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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday night. Police responded to the area of 39th Street and Ellison Avenue for a reported shots fired call. One person was taken to a hospital suffering injuries.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - 13 members of the Crips gang have been indicted together on a range of federal crime charges. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the 13 people have been indicted on a range of charges, including murder in aid of racketeering, murder by firearm, firearms trafficking...

The Heartland is bracing for a dramatic burst of winter weather through Thanksgiving weekend as Arctic air moves in from the northern Plains, bringing cold temperatures, strong winds, and sporadic snow showers from Nebraska to Missouri. The chilly surge may provide sloppy traffic conditions for those returning from...

Recent allegations have surfaced on social media regarding the management practices at the Joslyn Art Museum. The CEO, Jack Becker, is accused of giving himself a $100,000 raise while the Front of House (FOH) staff reportedly struggle with low wages, with some said to be seeking government assistance. The museum has...

Nebraska surprised me with its seafood. I started in Omaha’s Old Market like everyone else, but the real joy came later, driving through river towns and ducking into strip-mall spots where the steam hits you the second you open the door. I’ve had po’boys so overstuffed the fish slid...

Cases of pertussis, also called whooping cough, have risen sharply in Nebraska over the past year. So far in 2025, the Centers for Disease Control reports there have been 316 cases in Nebraska, compared to 202 in all of last year. Eastern Nebraska saw spikes in case numbers toward the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man accused of murder in Tennessee more than a year ago had his bond denied in Douglas County Court on Thursday. Authorities in Omaha took 30-year-old Nigel Farmer into custody late Wednesday. On Oct. 29 2024, deputies in Memphis found a 31-year-old woman shot and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha firefighters were able to prevent a crisis from becoming a tragedy. Three people are in the hospital after a fire broke out in a vacant Omaha building late Wednesday night — just before midnight. The Omaha Fire Department was called to the scene near Hamilton Street and Saddle Creek Road,...

OMAHA, Neb.— The Guatemalan man whose arrest at an Omaha restaurant drew widespread attention earlier this year has now been sentenced in federal court. Federal prosecutors announced that 26-year-old Romeo Edilzar Yaxcal-Tiul was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months in prison for falsely using a Social Security number...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An Omaha man was sentenced on Thursday to 17 and a half years for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. According to the Department of Justice, 42-year-old Javier Jasso of Omaha was sentenced in federal court in Lincoln for one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.