OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man convicted of first-degree murder in a shooting death at a party following a Miley Cyrus concert last year has been sentenced to life in prison.

24-year-old LaRon M. Jones was also sentenced Wednesday to two terms of 10 to 20 years on weapons counts. He was found guilty in January of the slaying of 21-year-old Brandon Samuels in March 2014.

Police say a fight broke out at a house party, and when the fight escalated, Jones and others got into cars to leave. They say Jones returned to the end of the home’s driveway and began firing shots into the air and then at the house.

At the sentencing hearing, Jones said he hopes the prison term makes him “better, not bitter.”

A federal court has issued a temporary restraining order blocking pilots at discount carrier Allegiant Air from a planned strike Thursday.

The Las Vegas-based airline had gone to court to block the strike, which would have grounded 250 flights and affected 33,000 customers.

The union says it will comply with the judge’s decision and Allegiant says all scheduled flights are expected to operate normally.

Thursday is one of Allegiant’s busiest travel days.

Allegiant is one of the most profitable airlines in the world, taking vacationers from smaller U.S. cities to warm destinations like Phoenix, Las Vegas and the Florida cities of Orlando and Tampa.

The airline’s pilots are upset over the company’s change in crew scheduling and a rollback in a disability program and other benefits.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Felony child abuse charges filed against a woman in connection with the December death of a 2-month-old girl who had been living in filthy conditions at a Bellevue home have been dropped.

The Sarpy County Attorney’s Office says four felony counts of child abuse against 30-year-old Kristin Lary have been removed. Some will be replaced with misdemeanor child abuse charges, and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance remains.

Officers who found little Jasmine Thompson at the house reported seeing several bags of garbage in the kitchen and said the house smelled of bleach and feces. Her cause of death was inconclusive.

Two others have also been charged in the girl’s death of four misdemeanor counts each of negligent child abuse.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal program administered by Goodwill has helped thousands of Omaha-area job seekers polish their resumes, learn skills, and pursue degrees and jobs.

Goodwill WorkOpps is a free federal program that helps adults find full-time employment. Since 2011, more than 90 percent of the estimated 1,000 participants have left the program with a job or a degree.

The program, which used to be known as the Adult Career Services Program, was started in the mid-1990s and was taken over by Goodwill in 2011. Goodwill partnered with the Labor Department and its Rapid Response team, which is usually deployed in cases of large-scale layoffs, to administer the program.

WorkOpps, which is short for Working Opportunities for Adults, is funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was found in a northeast Omaha yard.

Omaha police identified him as 30-year-old Leatrice Wallace. Officers and medics dispatched to the neighborhood found his body a little after 8 a.m. Tuesday.

His death is being investigated as a homicide. No arrests have been reported.

PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) — The driver in a fatal golf cart accident has been acquitted.

A judge on Tuesday found 24-year-old Cody Dembinski, of Gretna, not guilty of misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide and careless driving. Dembinski stood trial last week on the charges, which stemmed from a golf cart accident that killed 31-year-old Patrick Jurgensen in July.

Jurgensen was one of five people in the two-seat golf cart. Dembinski was making a turn on a city street when Jurgenson was tossed into the intersection and suffered a head injury. He later died from his injuries.

Prosecutors say careless driving and misuse of the golf cart caused Jurgensen’s death. Steve Delaney, Dembinski’s attorney, argues the incident was nothing more than a tragic accident.

Delaney says Dembinski is relieved at the verdict.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police say a wrong-way driver died after her sedan was rammed by a panel truck just west of downtown Omaha.

Officers were dispatched to the scene a little after 4:15 a.m. Wednesday. Police say a woman was driving south on a section of 24th Street that was one-way northbound when her car was hit by the westbound panel truck.

The woman was pronounced dead at an Omaha hospital. Police identified her as 31-year-old Marketta Smith, of Omaha. The panel truck driver was identified as 31-year-old Trevor Wurtz, of Papillion. Police Sgt. Doug Klein says Wurtz wasn’t injured.

PHOENIX (AP) — Legislatures around the country are passing laws to allow microbreweries with restaurants to increase production of craft beer.

Several states including Arizona, North Dakota and Wyoming have passed legislation allowing craft breweries to brew more beer, while Montana lawmakers defeated a similar measure.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Tuesday that strikes a compromise between producers and distributors allowing microbreweries to keep up to seven retail locations and brew up to 6.2 million gallons of beer per year. Ducey went to a bar owned by one of the breweries to sign the legislation.

He called the bill a common-sense reform to an outdated law.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a high school student.

The suspect was booked Tuesday night on suspicion of first-degree felony assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.

North High School student Tyrus Harris remains hospitalized after being shot Monday near the school. Harris is a senior and played on the state championship football team last season.

Authorities say the 18-year-old was shot after a verbal altercation escalated after school.

Harris was taken to Immanuel Medical Center but was later flown to Creighton University Medical Center, where officials declined to provide an update on his status. Police said he was in critical condition Monday night.

The district released a statement Tuesday, expressing its condolences to the Harris family.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Nebraska man who was arrested during a North Dakota sting operation has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison on a child pornography charge.

Forty-one-year-old Robert Vangorden, of Omaha, Nebraska, pleaded guilty earlier to distributing materials involving the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Authorities say Vangorden was apprehended after an undercover investigation by Dickinson police. Vangorden allegedly talked with an officer posing as a 14-year-old girl on a social media site known as “Chat Avenue,” and sent the officer images and videos of child pornography.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Vangorden to 17 years and six months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.

A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.