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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day in 1984, John Joubert, an airman stationed at Offutt, was charged with kidnapping and stabbing two Sarpy County boys to death. The murders of Danny Joe Eberle and Christopher Walden the year before rocked the metro to its core. Joubert was arrested the...

Chayah Ministries helps women work through addiction and trauma with support groups, one-on-one mentorship and counseling. This spring it plans to open a sober living house to further its mission.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (WOWT) - A Council Bluffs father said his children saved his life when a stranger broke into his home and stabbed him multiple times on Dec. 23. Chad Opal had just returned from visiting his girlfriend in the hospital when he smelled something burning in a vacant home he owns next door. He saw a...

Two young suspects are using fake movie prop bills to scam local restaurants out of real cash, targeting small businesses across the Omaha metro area.

(Council Bluffs, IA) – Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, today (Monday), said in light of events around the country, the Council Bluffs Police Department (CBPD) has received a number of questions about ICE and immigration enforcement over the past few days. To address these questions, provide...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County authorities arrested a man on a warrant after a traffic stop led to him being found in a nearby dumpster. A DCSO release says deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with no license plates in the area of 111th Street and West Maple Road around 9:20 p.m. Sunday.

WarHorse Gaming, the operator of Nebraska’s two WarHorse Casinos, has entered into a new partnership with Mobiquity Technologies and Context Networks. Under the deal, both casinos will launch Context Networks’ Contextual Promotions Media Network CPMN. The solution is powered by Mobiquity’s advertising and data...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Treasurer’s Office in Midtown will be closed Tuesday morning. In a release to First Alert 6, officials shared that the office near 84th and Chicago streets is undergoing required building maintenance. The office will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash on Friday night. In a release, OPD shared that the crash happened near 56th and Center streets, in the Aksarben area, shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday. Investigators on the scene found that a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro was...

In the heart of Omaha, where cornfields typically dominate the landscape and beef reigns supreme, there exists a culinary anomaly that has seafood lovers doing double-takes. Shucks Fish House & Oyster Bar on Leavenworth Street is the maritime miracle Nebraska didn’t know it needed. The modest red brick building...