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BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Bellevue Police are investigating after an 82-year-old man was critically hurt in a shooting Tuesday night in a neighborhood west of Highway 75. He later died from his injuries. A BPD officer at the scene told First Alert 6 that just after 9 p.m., officers were...

Armored riders charge at each other on horseback here, and yes, the jousting is full contact. That alone would get my attention. Then you add fire-breathers, acrobats, and a queen with her own entourage. The whole thing pops up on a berry farm in Nebraska for just a few spring...

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents last Friday approved a major expansion to the scope of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Project Health. The Board approved an amended program statement that increases the square footage of the new medical facility from 1.25 million sq. ft. to 1.5 million sq. ft. and increases the total cost from $2.2 billion to $2.75 billion.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - City officials are planning an informational meeting before planned improvements to a section of Fort Street near Tranquility Park, in northwest Omaha, get started later this month. The public is welcome to attend to learn about the project before it gets underway along Fort Street between...

For Amanda Sheeler-Gurciullo, the road to the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg is more than an opportunity to compete on a world stage. It’s a chance to thank the team who educated and raised her. Today, Sheeler-Gurciullo is executive chef of Metropolitan Community College’s Sage Student Bistro and a...

Burger lovers, rejoice! Shake Shack has announced its first Iowa location.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A project to build apartments and retail space near Saddle Creek and Pacific Street, approved by the Omaha City Council about three years ago, might soon receive approval to begin construction. Developers faced opposition from neighbors in the area who did not want about 200 apartments...

Community members can pay their respects to Council Bluffs firefighter/medic Charles Jones on Wednesday and attend a memorial procession and final salute Thursday following his death Oct. 8. The Council Bluffs Fire Department is inviting the public to attend a visitation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hoy-Kilnoski...

GRETNA, Neb. — A 6-year-old Nebraska boy made a rare discovery during a visit to Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna. Leo Youngdahl, of Eagle, was attending a Rafting and Rocks event in late summer when he picked up a large rock, hoping to find one of his favorite fossils underneath.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Dakota women's golf team put together a strong opening day at the Big O Classic on Monday, placing three golfers inside the top 10 and sitting second in the team standings after 36 holes at Omaha Country Club. UND posted rounds of 310 and 313...