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CHICAGO (WOWT) - On this day in 1890, General George Crook died. Crook served on the front lines during America’s Civil War, including the final battle at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. In 1875, he assumed control of the Department of the Platte, which included Nebraska and Iowa. Its...

PENN Entertainment, Inc., parent company of Ameristar Casino Hotel, plans to relocate its existing Council Bluffs casino operations from its riverboat into a 2-story, 135,000 sq. ft. building to be constructed in Ameristar’s current parking lot, according to City of Council Bluffs planning documents. As part of the...

Omaha’s philanthropic community will invest millions of dollars into the city’s public parks. In his first State of the City address, Omaha Mayor John Ewing highlighted the upcoming public-private partnership, which he said holds “transformational potential to do more than plug a maintenance hole.”. Undisclosed...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a cutting Sunday morning. The incident happened in the area of 189th and Ontario Street. The incident happened just before 6 a.m., according to dispatch. Details are limited at this time.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha fire crews responded to a house fire early Sunday morning in the area of 154th and Burt Street. The fire happened around 3 a.m. Crews found heavy flames on the back side of the house and deck upon arrival. All of the residents were already...

Omaha Fire Department crews responded to reports of a gas leak in a North Omaha home Friday morning.

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan.—One person died in an accident just before 1a.m. Saturday in McPherson County, Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Mickey W. Mitani, 69, Bellevue, Nebraska, was eastbound on K61 Highway two miles south of U.S. 56. The driver failed to navigate the left...

Omaha, Nebraska – A narrow overnight window could bring a rare glimpse of the northern lights to parts of Nebraska as a solar storm peaks late Sunday. According to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm will intensify between 11 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday, pushing aurora...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A white dog missing during a snowstorm was found in less than 20 minutes using a drone equipped with thermal imaging technology after nearly 24 hours of searching. Michelle Gibilisco received a call from her son Sunday afternoon. Her new dog Ollie had gone missing. “And...

Creighton University students are hosting tax clinics to help community members file taxes as part of the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. The free clinics are available to anyone with an income of $67,000 and below. Students who are part of the federal income tax accounting class...