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PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - A Plattsmouth man arrested after an alleged road rage incident has been sentenced to prison. Brent Swigart was sentenced to 15-25 years in prison for the charges of attempted second-degree murder and attempted first-degree assault. Court documents say he must serve at least seven-and-a-half yea

Omaha Police arrested two men nearly 10 years after Markell Brewer was shot and killed near 31st and Decatur Street.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A lightning strike started a fire in a North Omaha home that displaced seven people Monday night. According to the Omaha Fire Department, units were dispatched to a home near 42nd and Cuming streets around 7 p.m. Monday night. On the scene, crews found smoke and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Signs are going up on Omaha trails after residents pushed the city for years to add signage marking locations along the trail system. Not every trail has the signs yet. City officials say installation is ongoing. Years in the making. Vanessa Urbach has been asking the...

At least two people are in the hospital Tuesday morning following three separate crashes on Interstate 80 in Omaha.

Some Papillion residents say Amazon Prime Air drones are loud and disruptive. One neighbor is opting out of drone delivery entirely.

Lanoha is developing a 150,000 sq. ft. office building at The Row, a walkable, mixed-use district in the center of Heartwood Preserve. The new building will serve as the future headquarters for Koley Jessen, an Omaha law firm currently officing at One Pacific Place. Located at 145th & Canopy Avenue,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Investigators took a man into custody, alleging he brought an explosive in his bag through the security checkpoint at Eppley Airfield. For the first time, he is explaining how he believes it got there. The government calls it an explosive. The defense team calls it a...

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a. * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Douglas County in east central Nebraska... East central Saunders County in east central Nebraska... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of. Yutan, or...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson spent three days learning to ride a motorcycle to better understand the dangers young riders face on e-bikes. Hanson said most kids riding e-bikes do not realize how dangerous they can be. “And I can only imagine how difficult it is...