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Eastern Nebraska faces a sharp warmup, possible Friday fire concerns and a 20–40% rain chance Saturday.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. (WOWT) - Authorities have identified the man killed in a suspected shooting in Douglas County. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with First Alert 6 that 35-year-old Seth Vander Horst was the victim killed in the shooting. The DCSO says deputies were dispatched for a well-being...

Iowa State fell to Creighton 83-80 after a second-half comeback bid fell just short at the buzzer. After trailing by as many as 19 points midway through the second half, the Cyclones executed an eight-point run but Creighton answered with clutch 3-pointers in crunch time to hold off the rally. Iowa State’s final 3-point attempt to tie the game at the buzzer fell short.

The Iowa State Cyclones launch their 2026-27 men’s basketball campaign on Sunday afternoon, welcoming regional rival Creighton to James H. Hilton Coliseum for a marquee preseason exhibition. Tip-off is scheduled for noon CDT with live streaming coverage on ESPN+ featuring Evan Wessling and Derrin Hansen. Head coach T.J. Otzelberger...

There is something inherently unsettling about walking into a 114-year-old vacant school after dark – especially in October. At least that’s what Shaun Rosen is counting on with his newest Halloween attraction. “It’s a chance to explore a piece of Iowa history that has been transformed into a...

Anthony Casale was 25 when he disappeared from Omaha. His last contact with family is generally dated to April 1989. His sisters say they still have no answers about what happened to him. The Omaha World-Herald reported that Casale stopped calling his mother in April 1989, and that she eventually...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning. Police were called to 42nd and Ames just after 3 a.m. Officers said the person found at the scene did not have a gunshot wound but had a cut on their cheek. The car they were in had shattered glass and bullet holes.

The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Football Team made the lengthy trip to Council Bluffs on Friday to take on Lewis Central for Week Eight of Iowa High School season, as the Tigers fell to 38-6 to the Titans. The opening score of the contest came with just over a minute and half left...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. (WOWT) - One man was found dead and another was hospitalized after a suspected shooting in Douglas County Saturday morning. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched for a well-being call at a home in the area of 219th and Hascall just before 7 a.m. Saturday.

The city may replace traffic lights at 42nd and Fontenelle with a roundabout after a study found 35 crashes there from 2018 to 2022.