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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The charge for a 14-year-old boy arrested in connection to a homicide in the Benson area in October has been dismissed. The boy’s 2nd-degree murder charge and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony were dismissed in court due to insufficient evidence, according to court documents.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A number of customers were without power in Omaha on Tuesday night as winds continued to gust. As of 10 p.m., Tuesday according to the OPPD power outage map, 59 separate outages were reported, with a total of 2,281 customers without power. The outages appeared to...

For the first time, a school progress report has been released on an Omaha teen who had been charged with a brutal sex crime.

A call came out shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday for a fire in a home near 25th and Ellison avenues, in the North Omaha area.

After skeletal remains were discovered at Scotts Bluff National Monument in October and later identified as Chance Englebert, who was reported missing in July 2019, the Douglas County Coroner’s Office determined Englebert’s death was accidental.

A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with the shooting of a man while he was in the back of a rideshare vehicle last week.

OMAHA, Nebraska — Omaha residents may continue to face toxic health risks and environmental effects from the North Omaha power plant due to a new resolution from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to keep burning coal. The proposal, scheduled for a vote by the OPPD board on Dec. 18, would undo a series of OPPD’s...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - A Nebraska father is facing charges after his 5-year-old son accidentally shot himself in the arm. He told authorities the incident happened after he fell asleep with a gun in his pocket, according to court documents. Trae Colvin, 28, was charged Tuesday in Douglas County...

A NEW city ordinance would regulate the types of surfaces on which residents can and cannot park. The rule will now require drivers to park only on hard paved surfaces,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The father of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself over the weekend was charged Tuesday for his alleged role in the incident. Trae Colvin was charged in Douglas County Court with two counts of intentional child abuse. Court documents state that he told authorities he...