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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — For Lincoln’s Michala Stepanek, every moment since last Thursday night has been excruciating. “This has all just been the worst days of my life,” Stepanek said. “Like one day is not better than the next.”. Her 19-year-old son, Wyatt Bernal, drowned at...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — A local nonprofit that provides housing, medical and other assistance to people with developmental disabilities is working to retain its contract with Douglas County after commissioners gave the organization an ultimatum earlier this year. In March, Douglas County commissioners gave Duet a choice:

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A North Omaha nonprofit is celebrating its third anniversary. Radius opened to keep troubled young men closer to home instead of sending them out of town or out of state for rehabilitation. Officials say their education, behavioral health and family support programs are working. Three years...

An Omaha woman who lost her sister to murder created a training course to help first responders better understand grief.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Emergency crews responded to a crash near 114th and Center Streets Thursday evening. Officers responded to the scene at about 6:35 p.m. and reported that two ambulances were sent to Children’s Nebraska with CPR in progress. Two other ambulances were sent to Bergan Mercy with...

BENNINGTON, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is injured after a crash in the Bennington area late Thursday. A call came in just after 11 p.m. for a crash near 171st and State streets. Police dispatch confirmed with First Alert 6 that the victim was transported to the hospital. -- Watch...

Open Wed-Thu, 11 AM–8 PM; Fri-Sat, 11 AM–9 PM; Sun, 11 AM–8 PM (closed Mon-Tue) Sitting right on the corner of 72nd Street and Highway 370, Caniglia’s a Mano has quietly become Papillion’s go-to spot for made-from-scratch pizza. 🍕. This isn’t a chain trying to...

How can a teacher deal with a disruptive student who is slowly clapping to cause an interruption?. It’s a real situation that happened to an educator at Boys Town in Omaha, and it’s also one of the 16 scenarios used to help create Reality Coach, a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to help teachers practice res

South O Sandwich Co. in downtown Omaha trains underserved people and high school students in workforce skills while serving lunch.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Release Inc., an Omaha nonprofit specializing in foster care services, announced plans Thursday to build a new childcare facility designed to serve children in the foster care system who are dealing with trauma. The center will be located at Emmanuel Fellowship Church and will operate as...