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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman was hit by a car while crossing the street on Tuesday morning in southwest Omaha. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance as a precaution, authorities told First Alert 6 at the scene. Rescue personnel were dispatched to 186th and Q streets at...

OMAHA — A group of community leaders from Nebraska’s largest urban area met Tuesday to voice support and seek donations to help with pressing needs of thousands of rural “brothers and sisters” losing jobs as Tyson Foods’ meatpacking plant closes in Lexington. “We will not be forgetting nor letting our brothers and...

(Des Moines) -- Officials with a proposed beef processing plant in Mills County are hoping to begin construction as early as next summer. Cattlemen's Heritage Beef Company is planning a $520 million beef processing plant on 132 acres of land in Mills County. Chad Tentinger is CEO of the Des Moines-based company and...

The Jewish Federation of Omaha met to address worried following the attack in Australia and a Rabbi shares message of hope as Hanukkah celebrates continue this week.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man arrested in connection to a homicide near Benson made his first appearance in court Monday. 19-year-old Kashmiere Burse was charged with 1st-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, possess or receive a stolen firearm, and tampering with physical evidence. Currently, Burse...

The man arrested in connection to a homicide near Benson made his first appearance in court Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha City Council will hear plans Tuesday about redeveloping a historic Nebraska apartment complex. The developer is asking the city for more than $4 million in tax increment financing to help finance the more than $54 million project that will bring affordable housing to the city.

Valley's new Christmasland holiday drive-thru is drawing a crowd but creating traffic problems at peak times. Now the owner is sharing how the attraction will work to reduce delays.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska greets the morning with clear skies and a sharp chill across the metro. Frost sparkles on parked cars. That cold loosens briefly, but a fast December transition brings wind, light precipitation...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - What might seem like good exercise has become an unhealthy burden for some senior citizens living in a three-story Southwest Omaha apartment building. For three months, the stairs have been their only way to come and go. A third-floor apartment he’s had for nine years is...