Omaha

A judge has blocked part of Omaha's new minimum wage ordinance, halting implementation of key provisions of the locally passed measure. The ruling comes shortly after the ordinance took effect, and it is likely to draw reaction from city officials, businesses and workers over how the wage increase will proceed. The scope of the blocked provisions and the judge's reasoning were not detailed in the available coverage.

The FBI is asking potential victims to come forward in an investigation into fraud by an Omaha-based travel agent. Authorities are working to identify customers who may have lost money to the alleged scheme. The agency has not disclosed the scale of the suspected fraud or the number of people affected.

The manager of an Omaha business that sold stolen goods has been sentenced to probation, according to local reporting from WOWT. The sentence means the manager will avoid prison time but will remain under court supervision. Details about the business, the value of the stolen goods involved, and the length of the probation were not included in the available reporting.

The FBI's Omaha field office is asking potential victims of a travel planner to come forward as part of an ongoing investigation. Agents are trying to identify anyone who paid for travel services from the individual and may have been defrauded. Authorities have not yet released details about the number of victims or the amount of money involved, and the investigation remains active.