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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department is warning about multiple text scams affecting metro-area residents. One scam making the rounds concerns a text from the so-called “Nebraska Department of Vehicles.”. OPD says there is no such department, they warn users to not click on the link or...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Join Dave Webber as he talks about he upcoming Douglas County Fair on July 19 and 20th with free admission. Find out more, including what to expect at the fair, in the full interview!

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 33-year-old Fremont man is dead after a motorcycle crash late Thursday in South Omaha. The Omaha Police Department responded to the crash on Highway 75 near L Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday. In an update shortly after 11 a.m. Friday, police said a man...

Free concerts bring Omaha together at Turner Park, Village Pointe, and Zorinsky Lake. The Union for Contemporary Art enters a new chapter with fresh leadership and community focus. Omaha ranks inside the top 50 on America’s Best Cities list. Omaha Inland Port Authority welcomes a new director. Legally Blonde,...

Omaha-area organizations and citizens participated in the “Good Trouble Lives On” a national day of action that honors the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. A plane traveling from Omaha to Detroit was diverted to Cedar Rapids because of an unruly passenger. Updated: 2 hours ago.

September 10, 2024, is a day Northwest High School families will never forget. Now, months after a shooting at the school, the Omaha Public Schools district is outlining areas for improvement.

(Council Bluffs) -- Council Bluffs authorities are investigating a death that occurred at a casino parking garage Wednesday morning. The Council Bluffs Police Department says shortly after 9:45 a.m., officers and Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue responded to the Harrah's Casino parking garage for a man down. Upon...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A bridge connecting Nebraska and Iowa will be closed on and off for three weeks. The Lincoln Highway/Washington Street Bridge on Highway 30 is being worked on. Nebraska Department of Transportation crews will do their work from 7 p.m. on Fridays to 5 a.m. on Mondays.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s a growing problem not only in the metro area, but nationwide: distracted driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving crashes in 2022 resulted in more than 3,300 deaths and nearly 300,000 injuries nationwide. Area law enforcement is seeing...

A motorcycle accident Thursday night in Omaha has claimed the life of a Fremont man. Omaha police responded to a crash on Highway 75 — also known as John F. Kennedy Expressway — near L Street just prior to 11 p.m. Jose Paulo Wedergren was driving a 2006...