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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Qasim Shabazz, Terence “Bud” Crawford’s head of security and the passenger who was with him during last week’s traffic stop by Omaha Police reacted to Friday’s press conference. Shabazz told First Alert 6 he’d like to see more accountability. “You...

OMAHA — The father of three young children injured in a May crash allegedly caused by a University of Nebraska regent appeared in person Friday to call for the regent’s resignation. Ricoh Mountain of Omaha started an online petition calling for Omaha Regent Elizabeth O’Connor’s resignation in early August after she...

(Area News) – Multiple area fire departments in southwest/western Iowa were kept busy battling both combine and field fires, Saturday. At least two combines caught fire in Cass County. One was in the area of 740th and Boston Road, and was contained by crews from Anita, Wiota, Adair and Exira.

The two-mile walk, hosted by Breakthrough T1D's Nebraska chapter, aims to raise more than $450,000 annually to fund research for treating, curing and preventing the autoimmune condition.

Former NICU patients returned to Nebraska Medicine for their annual reunion, celebrating growth and reconnecting with staff who cared for them in their earliest moments.

You haven’t truly lived until you’ve experienced the moment when perfectly fried chicken meets a golden waffle at Shirley’s Diner in Omaha, creating a harmony that makes angels weep tears of maple syrup. This isn’t just another diner serving up predictable plates—it’s a comfort food sanctuary where...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police responded to a reported cutting in North Omaha on Friday evening that left two people injured. Omaha police were dispatched at 7:08 p.m. to a house near 25th and Sprague Streets for a report of two men fighting in a house who ended up cutting each other.

The wind begins to pick up Saturday with gust speeds of 30-40 mph. The wind will be out of the south, keeping the hot weather in place. It will be sunny with highs near 90 degrees, likely falling just shy of the record high for October 4th of 92 from 2005.

With their target in sight, the guerrillas parked and climbed out of the pickup truck. Moving decisively, the two men lowered the tailgate and hauled the critical cargo across the street, dropping it on a sidewalk in midtown Omaha. Their mission complete, they dusted off their hands and drove away,...

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (WOWT) - One person was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Carter Lake early Sunday morning. A report from the Omaha Police Department says officers responded to Levi Carter Park and 30th and Pinkney streets for separate reports of shootings around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Officers...