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Elsa McGrain’s father, Jordan McGrain, had just finished packing up her possessions in Lawrence, where the college senior had been attending the University of Kansas before being killed in a hit-and-run crash late last week, and was driving back to Omaha when he paused to reflect on his daughter’s life. “Every waking...

The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has warned customers about a recent scam involving someone impersonating a utility employee. The incident happened when a man knocked on a customer’s door in Omaha. He claimed to be from OPPD and offered to install a new meter. When the customer asked for identification, the man...

Ryan Agustin, 38, of Bellevue, appeared in court on charges of manufacturing of a visual picture of sexually explicit conduct and child abuse.

As neighbors clean a chronic dumpsite at 19th & Charles, Omaha’s new encampment plan faces a test, with the city and Threshold COC posting notices and starting camp closures.

Omaha saw an amazing northern lights showing Tuesday night, as a geomagnetic storm arrived a bit earlier than expected.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - One of two people shot in a Bellevue neighborhood Thursday morning is in critical condition, Bellevue Police said in an update. At 10:27 a.m. Thursday, authorities responded to a home near 38th Avenue and Groves Road, northwest of 36th Avenue and Giles Road, after receiving a report of a...

One man was injured and another was arrested after a stabbing early Thursday at a Burger King location in North Omaha.

Surrounded by the developing Edge District, the ever-growing University of Nebraska Medical Center and the expanded Child Saving Institute stands a turn-of-the-century building notable for its elaborate façade of patterned terracotta and brick. Built by John H. Harte, one of Omaha’s most prominent contractors, the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Two Omaha men accused of murder in a 2024 downtown Lincoln homicide had their cases dropped in Lancaster County District Court but received federal charges alongside 11 other people. The complaints are sealed, but documents filed Nov. 5 show that Kavion Wright, 24, and Gregory Bahati,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Quick work by Omaha police landed two suspects in jail, and a stolen car was recovered. Police on the scene at 30th and Charles in North Omaha tell First Alert 6 officers noticed the stolen car in the area and conducted a traffic stop. The police...