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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha is considering a proposal to reduce required parking spaces for new housing, an effort aimed at making it cheaper and easier to build homes. City rules currently require builders to include a set number of parking spaces, typically 1.5 to 2 per unit, for every home, duplex or apartment. The p

Fogo de Chão, a chain of upscale Brazilian steakhouses, appears to be planning to open a restaurant at Village Pointe Shopping Center, according to a pending building permit filed with the City of Omaha on September 18. The address listed is 295 North 170th Street, which is the former Kona Grill building immediately so

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Right before 8 a.m. on Sept. 22, a pursuit with a felon that started in Omaha led to Lincoln. The Omaha Metro Fugitive Task Force was actively looking for Travon Green, 30, for multiple felony warrants. Officers with the task force saw him leave a...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Around 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 21, the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) made two arrests after a pursuit. A trooper witnessed a Lincoln Town Car traveling on Interstate 80 (I-80) near Lincoln at around 100 mph. The trooper attempted a traffic stop. The driver initially pulled over until the trooper contac

LINCOLN—(KFOR Sept. 22)–A 30-year-old Omaha man with several felony warrants and wanted by authorities in Omaha ended up being captured following a collision on the north edge of Lincoln on Tuesday morning. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ben Houchin says Travon Green was seen by Metro Fugitive Task...

We don’t really think about it anymore when we walk into a room, we just flick a switch and the lights come on. But for the first 50 years of North Omaha’s development, that didn’t happen! [Adam’s note: Growing up in North O, sometimes that didn’t happen at my house either, but that was for other reasons.] Today, elect

Clarkson College unveiled a $15 million campus upgrade Monday to help train Nebraska's next generation of healthcare professionals.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An inside look at a new local program is making a difference when young people think they are out of options. One program is at the new Children’s Nebraska Behavioral Health facility on Dodge Street. First Alert 6 was granted exclusive access to the sessions.

WATERLOO, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was injured in a crash just outside Waterloo late Monday. Just before 11 p.m., emergency crews were called to the crash near the Highway 275 and West Maple Road interchange. Police dispatch confirmed one person was transported from the scene. -- Watch breaking news...

(Red Oak) A Nebraska man is in custody following a pursuit through two counties early this morning. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Markus Allen Crom, of Bellevue, Nebraska, faces charges of eluding and possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (1st offense). Additionally, d