Receiver Tay Ellis announces decommitment from Nebraska
Tay Ellis is no longer part of the Husker recruiting class. The wide receiver, who transferred to Millard South this offseason, confirmed on social media Wednesday that he's no longer a Nebraska commit. Ellis caught three passes for 97 yards, which included a 67-yard touchdown from Husker quarterback commit Trae...
Train Stops Pursuit in South Lincoln, Six Kilos of Cocaine Discovered
A train helped bring a high-speed pursuit to an end Wednesday after Lancaster County deputies arrested an Omaha man accused of bringing more than 13 pounds of cocaine into Lincoln. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says criminal interdiction deputies stopped a Chevrolet Silverado around 11:30 a.m. nea
South Omaha butcher weighs in on imported beef program aimed at lowering hamburger prices
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For each of the next three months, 100,000 metric tons of imported beef will be sold to U.S. consumers at a discounted rate. The current administration hopes the 300,000-metric-ton total will lower beef prices. You won’t find imported beef at Stoysich’s House of Sausage in South...
Food Bank for the Heartland receives major donation amid rising need
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Food Bank for the Heartland received a delivery of 33,000 pounds of non-perishable food Tuesday from the Omaha Nebraska Millard Stake of the Church of Latter-day Saints. Donation part of nationwide campaign. The delivery was one of four truckloads the church sent to larger distribution...
Crash knocks out power to Bellevue neighborhood
The car crashed near 39th Avenue and Chandler Road in Bellevue just before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
One injured after crash leaves garbage truck in Sarpy County ditch
Emergency crews rushed to the scene near 204th Street and Buffalo Road shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
Omaha City Council hears public comment on school resource officer agreements
Omaha City Council heard public comment on OPD school resource officer agreements in four local public school districts – weeks after we learned shock gloves were used on two students last year.
Northeast Omaha neighbors push back on concrete company’s truck traffic in residential area
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A dispute has been simmering in a northeast Omaha neighborhood. It boils down to whether an industrial site for heavy trucks belongs near homes with pets and kids. Trucks on unpaved streets. Streets in this northeast Omaha neighborhood are not paved, and trucks passing homes have...
Months-long road closure begins at University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new construction project on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus is causing a months-long road closure starting today. Drivers will not be able to go south of 42nd and Farnam. The closure affects both directions of that portion of the road. New health center...
Mills County board backs Kane Avenue design agreement, patrol vehicle purchase order
(Glenwood) -- Mills County officials have backed a design contract for a improving a stretch of road outside of Pacific Junction. At its regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Mills County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a design contract with V&K Engineering for the Kane Avenue overlay for $24,700. County Engi
