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He helpful smile of a Council Bluffs Hy-Vee employee is now featured on the side of a semi-trailer to recognize the exemplary level of service she provides. Alberta Van Vactor’s picture was unveiled Thursday during a celebration at the Madison Avenue Hy-Vee, where she serves as a checker. Van Vactor is a 2025 recipient

A former public defender from western Iowa has been sentenced to five months in prison for defrauding Medicaid and cancer patients. In June, a federal grand jury in Nebraska charged Iowa-licensed attorney Cassi Wigington with healthcare fraud. Prosecutors alleged that beginning in 2012, Wigington fraudulently sold medi

Mills County officials are hoping to get some clarity on whether opioid settlement funds can be spent for K-9 unit-related expenses. The county has received around $350,000 from the national settlement with major pharmaceutical producers and distributors and there appears to be interest in spending some of those funds

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha City Council is considering using $4.6 million from the Omaha Parks Foundation to update fields at Levi Carter Park that have been affected by drainage problems, rodent damage, and theft and vandalism. New fields aim to meet demand. Local sports organizations say there are...

SIOUX CENTER—A 41-year-old Omaha, NE, woman was arrested about 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in Sioux Center on charges of first-offense operating while under the influence and speeding. The arrest of Liseth Carolina Lopez stemmed from a 2013 Hyundai Tucson clocked at 70 mph in a 35-mph zone on...

Papillion is considering road improvements to East 6th Street, including a center turn lane, ADA-compliant sidewalk, and shared-use trail.

The parking lot looked ordinary, the sign was plain, and the plan was just a quick dinner before the drive home. Two hours later, the plate had been refilled more times than anyone was willing to admit. Nebraska takes beef seriously, and a handful of steakhouses across the state let...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department received a call to an early morning trailer fire Wednesday. The fire broke out near 19th Street and Fowler Avenue in the North Omaha area around 3 a.m. It was confined to the trailer and extinguished by 3:40 a.m. A firefighter on...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Firefighters quickly extinguished a burning U-Haul truck in the Aksarben area on Wednesday morning. Omaha Fire crews were initially dispatched to a reported building fire at the Mega Saver convenience store near 55th and Center streets around 4:30 a.m. At the scene, an Omaha Police Department...

From the sidewalk, it looks like just another old brick building you would drive past on the way to somewhere else in Nebraska. Then the door swings open, and the room keeps going, and going, past dressers, frames, lamps, and shelves of porcelain dolls staring back at you. It is...