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OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — He’s working two restaurant jobs, volunteering, and navigating life outside prison walls for the first time in more than ten years. Russell Wardlow says his transformation is like night and day. “I can’t have regrets, because it’s the person I found inside of it,”...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Residents in Omaha’s Benson neighborhood may have noticed a smoother ride this week, thanks to a major street paving project now underway. A recent push from the city’s Keep Omaha Moving initiative has led to fresh asphalt on several long-neglected roads. Crews spent the weekend laying a top...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - First Alert 6 Investigates has learned that a teenage murder suspect will not be tried as an adult. A Douglas County District Court judge believes the reasons behind the 16-year-old shooting and killing a man last year was to protect his mother. For that, the judge...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A power outage Sunday evening impacted over 2,000 Omaha Public Power District customers. As of 7 p.m., OPPD’s outage map showed about 2,055 customers in Douglas and Sarpy counties in the southwest Omaha area impacted by outages. In an 8 p.m. update, OPPD said while...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - We’re starting with clouds over the area and some T-showers to the southwest. Those will stay mostly to the south of the city this morning but there is chance of rain as far north as the metro before 1pm. After the rain and cloud exit...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is in the hospital after a cutting Sunday evening at a grocery store in South Omaha. The Omaha Police Department was called to the cutting at the Family Fare Supermarket near 25th and Spring streets at about 8 p.m. Sunday. In a release, OPD...

Midwest convenience retailer Mega Saver has acquired three Kum & Go c-stores in Nebraska from Maverik, a Mega Saver spokesperson confirmed to C-Store Dive. All three c-stores are located on the west side of Omaha, and the transaction officially closed on June 10, according to Mega Saver’s spokesperson, who declined...

June 28, 2025 (Ashland, Neb.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a person died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Ashland. The incident occurred in the presence of an Ashland Police Officer. At approximately 4:30 a.m. Saturday, NSP was contacted by the Ashland Police...

NSP investigates incident involving man shooting himself in front of Ashland Police. The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident in which a man shot himself in front of police officer near Ashland on Saturday. Phillips County Sheriff’s deputy dies, suspect dead after gunfire exchanged in Phillipsburg....

Storms come overnight, most likely to affect neighborhoods south of I-80. These storms could produce some gusty winds. Any storm risk ends in our area by 9 am. Though some showers may linger into lunch. The sunshine comes out for the rest of Monday, though it will be slightly cooler...