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BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Vandals destroyed a restroom facility at a Bellevue park this weekend. City officials told First Alert 6 crimes like this are becoming a trend around city parks. On the outside, the restroom building at Washington Park look normal. But step inside and you will find what...

A man accused of chasing two young girls and intending to commit sexual acts with them has been released on a $2,000 bond, authorities said.

LINCOLN — After another cut in state funding, an effort to link recreation trails from Omaha and Lincoln through Cass County is looking at other options. But an official with the agency seeking to build the connector trail said he’s still optimistic, despite more than one setback that the trail will eventually be built.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash Friday afternoon on I-680. The Omaha Police Department said a Pontiac was headed south when it left the road near the Pacific Street off-ramp. The car hit a barrier, went down a ravine and rolled. The...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A local restaurant owner said he spent six figures in fees last year having his menu available on delivery apps, leading him to drop third-party services this week. Javier Trujillo, owner of Javi’s Tacos, said he paid $188,000 in commission fees to delivery apps like DoorDash,...

Nebraska’s teacher shortage is real. But so is our progress. According to the Nebraska Department of Education, schools across our state entered the 2025-2026 academic year with approximately 490 unfilled positions, down from 669 the year before. This tells us something important: The strategies we’ve been investing in are working. The path forward does not […]

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three people were hospitalized following a shooting near Levi Carter Park early Sunday morning. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. near Carter Lake Shore Drive and Ames Avenue. At the scene, Omaha Police say officers found a 19-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was...

Nebraska volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly downplayed the concerns related to the Huskers’ fourth-set collapse against the Creighton Bluejays, where a brief switch in the system cost them the fourth set. She also mentioned how the team has no intentions to use the system going forward. The Nebraska...

Thanks to our strong cold front yesterday, temperatures have been cooler today with highs in the 50s. We do have enough energy for a sprinkle or two west of Omaha, but most of us will be dry. The wind will also last through the night, but it slowly relaxes. The...

Let’s be real, a really good steak dinner can change the whole mood of a trip. You start out looking for a solid place to eat, and then suddenly you are sitting down somewhere that feels like exactly the right choice. That is the pull of this Nebraska spot....