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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new affordable housing development is going up near 96th and Cady. It’s specifically meant to help senior veterans. Affordable housing remains a concern in the Omaha area, and some groups are tackling the issue head-on. “We’ve got to do better as a community to...

Nebraska National Guard Civil Support Team to conduct a Full-Scale Validation Exercise at multiple Omaha-Area sites, July 28 – August 1. The Nebraska National Guard’s Bellevue-based 72nd Civil Support Team – in concert with local emergency management, first response agencies and other National Guard Civil Support...

One local group told KMTV they reached out to tentatively plan an event there. But this week, they were told Chicken N Pickle is pulling out of Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has exonerated Sgt. Jesse Ronk of any wrongdoing in a May shooting that left 19-year-old Janidi Ibrahim dead. DCSO issued a report Friday on the internal investigation, saying the examination showed that Ronk “acted appropriately” and that “proper communication...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A Nebraska man accused of attempting to open an emergency exit on a flight from Omaha to Detroit remains in custody after withdrawing a request for a detention hearing. Mario Nikprelaj was arrested Thursday, July 17, at the Eastern Iowa Airport following an emergency landing.

"I am disappointed that we haven't been able to get this resolved where everybody agrees that we need to take specific steps and get it done," Ewing said.

YORK COUNTY, Neb. (KOLN) - An erratic driver was arrested after deputies discovered he was extremely drunk and in possession of a rifle, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Matthew Townsend, of Underwood, Iowa, on Sunday. The arrest comes after a 911 call along Interstate...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For the first time, we’re getting answers on what happens when an Omaha teenager charged with a brutal sex crime returns to school. Since the case was handled in juvenile court, where details are limited by design, will anyone at school know his past to protect others?

In the hours after federal immigration officers descended on Glenn Valley Foods, company officials and elected leaders made one point clear: Glenn Valley had worked to avoid the exact situation it found itself in. As proof, they pointed to the Omaha meatpacking plant’s use of E-Verify, a federal system meant...

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees restaurant inspections in Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; DIAL logo courtesy of Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing) State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations...