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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A shooting occurred at the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 90th and Lake around 7 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses told Omaha police they heard shots fired in the parking lot. Omaha police say a 19-year-old was taken to Children’s Nebraska in a private vehicle. Investigators say he’ll survive....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen, Mayor John Ewing Jr. and other leaders will announce a new Nebraska Department of Transportation initiative on Friday. According to a release, the initiative follows NDOT’s receipt of $5.15 million in grants through a partnership with the Federal Highway Administration. The funding

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Investigators believe three children were riding e-bikes illegally on a side road Thursday evening when one of them was struck by a car after it honked at them. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports responding to the area near 205th and Harrison Streets at around 6:30...

Central Omaha neighbors protest plan to redevelop The Center Mall. They say City Council should not approve a blighted designation of the area, which is needed for the developer to receive TIF money.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Metropolitan Utilities District plans to demolish reservoir tanks at Walnut Hill that have been out of service since 2009. Neighborhood groups want to make sure the park and the fountain stay in place. MUD board members want to make sure the development process is transparent.

Brody Linell, 17, and his family traveled more than 37 times from Omaha to St. Louis for life-changing orthopedic treatments.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One of two suspects involved in a missing child case was sentenced on Thursday. Diondray Meridy, 34, was sentenced to serve six to 11 years for violating a custody order, kidnapping, and resisting arrest. He was given 372 days credit for time served. Meridy and Chaan...

Two new viruses were detected in ticks in Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it had detected Heartland and Bourbon virus cases in the state, though no human cases have been reported. One case of each virus was detected from Sarpy County collections in...

Teacher Mila Herszbaum-Harding challenges, believes in and loves on her students at Castelar Elementary School, almost all of whom come from Spanish-speaking immigrant families. At the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, some students could barely write a word of English. By May, the last week of the school year,..