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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man suspected of assaulting and robbing a nurse in a hospital parking lot, among several other allegations, was sentenced in court on Tuesday. Mocktavin Dial, 22, appeared in court Tuesday morning and was sentenced for robbery, false imprisonment, assault, attempted 1st-degree sexual assault, a

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The woman arrested in connection to forgery has changed her plea and was sentenced. 50-year-old Rukyia Dean pleaded no contest to the charge of attempted 2nd-degree forgery for $1,500 to $4,999, and was sentenced to 132 days in prison with 132 days’ credit. Dean was...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One boy is in custody for felony assault after an alleged knife attack at Omaha Central High School on Tuesday, according to Omaha Police. The boy, 14, was located after an Omaha Police School Resources Officer responded to a fight in a lower-level hallway, authorities said, at around 9:30 a.m.

Big changes could be coming to the suburb’s downtown. Big Grove Brewery is looking at their first space in the Prairie State at 180 N Smith Street in Palatine. Right now, the owners are hoping to buy the building from Durty Nellie’s Gastropub & Concert Club. As the project was just recently proposed, an opening date ha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A longtime South Omaha homeowner says he has lost curb appeal because of a poorly placed warning sign — and taxpayer money may be used to fix the issue. Larry Stephens lives along South 48th Street, where a street widening project is almost complete. He noticed a sign warning of a railroad crossing

Just south of Omaha’s downtown are remnants of the city’s historic Little Italy. There’s Orsi’s Bakery on the corner, Sons and Daughters of Italy on 10th Street, and St. Frances Cabrini Church down the block. The neighborhood has seen changes through the years. There are fewer...

The request for city council discretionary funds to pay for the move is on the council agenda tomorrow.

(Council Bluffs) – An Omaha is charged with two felonies, including attempted murder, following a cutting incident in Council Bluffs Monday afternoon. The Council Bluffs Police Department says officers were called to the 2700 block of Avenue A around 4:30 p.m. Authorities say they found 43-year-old Seth Henderson of Co

Westside Community Schools will keep shock gloves for SROs despite opposition from some parents at Monday's school board meeting.

BENNINGTON, Neb. (WOWT) - First responders, parents and kids gathered to discuss how to safely ride e-bikes and electric scooters, weeks after a Bennington child died in a crash involving a scooter. Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson said a group of young kids pulled into a parking lot while he...