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PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha-metro resource district is asking for the community’s help in supplying needed items to families at Offutt Air Force Base during the federal government shutdown. “Active-duty members are required to report for duty during the shutdown but will not receive paychecks until the...

OMAHA, Nebraska — Omaha police are searching for a masked man who threatened to shoot customers and employees during a robbery at a Walmart store near 50th and L Streets late last month. Suspect Threatened to Open Fire. According to police, the robbery occurred around 10 p.m. on August...

Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Omaha Public Power District regarding its planned refueling and retirement of electric generation units at North Omaha Station. Currently, North Omaha Station houses five generation units, two of which still utilize coal, while the three others...

OMAHA, Neb. — Authorities are investigating a crash on Interstate 680 that left a 20-year-old woman dead overnight. Omaha Police said an iPhone crash detection alert notified them of the incident on westbound I-680. Officers responded just after midnight and observed vehicle tracks leaving the interstate near 60th...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are looking for a killer. Investigators are working to find out who was involved in the death of 27-year-old Dequrae Murrel, who passed away yesterday after being shot early Sunday morning. Police believe the victim was found miles away from where the actual shooting...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As Omaha Police continue to investigate the killing of 27-year-old DeQurae Murrell, her family — still in shock — continues to mourn. Murrel was shot early Sunday morning and later died from her wounds. Police found her in the parking lot of Kelly’s Package Liquor store, near 30th and Pinkney...

Tucked away in Omaha’s historic Florence neighborhood sits a time capsule of American dining that’s been perfecting the art of comfort food for decades. Harold’s Koffee House, with its unassuming brick exterior and vintage sign, promises something increasingly rare in today’s dining landscape—authenticity that you...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a Sept. 5 crash that left a 27-year-old woman dead. Justin Sanchez, 27, was arrested Tuesday on charges of manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on...

To refresh your memory, the city of Omaha held a parade in honor of native son Terence Crawford on Saturday, Sept. 27, to celebrate Crawford’s historic win over Canelo Alvarez. For some, the celebration continued far into the night at the Steelhouse, a concert hall where Crawford was feted on his 38th birthday. A...

Nebraska’s largest casino operator is expanding its facilities once more, thanks in part to its refinancing of $300 million in startup loans. Since Nebraskans voted to legalize casino gambling at racetracks in 2020, WarHorse Gaming – a wing of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development corporation, Ho...