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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska State Board of Education last week postponed the conditional approval of an all-girls middle school in North Omaha, days before the school’s planned opening. Some board members said they were uncertain about wording on the school’s website that has since been removed. Others...

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire at a vacant home in North Omaha Sunday afternoon. The fire happened at a vacant home near 45th and Pratt streets around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Crews observed smoke and found the fire in the basement once...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man was arrested after a cutting near Downtown Omaha sent another man to the hospital Saturday night, police said. According to Omaha Police, the incident happened near 17th and Izard streets just before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Officers said a 24-year-old man was cut by...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person died after a crash on Interstate 80 in South Omaha early Monday morning. According to Omaha Police, the crash happened in the area of Interstate 80 and 32nd Street around just after 4 a.m. At the scene, officers found a sedan engulfed in flames.

A midday shooting involving two cars on Center Street left one person injured and one under arrest in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are investigating a shooting reported near 90th Street and West Center Road as a road rage incident. OPD said in a briefing at the scene that medics took one person to the hospital in serious condition. Another person is in custody. Early reports indicate...

A nurse who landed a job in an Iowa care facility last fall after Nebraska officials labeled him a “significant risk” to the public has agreed to voluntarily surrender his Iowa license. The nurse, Raymond DeLeon of Glenwood, is currently facing a felony charge of neglect or abandonment of a dependent person. Prosecutor

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