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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested four people Monday at the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Omaha. All four people detained were attending court appearances. Three faced charges of driving under the influence, and the fourth person faced charges related to a hit-and-run and driving...

OMAHA, Neb. — A crash in Northwest Omaha caused traffic delays Tuesday near Interstate 680 and Irvington Road. Authorities said the crash involved multiple vehicles and slowed traffic to a crawl, affecting dozens of drivers in the area. Emergency crews responded to the scene to assist those involved, while...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man will spend decades behind bars in connection to distributing fentanyl leading to death. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska said 65-year-old Paul “Tony” Billingsley was found guilty last Friday after a jury trial. The case stems from...

OMAHA — A local artist key to the creation of Omaha’s popular Little Italy mural has launched another art project to strengthen the bridge between Nebraska’s biggest city and a small Sicilian town from where many of the state’s early Italians emigrated. This latest venture will be told through the eyes of children....

GLENWOOD, Iowa (WOWT) - Last October, Tammie and Jason Dickens showed First Alert 6 the land they bought for a barndominium, but they allege a builder left their dream in the dust. “It makes me mad, it makes me sad, I don’t know you just picture what it’s going to...

OMAHA, NEB. — A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”

(Nebraska City) -- Otoe County authorities have identified the Omaha man who died in a camper fire in Nebraska City earlier this month. The Otoe County Sheriff's Office says they have identified the body found in a camper fire on January 17th as 55-year-old Bradley Donner Sr of Omaha. Authorities say Donner's body...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man who pleaded no contest in connection with a shooting outside of an Omaha movie theater was sentenced in Douglas County District Court Tuesday. Rashaun Carodine, 21, previously changed his plea in November on charges of 2nd-degree assault. He was sentenced to serve 8-12 years...

As 2026 begins, the retail map of the Cornhusker State is being redrawn. While Omaha sees cranes in the sky at 72nd and Dodge, the rest of the state is watching familiar storefronts go dark. From the liquidation of beloved boutiques in Kearney to the retreat of national chains from Fremont, the commercial landscape...

The mágica of Auradon and the grit of the isle of the lost are coming to the Omaha Burke High School stage. This year, the theater department is tackling Disney’s Descendants, a production that promises to bring familiar characters to life in a way audiences haven’t seen before.