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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Former Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari has been arrested by Douglas County Authorities. A release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Ferrari, aged 24, was arrested in a Douglas County residence after the DCSO’s Special Operations Group (SOG) had been working tips. Ferrari had...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man charged in connection with setting a building on fire leading to three people being injured has been sentenced. Isaac Agory, 33, pleaded tuilty to terroristic threats and was sentenced to 360 days in jail. He was given 199 days credit. The fire happened in...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A suspect in the shooting death of an Omaha teen on Dec. 12 in Benson has changed his plea. Barry Burrus, 19, pleaded guilty June 29 to criminal conspiracy - robbery and no contest to possession of a deadly weapon in commission of a felony. Burrus...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The woman charged after her children were found living in a van was sentenced on Tuesday. 33-year-old Chyna Bryant was sentenced to 360 days in jail for three counts of negligent child abuse. Bryant pleaded no contest to the charges in March, where five additional counts...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Fire crews were dispatched to a fire at a recycling center north of downtown on Tuesday afternoon. OFD was called to Downtown Recycling near 14th and Grace streets, between Nicholas and Locust streets. Dark smoke could be seen on CityCam views of the Omaha skyline...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Omaha Public Works Department announced Tuesday that the River City Transfer recycling drop-off site, located just north of Harrison Street on 60th Street, is now closed. Residents are asked to use the Southeast Omaha drop-off site, located just south of 72nd Street and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Iowa roofing company owner has been sentenced for defrauding an 89-year-old Omaha homeowner. Joshua Peterson, 45, pleaded guilty in April to attempted theft by deception of $5,000 or more. He was sentenced to one year of probation on Thursday. After paying more than $12,000 to...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - An Arkansas man entered a guilty plea to federal charges Tuesday after he kidnapped a teenager from Beaver Dam last year. A plea agreement filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas states Day pleaded guilty to child enticement and production of child sexual abuse mater

Nebraska and Creighton will renew their in-state rivalry on Dec. 5 in Omaha, with the Huskers chasing a third straight win over the Bluejays.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Pools are going to be packed for the next couple of days. We will have tolerable summer heat with a lot of sun. A slow moving front sags south Wednesday into Thursday, bringing our best chance for rain in the next two weeks. Temperatures stay in...