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An intelligent power management company is moving into an empty building on 15th Street in Bellevue, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area.

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) — A Canada goose chose a small grass island in the Hy-Vee parking lot in Papillion as the place to lay her eggs. The male goose quickly makes his presence known when anyone approaches. John McKinney, migratory gamebird program manager for Nebraska Game and Parks, said...

One horse in Washington County, Nebraska, has tested positive for strangles. One additional horse at the private facility is suspected to be positive, and two horses have been exposed. In Sarpy County, Nebraska, 12 horses are suspected to be positive for strangles. The horses are displaying nasal discharge, swollen and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The sheriff’s office askedt he public to help them settle on a name for the new DCSO Auxiliary Patrol Goat. In a Facebook post earlier this week, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office posted a photo with a list of seven monikers under consideration for its most recent addition to the goat squad: Oreo, Billy “the Kidd,” Thor, Gruff, Bleatlejuice, Leeroy Jenkins...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A local food truck owner is asking for the community’s help after someone stole equipment he needs to run his business. Andre Lewis, owner of Mr. Smoke Signals BBQ and Smoked Meats, said a man stole his generator Monday morning. Lewis captured the theft on surveillance video and shared it on social media, hoping it helps police identify the suspect.

U.S. Bank Home Mortgage is facing a federal lawsuit accusing it of foreclosing on a Nebraska home without following basic servicing rules. The case, filed on April 8, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, was brought by Gloria Hill, a former Douglas County homeowner who says she never missed a payment — and yet lost her home anyway.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A former Mayor and City Councilmember in Council Bluffs has passed away. Samuel F. Irwin, who was appointed Mayor Pro-Tem in 1986, serving as mayor in 1987, and later served as a City Councilmember from 1988 to 1995, passed away on April 8, 2026. He was 83 years old.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A body was found at Miller Park in North Omaha on Friday morning. Just before 9 a.m., officials confirmed that a body was found and the incident is being investigated as an apparent suicide. Officers were called shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday to the park near...

The unit may not change how they're trained - but it will affect where. It was designed to meet advanced certification training and continuing education needs.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Sen. Pete Ricketts met with the Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha on Thursday to discuss flood control along the Missouri River. Ricketts and Assistant Secretary Adam Telle with the Army Corps of Engineers led a roundtable discussion over ways they can improve flood control and response along the river.