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Two Bellevue women have been charged with theft in connection with the unauthorized removal of more than $563,000 from the estate of their now deceased grandmother’s trust up until her death 2023.

Tucked away in western Iowa’s rolling hills sits Walnut, a town that moves at the pace of a gentle breeze through cornfields – unhurried, deliberate, and refreshingly calm. Just 45 minutes east of Omaha, this community of fewer than 800 souls has mastered the art of slow living...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A follow-up to a First Alert 6 exclusive about a local court fight over tens of millions of dollars. Both sides have agreed to put future payments into a trust account while the fraud allegations are sorted out. The company being sued is Banyan Medical Solutions,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska – Snow begins to drift across open fields and city streets this morning, pushed sideways by brisk northwest winds. Visibility drops quickly during heavier bursts, and pavement turns slick even...

Chad Shoeman is expanding his Blackstone business to include a grocery store; he says it will be stocked with essentials.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department reports two people are in custody after a multi-county pursuit Friday morning. According to police, the pursuit ended with a crash at about 5 a.m. Friday near 45th and Wirt streets, in the North Omaha area. OPD says officers were first notified...

Two people were taken to the hospital Friday morning following a two-vehicle crash in Stanton County. The Norfolk Daily News reports, at 7:11 a.m., first responders were called to Highway 275, about six miles west of Pilger. According to Stanton County Sheriff Mike Unger, the driver of a westbound pickup lost...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman finds herself in the county jail, accused of shooting at a house because her daughters had issues with another girl at school. The shooting allegedly took place Monday night. Court documents indicate that 38-year-old Brooklynn Garner targeted a South Omaha home near 32nd...

The wind will settle down and it gets cold, in the upper 10s tonight under clear skies. We get a slight warm-up into the low 40s on Thursday under partly sunny skies. A cold front will reach Omaha midday Friday, bringing another shot of cold air into the region and north winds at 40-50 mph. This wind may be even...

Michael Maroney of the Omaha Economic Development Corp. speaks to community members about one of three sites the OEDC-led private development team is seeking to buy for a business park project funded in part by a $90 million state grant. The developer, working with the Omaha Inland Port Authority on the initiative,...