Woman arrested after allegedly squatting in Omaha home for weeks
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An Omaha landlord says he feels relieved after police arrested a woman accused of squatting in his home near 39th and Cass streets. Connor Lund said the woman had stayed at the property for the past month while claiming ownership. He said she falsified documents to show she had purchased the home...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Shareholder Meeting Enters a New Era
The scene at Berkshire Hathaway’s 2026 shareholders meeting likely will be similar to past decades: shareholders from near and far gathered in Omaha’s biggest arena, prepared to hear the leaders of Omaha’s biggest company discuss the future. The difference on this May 2: Warren Buffett, who assembled...
Landlord assesses damage after woman removed from Omaha home he says she squatted in...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A landlord is assessing the damage to his home one day after police removed a woman he said had been squatting there for months. Connor Lund said the three-story home near 39th and Cass Street took him years to fix up. Now, he said, he faces doing that work again.
The Paxton Omaha’s Art Deco Landmark
Located on the southwest corner of 14th & Farnam Street, across from the newly rising Mutual of Omaha headquarters tower, is an Art Deco structure that was once one of the city’s grandest hotels: The Paxton. It was named after William A. Paxton, who helped raise the money to...
The Mutual of Omaha Tower’s Crown
Most of the steel structure is now installed atop Mutual of Omaha’s future headquarters tower downtown. Topping-out – when the final piece of structural steel is welded into place – is expected to take place next week. In the accompanying photo by Brad Williams, construction workers can be seen working on the...
Car crashes into Papillion medical clinic
PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - A car crashed into a medical clinic Tuesday morning after a patient’s vehicle hit ice and slid into the building while pulling in for an appointment. The crash happened around 9 a.m. at McGill Family Practice, located near 96th and Schram Road, according to clinic...
FATAL ACCIDENT AT SIOUX CITY TRUCK STOP
AN OMAHA, NEBRASKA MAN HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUFFERED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SEMI AT A SIOUX CITY TRUCK STOP TUESDAY NIGHT. SIOUX CITY POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO THE LOVE’S TRUCK STOP PARKING LOT ON SINGING HILLS BOULEVARD JUST AFTER 8:30 P.M. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE...
Head-on collision in Cass County sends 2 to the hospital
(Murray) -- Two people were injured in a head-on crash in Cass County, Nebraska early Wednesday afternoon. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says shortly after noon, deputies, along with Cass County EMS, Murray Fire and Rescue, and Plattsmouth Fire and Rescue, responded to 24th Avenue just north of Splitt Drive for a...
Ex-CFO of Nebraska lender convicted of bank fraud
A former CFO of a Nebraska bank has been convicted in federal court of bank fraud and attempted bank fraud, according to the Justice Department. After a two-week trial in Omaha, a jury on March 6 found Aaron Luneke, 44, of Columbus, Nebraska, guilty of defrauding his employer, Bank of the Valley, to obtain $4.3...
Scammers react to warning stickers
Scammers are now posting fake social media ads in an attempt to discredit warning stickers placed on Bitcoin ATM machines across the Omaha metro.
