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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man arrested Saturday who allegedly fled from a traffic stop before fighting and choking a police dog appeared in court Monday, according to authorities. Michael Grover, 25, is charged with operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and theft by unlawful taking greater than $5,000.

ASHLAND, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the death of an individual who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Ashland. The incident took place in the presence of an Ashland Police Officer. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, the Ashland Police Department contacted them at approximately...

Omaha, Nebraska – Brief funnel clouds may spin through skies over southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa this afternoon, but no tornado activity is expected. According to the National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley, a combination of weak fronts and atmospheric instability could favor the development of short-lived...

FORT MADISON, Iowa (WOWT) - A man who was convicted in a murder from 2008 has died in prison, Iowa authorities said Monday. According to a release from the Iowa Department of Corrections, Randy Cue was pronounced dead in his cell a 8 a.m. on Saturday. Cue was 63 years old.

OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — He’s working two restaurant jobs, volunteering, and navigating life outside prison walls for the first time in more than ten years. Russell Wardlow says his transformation is like night and day. “I can’t have regrets, because it’s the person I found inside of it,”...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Residents in Omaha’s Benson neighborhood may have noticed a smoother ride this week, thanks to a major street paving project now underway. A recent push from the city’s Keep Omaha Moving initiative has led to fresh asphalt on several long-neglected roads. Crews spent the weekend laying a top...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - First Alert 6 Investigates has learned that a teenage murder suspect will not be tried as an adult. A Douglas County District Court judge believes the reasons behind the 16-year-old shooting and killing a man last year was to protect his mother. For that, the judge...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A power outage Sunday evening impacted over 2,000 Omaha Public Power District customers. As of 7 p.m., OPPD’s outage map showed about 2,055 customers in Douglas and Sarpy counties in the southwest Omaha area impacted by outages. In an 8 p.m. update, OPPD said while...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - We’re starting with clouds over the area and some T-showers to the southwest. Those will stay mostly to the south of the city this morning but there is chance of rain as far north as the metro before 1pm. After the rain and cloud exit...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is in the hospital after a cutting Sunday evening at a grocery store in South Omaha. The Omaha Police Department was called to the cutting at the Family Fare Supermarket near 25th and Spring streets at about 8 p.m. Sunday. In a release, OPD...