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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The former CFO of a Nebraska bank has been convicted in federal court for using his position to generate millions in loan fraud. Aaron Luneke previously worked at Bank of the Valley in Columbus. Prosecutors said he filed fraudulent invoices with the bank to inflate the value of his car wash...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Omaha, Nebraska – Bitter cold could grip eastern Nebraska by early Monday as powerful winds and falling temperatures combine to push wind chills as low as -20°F across the Omaha region. According to the...

Developers say build-to-rent homes coming to the Omaha metro give renters a more affordable path to single-family living without ownership.

LINCOLN — A small-town Nebraska mom grew weary of having to travel to get speech therapy for her daughter. She went back to school to become an expert, opened her own clinic in Hemingford, with its population of less than 800, and developed a smartphone app that helps kids bridge communication gaps. Thursday, Jenilee...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman diagnosed with endometrial cancer days before her 43rd birthday is now partnering with her oncologist to raise awareness about a disease she says too many women are embarrassed to discuss. Amy Nissen said her first symptom appeared in March 2024 — abnormal vaginal...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two new homes on Corby Street in the Benson neighborhood are part of a student-led effort to address Omaha’s affordable housing shortage. City leaders estimate the city is roughly 30,000 affordable units short of what will be needed in the coming years. The homes were...

LINCOLN — A proposal backed by Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley that would help his office provide more oversight over the state’s no-bid contracts advanced out of committee Thursday and is likely headed to the legislative floor. Legislative Bill 997, from State Sen. Bob Andersen of Sarpy County,...

Starting Monday, streetcar construction will close northbound lanes on Farnam street between 14th and 16th street.

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police investigators are asking for the public's help tracking down two armed robbers. Surveillance video from 50 Shades of Green in Omaha, Nebraska, shows a robbery that happened on Oct. 25. Police are still searching for the suspects. Two men stole $9,000 in products and...

(Glenwood) -- Multiple fire departments from Mills and Fremont counties tackled a large field fire that burned nearly 40 acres in Mills County Thursday afternoon. Glenwood Fire Chief Matt Gray tells KMA News that his crews, along with the Malvern and Tabor departments, were dispatched shortly before 3:15 p.m. to the...