkey (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump departed the NATO Summit on Wednesday praising the 32-member defense alliance as “completely unified.” It’s a reversal from his tone upon arriving in Ankara on Tuesday, when he criticized NATO and several member countries. “It was amazing, actually. The unity in that room was incredible,” Trump said. “There was a love in that room that was great.

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Former Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari was arraigned in Lancaster County Court on Wednesday, a day after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Ferrari, 24, is charged with third-degree assault by strangulation or suffocation of a pregnant woman, third-degree domestic violence assault and first-degree false imprisonment. Prosecutors asked for Ferrari’s bond to be set at $250,000 due to the severity of the alleged crimes.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Gov. Jim Pillen says Nebraska farmers and producers impacted by major wildfires this spring now have access to federal loan assistance after the USDA approved a Secretarial Disaster Declaration. The governor’s office said the declaration follows Pillen’s request submitted last month and is tied to wildfires in March and April, including the Morrill, Cottonwood, Ashby and Minor fires. “We appreciate the swift response by Secretary Brooke Rollins and the USDA to this request.