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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Early Sunday morning, Douglas County Sheriff’s shut down an intersection take over in northern Douglas County. DCSO says these sideshow events are a persistent and dangerous problem. “A large group of drivers took over the intersection, functionally shut it down and leaders of the event...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - The man arrested after a missing child was found in Council Bluffs has changed his plea. Devon Miller reached a plea agreement, pleading guilty to transportation of a minor. In August of last year, officials say a 12-year-old child was reported missing from her home...

Corn prices in Omaha in the last half of March reached $4.50 per bushel, the high for the crop year that began last September. The low price for Omaha corn prices this crop year was last September at $3.90 per bushel. Prices have risen steadily as export prospects have improved with the decline in the US dollar in foreign currency markets and stable trading...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) -- A Council Bluffs veteran was remembered this week as someone who helped other veterans connect. Two years after Don Larsen — a local business owner — passed away, Primrose Senior Living unveiled the remodeled Don Larsen Veterans Lounge. Family and neighbors gathered to...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a bench trial Monday, Omaha boxing champion Terence “Bud” Crawford was found guilty on a careless driving charge. Crawford has been ordered to pay $124: a fee of $75, plus $49 in court costs. Crawford did not testify during the trial, which began...

(Glenwood) -- Two suspects face theft charges following their arrests early Wednesday afternoon in Glenwood. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 44-year-old Labrea Siemone Milton of Glenwood was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. for two counts of third degree theft. Additionally, authorities say 55-year-old Perry Bruce Jefferson of Omaha were arrested shortly after 1:15 p.m. for two counts of third...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Firefighters responded to a house fire near 28th and Dupont Streets on Monday. No injuries were reported. According to the Omaha Fire Department, crews were called after a report of a garage fire that spread to a house, causing heavy smoke. The damage to the home...

Boxing champion Terence "Bud" Crawford was found guilty of careless driving Monday in a bench trial, ordered to pay $124 in fines and court costs following a controversial September traffic stop in downtown Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Authorities arrested a man after a traffic stop turned into a foot chase through an Omaha neighborhood Monday morning. Nebraska State Patrol troopers pulled over a red pickup around 7:30 a.m. Monday along Highway 75 at H Street. The driver and passenger got out and ran....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A program will use food waste to help local farmers. Hillside Solutions is set to launch Omaha’s first curbside composting service next week. The program is starting in City Council Districts 1 and 3. It costs $35 a month, and Hillside will sponsor households which...