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Eppley Airfield is adding two new nonstop routes through United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A federal judge sentenced three men to 14 years each in prison in connection with a methamphetamine operation at a South Omaha Airbnb, a case that first broke in January 2025. Ricardo Gutierrez-Castillo, of North Carolina, along with Eric Luviano-Cabrera and Heleodoro Luviano-Castillo — both descri

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - University of Nebraska Medical Center leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new residence hall Friday, even as the broader university system confronts a state-mandated budget cut totaling $36 million. The residence hall was approved in 2024 and was completed as a self-financed project. Budget c

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the death of a beloved cheetah. According to a social media post from the Henry Doorly Zoo, Chafu, an 11-year-old cheetah, died this week. The Zoo says Chafu was evaluated and treated for a hiatal hernia. Despite...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to do a mass shooting at Columbus Catholic Schools, kill the children of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and nuns, according to authorities. The Nebraska State Patrol apprehended Ean Halstead, 32, after a standoff near 45th Street...

The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Omaha parking company against the Omaha Airport Authority, alleging a charge on off-airport parking companies was an unlawful tax. In its ruling Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Douglas County District Court that said the charge..

On Saturday, friends and colleagues of Brad Ashford will gather in Omaha to celebrate the late politician's unique approach to solving problems with the commemorative naming of a street that runs by the new VA center.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A Council Bluffs man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for a February shooting that sent two people to the hospital. Edder Morales-Solorio, 22, pleaded guilty earlier this month to three charges, including two counts of willful causing serious injury. Two counts of...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Ryan Hay, co-founder of Omaha Bike Week, was killed early Thursday morning after a driver police say had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit struck his motorcycle. Police say Bailey Burr, 31, of Omaha, ran a left turn on 144th Street and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An agricultural supply chain company based in Omaha was ordered to pay $10 million for its role in a scheme to bribe Mexican officials to deliver trains of goods across the border. Scoular, a grain company, agreed to a three-year deferred prosecution agreement in connection to...