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OMAHA , Neb. (WOWT) - Charles Schwab Field Omaha screens got a big upgrade recently. Daktronics from Brookings, S.D., partnered with the ballpark to install five LED displays: a double-sided marquee display out front, matching displays on either side of the outfield, and a ribbon display. Metropolitan Entertainment &...

An El Salvador native with a criminal history wounded four officers in a Nebraska shooting spree. ICE released a photo of the suspect, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2007.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released information about a shooting in Omaha, Nebraska, involving Juan Ayala Ramos, a citizen of El Salvador.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A bicyclist has died after being hit by a vehicle near 32 Avenue and Hickory Street Tuesday evening. At 6:44 p.m., a bicyclist was southbound on S. 32nd Avenue when a southbound Chevy Tahoe struck him near Hickory Street, according to Omaha police. The 48-year-old bicyclist...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 55-year-old woman is dead after a crash in North Omaha late Tuesday. According to a release from the Omaha Police Department, the crash happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday near 60th Street and Ames Avenue. At the scene, police officers found the woman and took...

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Seth Fontaine, 30, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 3, 2025, in federal court in Omaha for distribution of fentanyl. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Fontaine to 180 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal...

The City of Omaha is creating a new program to help incentivize the construction of upscale hotels in the City. Over the next few weeks, the City Council will review and vote on an ordinance to create a Hotel Occupation Tax Reinvestment Program. The program allows developers to use all...

MEAD, Neb. — Years of private efforts to clean up wet cake pollution from a Nebraska ethanol plant that turned pesticide-coated seed corn into fuel inched in recent weeks toward resolution. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday visited with Mead residents to tout the state’s progress in working with six seed companies...

Omaha's backyard chicken rules are changing after City Council approved new limits on hens Tuesday. The final ordinance offers more flexibility after DHHS gathered community feedback.

Omaha is a down-to-earth, quietly pragmatic car market. Residents want vehicles that can survive tough winters, handle long commutes on I-80, and stay reliable through years of Midwest temperature swings. With a cost of living that’s steadier than many coastal cities yet still sensitive to financial surprises, most...