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Salem Baptist Church in North Omaha installs Dr. Jarvis A. Ellis, Sr. as senior pastor during three-day celebration.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a text scam. The DCSO says the scam text claims to be the Nebraska DMV. Residents are urged to delete the message, do not make any payments, and not to click any links. Douglas County Sheriff...

This week, Nebraska lost one of our own. U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens of Bellevue was killed in Kuwait while supporting Operation Epic Fury. He enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2006, deployed twice to Kuwait, and spent nearly 20 years serving this country as a soldier and mechanic. He earned over a...

After two wins against South Dakota State on Thursday, the Huskers were back today to start a two-game series against the UNO Mavericks this weekend to cap off their preseason schedule this year. Both games against SDSU were wins for the Huskers as they won 9-4 in their first game that day and then won 8-0 (5 inn.)...

Dominant pitching by Jordy Frahm and constant pressure from the No. 10 Nebraska softball team’s offense propelled the Cornhuskers (17-5) to a 4-1 win over Omaha Saturday at Bowlin Stadium. Frahm (6-3) outdueled fellow All-American pitcher Maddia Groff, allowing just one run and two hits while walking one and striking...

A growing city has growing needs for electricity. The power plants in Omaha were located downtown for nearly 75 years, until the Omaha Public Power District, or OPPD built a massive new facility on the Missouri River near Florence in an area already thick with public works in 1954. Since then, though, it has been a...

(Des Moines) -- The fourth installment of the St. Albert/Newell-Fonda showdown brought another classic. This time, it was Newell-Fonda (24-2) coming back from an early 12-point deficit to take a 50-45 Class 1A state semifinal over St. Albert (22-4), which took a double overtime win in last year’s state championship...

A very successful first day for the Western wrestling team competing in the Division 1 NJCAA National Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Seven Mustangs have advanced to Saturday’s championship semi-finals. The championship finals will also take place on Saturday. The other three Western wrestlers have advanced to...

Both builders have a presence in West Omaha, where each has developed subdivisions focused on new and affordable housing.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A three-hour power outage Friday morning shut down lunch prep at Paddy McGown’s restaurant in Omaha’s Robin Hill neighborhood, costing staff a full Friday lunch rush. The outage began around 7:50 a.m., according to owner Dan Emsick. “There was a loud pop in the...