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KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - An Omaha man is facing felony charges in Buffalo County after prosecutors say he robbed a woman and later fled to avoid arrest May 26. Jeffrey J. Ritchison, 40, was arrested for flight to avoid arrest and robbery after an incident that began in Kearney, according to the Kearney Police Department.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tuesday’s fatal shooting of a man in a South Omaha home originated with a disturbance between a landlord and a tenant, according to an update from Omaha Police on Wednesday. About a month ago, 55-year-old Matthew Strain had apparently been served an informal eviction notice...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new green space opened in the Old Market on Wednesday, transforming a former parking lot into Lauritzen Gardens’ first satellite location. The Polina Gardens opened at 9 a.m. with four distinct sections: a grass area, a gathering space with picnic tables, a rain garden and a whimsical garden.

More than 80 years after the killing of a Council Bluffs railroad worker, the murder of Henry Christensen remains one of Iowa’s unsolved homicide cases. According to research by author Nancy Bowers for Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases, 58-year-old Henry Christensen was shot and killed during the early morning hour

Two fugitives wanted out of South Dakota on human trafficking charges were apprehended on Monday in Grand Prairie, Texas. Sheilata Gordon and Myeshia Gordon-Hughley had been on the run for over eight years, with warrants for human trafficking. In 2017, both were charged with several felonies in Hughes County but...

CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST — A significant severe weather setup is on the map for Friday June 5th, with a Level 2 and embedded Level 3 risk zone stretching from Omaha northward through Sioux Falls and eastward toward western Wisconsin, carrying enough atmospheric fuel for organized severe storms with hen-egg

Wednesday looks mostly dry with just a small chance at some late-day rain across east-central Nebraska. We should see plenty of sunshine. Highs will reach the mid 80s with slightly more noticeable humidity. UV levels will be high, so make sure to lather on some sunscreen!. Thunderstorms will begin to...

The southbound entrance ramp from Capehart Road onto U.S. Highway 75 / Kennedy Freeway is expected to reopen before thousands of visitors arrive in Bellevue for the Defenders of Freedom Air & Space Show at Offutt Air Force Base this August. According to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), work...

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A man in his 50s is dead after a standoff with police in South Omaha. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer says negotiators tried, but were unable to convince him to put down his "high capacity rifle."