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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha spree killer Nikko Jenkins‘ court filings for relief, submitted in 2020 over seven different contentions, were denied this week by a Douglas County Court judge. The request ends Jenkins’ request for funds for a mental evaluation he requested about four months ago. Douglas County...

But the interstate isn't the only red zone. From the "crush" of Omaha’s busiest intersection to the invisible danger of rural gravel roads, here are the places you need to watch out for in 2026. 1. The "Wind Tunnel": I-80 (The Open Plains) This is the economic artery of...

OMAHA — A man who was flying from Omaha to Detroit who disrupted the flight, causing the plane to divert to Cedar Rapids and make an emergency landing, was sentenced today to more than a year in federal prison. Mario Nikprelaj, age 24, from Shelby Township, Michigan, received the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The first of two meetings over upcoming construction for the Omaha Streetcar project is set for Tuesday evening. Officials will speak at the Omaha Marriott Downtown at 222 North 10th Street at 5 p.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, the second meeting will be held in the Blackstone...

Twelve winners of an essay contest will win money to help pay for their future education. Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg is teaming up with the Omaha Storm Chasers for the 24th annual "Why I Want To Go To College" sweepstakes. Seventh and eighth grade students are asked to write...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s successor appears to be considering his first significant move after taking over as CEO this month. Kraft Heinz warned investors Tuesday that Berkshire Hathaway may be interested in selling its 325 million shares in the name brand food giant that Buffett helped create back in 2015....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department has arrested a man in connection to a pedestrian crash that left another man dead last month. Jaklyon Larry, 26, was arrested on a charge of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident resulting in death. Police shared the update in a release Wednesday morning.

State leaders plan to move all boys out of Kearney’s state-run youth treatment center months after multiple allegations of sexual abuse there. The teens would go to what’s currently a youth prison in Omaha, as part of a wider plan to shuffle in-custody kids. State leaders assert the...

GRETNA, Nebraska — Gretna is poised to become home to Nebraska’s first Buc-ee’s travel center — a prospect city officials expect will kickstart further tourism development in the area’s once-conflicted “good life district.” The path to landing what’s been described as “the Disney World of gas stations” was paved...

In the heart of Nebraska, where the rolling plains meet the big sky, there’s a culinary landmark that has locals setting their GPS and out-of-towners marking their maps. Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland stands as a testament to what happens when simple ingredients meet time-honored cooking techniques in a setting...