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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...

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...

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...

(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...

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 are now posting fake social media ads in an attempt to discredit warning stickers placed on Bitcoin ATM machines across the Omaha metro.

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect caught on camera using a stolen credit card at a convenience store near 103rd and Fort Streets around 6 a.m. on Feb. 24. Investigators say the suspect broke into a garage about 45...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An Omaha hotel raided by the FBI last summer is now getting a fresh start. First Alert 6 confirmed with Pat Green of Hospitality and Commercial Brokers that the AmericInn Hotel near I-80 is currently in the process of being sold. Green said the deal...

Clancy's Pub in West Omaha celebrated St. Patrick's Day starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday with green beer and Irish dancing.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A local homeless shelter is offering a new way to clean up encampments across the metro while giving its guests a sense of purpose. Jacob Roth worked 40 to 60 hours a week for about five years before health complications changed everything. “Couldn’t pay my rent,...