(AP) — A Blair woman has been given four days of jail following a negligent child abuse conviction in the drowning of a toddler under her care.

59-year-old Nancy Tierney was sentenced Thursday after her conviction this month in the death of a 16-month-old Isabella Thallas.

Tierney pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge. Prosecutors dropped a manslaughter count as part of a plea deal.

Tierney was charged after Isabella drowned last August in a pool at Tierney’s home, which served as a certified day care facility. A court document says Tierney left the girl and other children unattended when she used a bathroom.

A  judge ordered two of the jail days to be severed on anniversaries of the girl’s death.

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(AP) — Meteorologists in Oklahoma have confirmed at least two tornadoes have touched down as a powerful storm system moved through the state. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

The National Weather Service said a tornado touched the ground Thursday near the town of Perkins in northeast Oklahoma. A second tornado was reported near Ripley.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., warned that there was a moderate risk of severe weather over much of eastern and central Oklahoma — the same area where a tornado last week killed 24 people in Moore.

Tornado warnings were in effect Thursday in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas. The storms can also produce hail.

Storms were also possible in parts of Kansas Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

(AP) — Nearly two years to the day after Jacque Sue Waller was last seen alive, the body of the southeast Missouri mother of young triplets has been found.

The Cape Girardeau County prosecutor’s office issued a one-paragraph statement Thursday. It said police recovered a body on Wednesday that has been confirmed as Waller.

She was 39 when she disappeared on June 1, 2011. No information was released on where the body was found. A woman answering phones at the prosecutor’s office said no further comment would be made, citing an ongoing investigation.

Waller and her estranged husband, Clay Waller, had nearly finalized a divorce when she disappeared. He was charged last year with first-degree murder and goes to trial in September.

Jacque Waller’s sister has custody of their 7-year-old triplets.

A brawl broke out after one man walked in on another man using a toilet at a lake in southeast Nebraska.

Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner says the incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Branched Oak Lake northwest of Lincoln.

Wagner says the toilet door wasn’t locked, and the intruder confronted the other man about that when he exited the toilet. Swear words, pushing, shoving and punches soon followed as relatives and friend joined the fracas.

Five people were cited for third-degree assault.

The man who was using the toilet was not cited.

(AP) — The Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha is offering free cat adoptions in an effort to clear some kitties from the kennel.

The Omaha shelter says in a news release that it will have 117 cats ready for adoption at no charge. The animals have been spayed or neutered, have microchips and have had their first shots.

All the cats are more than 6 months old.

The shelter needs to adopt out the cats so it has space for new arrivals.

The shelter is at 8929 Fort St. in Omaha.

(AP) — Police cited five people in connection with the spreading of 100 pounds of birdseed on Beatrice High School’s artificial turf football field.

The five people turned themselves into police and received misdemeanor citations Tuesday.

They are one 18-year-old, three 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old. Police are seeking another teen believed to be involved.

The teens told police they dumped the birdseed because they thought it would be funny to see birds covering the field.

Some seed was vacuumed up, but much of it got into the fibers of the turf and could force the replacement of crumb rubber that supports the turf.

Police Chief Bruce Lang says the teens were charged with misdemeanors because damage isn’t expected to top the $1,500 threshold for a felony.

(AP) — Police have charged two people with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a northeast Nebraska man.

The Columbus Police Department says 26-year-old Quentin Critser and 31-year-old Kimberly Henderson were arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 51-year-old Steven Jorgensen.

A third person, 30-year-old Eric Henry, has been issued an arrest warrant. Police say he faces a first-degree murder charge. He is currently at the Butler County Jail for an unrelated crime.

Jorgensen was found dead inside his Columbus home on May 22. Police say he was stabled multiple times with a knife and it appears he was killed during a struggle.

Authorities have not released additional information about the case.

Court records do not list attorneys.

(AP) — Police say one of three people shot on a pedestrian bridge that connects Omaha with Council Bluffs, Iowa, has died.

Omaha police say 26-year-old Shamari Richards died Wednesday morning from injuries sustained on the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. The other victims, 29-year-old Kevin Jenkins and 19-year-old Jeremy Fejeran, have non-life threatening injuries.

The shootings were reported a little after 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. The bridge closes at 11 p.m.

Police say there had been a disturbance at the bridge before the shots rang out. Witnesses told officers that they heard gunshots and then saw a crowd of people scatter. Police didn’t report any arrests.

(AP) — Lightning was blamed for a fire that destroyed a warehouse in the southeast Nebraska community of Jansen.

Jansen Fire Chief Gary Hermsmeier said the lightning hit the building late Monday during a night of severe weather.

The building was burning when firefighters arrived. It was locked and crews had difficulty getting inside.

Firefighters eventually decided the building couldn’t be saved and they concentrated on protecting neighbors.

The building held scaffoldings and other construction equipment.

Firefighters from neighboring departments in Jefferson and Thayer counties helped fight the blaze.

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(AP) — Weather officials say multiple tornadoes have been reported in south-central Nebraska.

The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched the ground Wednesday afternoon in the counties of Clay, Hamilton and York.

The first tornado was reported shortly before 3 p.m. in a rural area just north of Clay Center. A second tornado was later reported near the city of York.

Meteorologist Mike Moritz says a preliminary report indicates the first tornado near Clay Center was on the ground for several minutes. Additional information about the other tornados was not immediately available.