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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 20-year-old man has been sentenced in a deadly North Omaha shooting that left a 16-year-old dead three years ago. Javaris Hesseltine was sentenced in Douglas County Court on Tuesday in connection to the murder of Lamarantae Swift. Hesseltine received a sentence of 70-98 years in prison.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha police responded to a reported barricaded suspect in northwest Omaha Tuesday evening. A heavy police presence could be seen in the area of 129th Street and Camden Avenue. According to Omaha Police, officers responded after a report was called in of a man using a...

Omaha police have responded to a reported barricaded suspect in northwest Omaha Tuesday evening.

CASS COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - An SUV and a farm tractor are a total loss after a crash in Cass County on Monday. Cass County sheriff’s deputies were called to the crash in the area of Highway 50 just north of Weeping Water at 5:17 p.m. Weeping Water Fire...

Roberts Seed and the Public Service Commission have come to an agreement over an investigation last fall.

Motorists traveling through Bellevue and surrounding areas should prepare for long-term lane reductions as the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) begins major bridge and roadway repairs along U.S. Highway 75 / Kennedy Freeway next week. According to NDOT, work is scheduled to begin May 4 on US-75 between Reference Posts...

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific has released the schedule for the eastern portion of Big Boy No. 4014’s Coast-to-Coast Tour, including the first information on the ticket sales for the locomotive’s June 14 excursion on the Reading & Northern. The trip including extensive Norfolk Southern mileage will begin May 25, conclude July 29, and include [...] Read More...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Pacific Street ramp to northbound I-680 closed today for a road work project. Crews are doing bridge reconstruction, paving and culvert work. The project is expected to continue into the fall. As a detour, the Nebraska Department of Transportation suggests drivers take I-680 south to...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you love a parade, you won’t see one in the Omaha’s Old Market. That is because the streetcar project has forced them elsewhere and that has thrown a wrench in one organization’s plan. Last July, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners awarded...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman who shot a gun to ring in the New Year, injuring a young girl, is sentenced to a year behind bars. On Dec. 31, 2024, Tayzhia Hampton fired a rifle in the area of 26th and Blondo. A bullet went through the window of a nearby home, striking a 6-year-old girl in the leg.