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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Several Omaha Police officers responded to Millard South High School on Wednesday morning to investigate a reported threat that was later determined not to be credible. OPD told First Alert 6 someone called the school and claimed to be armed inside the restrooms just before 9...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man who caused a crash in North Omaha that led to the death of one person has changed his plea. Julius Nanke, 24, changed his plea to no contest on Jan. 23 for one count of motor vehicle homicide - driving while intoxicated. According to...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Several Ralston homeowners worry they’ll have to pay thousands of dollars out of their own pockets for storm damage repairs already covered by insurance. A First Alert 6 investigation last year exposed a contractor who took claim money but didn’t finish the work. Criminal charges...

Buc-ee's , the larger-than-life travel center known for its eager beaver mascot, is expanding into new markets this year. Ohio, Arizona and Arkansas will host grand openings for their first Buc-ee's locations by the end of this year, Buc-ee's Media Coordinator Crissy Gonzales told USA TODAY on Feb. 4. And another...

Body In Nebraska, winter doesn’t knock. It moves in, makes itself at home, and expects you to adapt. An inch of ice gets our attention, but we’ve been there, done that so many times it’s just another day in January. In Texas, however, where they say everything...

An Omaha judge has sentenced a Honduran man to more than two decades in prison for a 2016 drunk-driving crash in south Omaha that killed a young Iowa woman. Douglas County District Court Judge James Masteller sentenced 29-year-old Eswin Mejia to 20 to 22 years in prison on Monday following his conviction for motor...

As part of her community connector work with Great Plains Theatre Commons, Omaha playwright Ellen Struve leads story sharing workshops with women at MICAH House shelter in Council Bluffs. Residents tell her how scary it is losing everything and having to navigate unfamiliar social service systems to try and find safe...

Last week, the fine folks at the Maha Music Festival announced that this year’s festival will be held August 8 at RiverFront Park/Heartland of America Park. “The countdown is on and the lineup drops soon,” said the message, which went out everywhere on social media. It’s almost too early to do sleuthing to figure out...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Public Power District says its massive decommissioning project at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant is wrapping up nearly a decade after the facility shut down. In 2016, OPPD’s Board of Directors made the decision to shut down Fort Calhoun Station. They cited economics, saying...

A chorus of sounds can be heard along Omaha’s downtown and midtown streets. The rumble of heavy machinery, chatter of construction crews and clattering of broken concrete has for months mapped the progress of the city’s ambitious streetcar project. There’s a lot riding on the $421 million initiative....