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YORK — On Feb. 13, 2026, at approximately 10:59 p.m., a Sergeant with the York County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a sedan traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near mile marker 352 for a traffic violation. During the course of the stop, a male passenger provided...

Authorities in Nebraska are searching for an individual who was seen on video being struck by a vehicle that was doing donuts during an illegal vehicle sideshow over the weekend. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said its Community Action Team responded after multiple 911 callers reported street racers in the area...

Michael B. Yanney, a longtime Omaha businessman and philanthropist, died this weekend at age 92. As founder of Burlington Capital, Yanney played a central role in shaping Omaha’s business community over several decades. “Omaha could use more people like Michael Yanney. He believed in people, he believed in what...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska’s warm breeze is already rattling windows across Omaha, and it feels more like late April than mid-February. Temperatures surge into the mid-70s this afternoon, but that spring tease won’t last...

Omaha, Nebraska, takes center stage in the newly released trailer for "Omaha," a road trip drama film starring John Magaro and distributed by Greenwich Entertainment. The film follows siblings Ella and Charlie, who, after a family tragedy, are unexpectedly taken on a cross-country journey to Omaha, Nebraska, by their...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The weather has been great to take pets on a walk. But a sad reminder to keep them restrained in case they cross paths with another dog along the way. Bruno had a tough name, but walking on a leash through Dahlman Park with owner Deisy Enriquez, the 12-pound mini poodle stood no chance against a...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An old community staple in Little Italy is still playing host to smiles and fellowship nearly 100 years after it first opened. Ninety-two-year-old Josephine Lohmeier’s parents opened Caniglia’s Dry Goods Store in 1929. The former storefront now serves as a recreation space for Little Italy’s...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Bergan Mercy hospital went into a lockout after a suspicious phone call Monday afternoon. OPD told First Alert 6 a suspicious phone call indicated a threat against the hospital. In response, the facility went under a lockout procedure. OPD says officers on the scene...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska State Patrol is honoring fallen Trooper Kyle McAcy on Tuesday, marking one year since his death in the line of duty. On Feb. 17, 2025, McAcy was killed while responding to a crash on Interstate 80 south of Ashland during a snowstorm. NSP troopers...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A lengthy pursuit in eastern Nebraska led to the arrest of a Tennessee man Saturday night. A release from the Nebraska State Patrol says a trooper attempted a stop on Highway 6 through Gretna just before 7 p.m. on Saturday. The driver then tried to escape...