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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man was sentenced last week in federal court for illegally possessing a machine gun while also being a felon, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska. Tyler Webster, 28, was sentenced to 10 years on Feb. 6. There is...

OMAHA — An Omaha lawyer who once worked in the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office battling consumer fraud and unfair trade practices is challenging her former boss as the state’s top civil and criminal attorney. Jocelyn Brasher, a lifelong Nebraskan, spent five years as an assistant attorney general, including about...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The sound of clippers buzzing can make a routine haircut terrifying for some kids, but at one salon, the lights, music, and speed are all in the clients’ control. Joanay Turner is a hairstylist and ABA therapist for children with autism. Between her two careers,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. OMAHA, Neb. — As spring routines shift across Omaha and surrounding communities, Nebraska health officials are urging residents to pay attention to a condition that often develops without warning: high...

OMAHA — United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Bryce A. Nolde, 37, of Waverly was convicted of three counts of wire fraud by a federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 4, 2026. Nolde operated BV Builders, which billed itself as a construction company specializing in barndominiums...

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Another case of illegal dumping in Omaha, but this one is scarier than most discarded items we’ve shown you in the past. The concern is not just over what has been illegally dumped but where. From a distance, a blue drum left in a picnic...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Members of a North Omaha community showed up at Tuesday’s city council meeting to show their support for a neighborhood grocery store they say should not be held responsible for all the violence in the area. The City Council wants to make T-A Grocery Store...

NEBRASKA — A surge of unusually warm temperatures across the central Plains is raising concerns about ice jam flooding, particularly in eastern Nebraska, where melting snow and river ice could create hazardous conditions in the coming days. Weather data shows temperatures climbing well above normal, with potential...

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Bellevue’s iconic Stella’s Bar and Grill is closed after a fire Wednesday morning. The restaurant shared the news shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday in a social media post. “This a hard post to share, but Stella’s suffered a bad fire this morning. We will...