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PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - Friday is the final day to vote for Papillion to be named Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Town of 2026. The winner will have the opportunity to serve as the filming location for a future Hallmark holiday movie, according to a release. Papillion was selected as one...

Thinking about moving to another state, but not sure how to start? Welcome to Crossing the Line, where real people spill about how they searched for properties in another state. Today, Andrew Cheesman, a 66-year-old sales VP shares why he and his wife decided to leave. Omaha, Nebraska. The couple...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - More than 1,200 people are confirmed dead and more than 4,000 remain missing following floods near the Nepal-China border, according to the United Nations. Members of Omaha’s Nepalese community are hoping for good news about family and friends still unaccounted for. Community leaders wait for...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man was found guilty by a jury on Aug. 26 for conspiracy to distribute meth, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska. Juan Carlos Cardenas Portugal, 46, was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-day trial. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec....

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A shooting occurred at the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 90th and Lake around 7 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses told Omaha police they heard shots fired in the parking lot. Omaha police say a 19-year-old was taken to Children’s Nebraska in a private vehicle. Investigators say he’ll survive....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen, Mayor John Ewing Jr. and other leaders will announce a new Nebraska Department of Transportation initiative on Friday. According to a release, the initiative follows NDOT’s receipt of $5.15 million in grants through a partnership with the Federal Highway Administration. The funding

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Investigators believe three children were riding e-bikes illegally on a side road Thursday evening when one of them was struck by a car after it honked at them. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports responding to the area near 205th and Harrison Streets at around 6:30...

Central Omaha neighbors protest plan to redevelop The Center Mall. They say City Council should not approve a blighted designation of the area, which is needed for the developer to receive TIF money.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Metropolitan Utilities District plans to demolish reservoir tanks at Walnut Hill that have been out of service since 2009. Neighborhood groups want to make sure the park and the fountain stay in place. MUD board members want to make sure the development process is transparent.