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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman is the second of three suspects to be arrested for her alleged role in a Medicaid fraud conspiracy worth millions of dollars, according to court records. Persha Cooper, 41, was booked into Douglas County Corrections Wednesday for one count of theft by deception...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The rain is starting to wrap up in Omaha Thursday evening. Now our attention turns to strong winds overnight into Friday morning, with cold wind chills too. There is also a Freeze Watch in effect for most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa for early Saturday. Widespread frost is likely, but many cities will also get the first freeze of the season too.

Council Bluffs mourns firefighter Charles Jones, 52, who died after a medical emergency while responding to a call. He served the community for 19 years.

A sweeping new study out of the University of Nebraska Omaha is upending a long-standing assumption that most people convicted of crimes end up back behind bars. Researchers who tracked more than 16 million people across five states over four decades found that 63% of people charged with a crime were never charged again, a finding that directly challenges the belief that two-thirds of offenders reoffend.

Regyn Lloyd, an 8th grader and volleyball player at Woodbury Central, moved into the Children’s Hospital in Omaha on Tuesday, September 15 while she waited for a heart transplant and received other medical attention. A "reverse parade" was held to support the Lloyd family the previous evening (Monday, September...

Leo Youngdahl was hoping to find one of his favorite fossils when he turned over a rock at a Nebraska park. Instead, he uncovered something far more unusual

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s that time of year when we begin to see crisp mornings and a nip in the air! While the metro has almost seen temperatures near freezing in the morning, we haven’t experienced our first frost yet, but we have our first chance this weekend.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Steady rain is making for a slick Thursday morning drive across the Omaha metro. There have been several crashes already reported on Interstate 80, Highway 370 and the Dodge Expressway. A crash was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. on eastbound I-80 near Fairview, just east of...

Omaha and Council Bluffs face soaking rain before temperatures fall near freezing Saturday morning.

After two years of preparation, Omaha’s German-American Society is debuting an on-site brewery featuring German-style beers produced for its events.