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(Red Oak) At around 12:22 a.m. on Sunday, Sep. 13, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Highway 34. After an investigation, Deputies arrested Bradley Joseph Ceder, 51, of Council Bluffs, and charged him with driving while barred, an aggravated misdemeanor, a

Another round of rain is possible Monday morning, but this should move out quickly. Monday will be a quick return to summer, with temperatures soaring into the upper 80s and a 30-40-mph wind. This will set the stage for evening thunderstorms along a cold front after 4 pm. This broken...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. Nos. 20-25: Consent agenda votes on various School Resource Officer (SRO) contracts. Nos. 34-35: Consent agendas and public hearings on methods to reduce congestion at 72nd and Blondo. No. 39: A...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Archdiocese of Omaha is planning to celebrate the progression of Father Flanagan along the path to sainthood. In March, Pope Leo XIV officially bestowed Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, with the title of “Venerable Servant of God” — a significant step in the progression to declaring someone

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Four animals are dead after a house fire in southwest Omaha. Crews were called to a home near 120th and Pederson Drive, south of West Center Road, just before 7:30 p.m. Monday night. No one was home at the time, but investigators say three dogs and...

ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - Authorities have identified the two people killed in a crash in Douglas County Saturday morning. According to a release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the sedan involved in the crash was identified as 25-year-old Caitlyn Colter of Blair, Nebraska. The passenger of the sed

A frontal boundary will stall out across the Midwest and Central Plains, leading to a multi-day flood threat. Cities like Chicago need to be prepared.

I pulled over on a busy Nebraska street for a latte and walked out an hour later with cat hair on my sleeve and a very different afternoon than I planned. From the sidewalk it looks like any other storefront coffee counter, glass door, chalkboard menu, the usual hum of an espresso machine.

Some buildings in Nebraska hide their best parts behind a plain downtown door. I walked past this one twice before noticing the marquee, and then I stepped inside and stopped talking mid-sentence. Gilded ceilings, chandeliers, a lobby that belongs in a much bigger city, and a stage that has been...

OMAHA, NE — Confidence remains high for the potential of tornadoes on Monday afternoon and evening, with forecasters particularly focused on the corridor stretching from the Omaha area to Des Moines, according to the latest guidance. Meteorologists say the most recent forecast data continues to favor storm initiation w