Omaha NE

The crash happened in the area of 26th and Douglas streets shortly before 1:15 a.m. Sunday, according to a release from the Omaha Police Department.

Omaha police officers got a call for a fight near 31st Street and Dewey Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.

A homeowner has taken to social media to share their distress over discovering a mouse in their home for the first time in three years. The homeowner, who prides themselves on maintaining a clean environment, was shocked to find the rodent scurrying from under the stove to a small crack by the dishwasher. The...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Over a dozen new paramedics joined the Omaha Fire Department Friday after completing intensive training at Creighton University, but their graduation comes at a critical time when Nebraska faces a paramedic shortage that threatens rural communities statewide. The ceremony at Creighton...

With a three-story “book robot,” community event space, 3D printing lab and genealogy research hub, Omaha’s new main library is one of the largest investments in a public library system in the United States in recent years. And it now has an opening date. “Mark your calendars...

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning on social media alert warning residents of a significant disruption affecting the CodeRed notification system across the state. The system, designed to keep the community informed in times of emergency, encountered an outage that prompted a statewide...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - It’s been more than two weeks since Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, leaving at least 45 people dead. A group from One Life Church in Plattsmouth, Nebraska — a mix of doctors, nurses and builders — is in the country contributing to recovery efforts.

Potential record highs are on the way today! We'll see lots of sunshine with highs in the upper 70s. A few neighborhoods west of Omaha could reach 80. The record high in Omaha is 76, set back in 1964. A dry cold front arrives as the weekend begins, ushering in...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tranquility park’s mountain biking trails closed this week for renovations at the park. It’s leaving dozens of kids who trained there in limbo for the next year-and-a-half. A lot of riders will tell you mountain biking is a passion. “You feel like you’re a...

The Omaha Police Department has made three arrests following a shooting on Halloween night that left a 17-year-old boy dead. Shawn Roland, 18, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with criminal accessory and tampering with physical evidence. Rayquan Bass, 18, was arrested for second-degree murder, using a...