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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha Police officer was injured during a training exercise on Friday. OPD tells First Alert 6 an officer sustained the injury at the Omaha Public Safety Training Center Friday afternoon. According to police, the officer sustained a minor injury from shrapnel during a training exercise....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day in 1924, actor Marlon Brando was born in Omaha. After some time in the Heartland, Brando followed his actress sisters to New York. He began his career on stage, making it to Broadway in the 1940s. Brando had several film credits to his...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman faces a slew of charges for theft for allegedly shoplifting from numerous stores several times while aided by others, according to authorities. Ja’Naija Harrington, 19, across several cases, is charged with:. Nine counts of theft-shoplifting less than $500 from Bath & Body...

Healthcare hiring is strong across Douglas County right now, with new roles for nurses, CNAs, and medical support staff. Whether you’re looking for travel contracts or steady local work, there’s something here for every level of experience.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Thousands of people contributed to the launch of Artemis II on Wednesday. A key member of the team hails from the Omaha metro. Alex Brewer, a software engineer for Artemis II, watched the rocket he helped build lift off from Cape Canaveral. “It’s quiet at first....

(KLZA)-- Omaha police have identified a Tarkio, Missouri man killed in a traffic accident last month. Authorities say 32-year-old Romen Hogan died after being struck by a semitrailer truck shortly before 12:30 p.m. on March 9th at the intersection of 14th and Cuming Streets in Omaha. According to the police...

Omaha resident Al Hall was involved in a three-part disaster starting with a rear-end collision at 108th and Maple Street, followed by a lackluster 911 response, and culminating in discovering the other driver's insurance was invalid. Getting hit from behind at a red light is already a terrible Tuesday. But...

The teen charged with making a terroristic threat on social media last fall about “shooting up” a Sarpy County haunted house attraction plead guilty on Wednesday.

It’s almost dinnertime at Kidilum. The lights are low, the beats are bumping and the tables are set up to face a brightly lit open kitchen. “It should almost look like a show, like a theatre,” said Sammeer Raajpal, co-founder of the restaurant group Hungry Trio, which owns this South Indian spot and eight other...

(Council Bluffs) -- Council Bluffs authorities have identified the person killed in an accident Thursday afternoon. The Council Bluffs Police Department says 39-year-old Alex Foster Jr of Omaha was killed in the single-vehicle accident that occurred near the 45 mile marker of Interstate 29 shortly after 1:30 p.m....