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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha firefighters responded to a house fire in northwest Omaha Monday evening. According to Omaha Fire Department Battalion Chief James Combs, firefighters arrived at the scene near 96th Street and Ellison Avenue at about 7:25 p.m. to find a fire in a bedroom. One child with...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - YouTube TV is threatening to drop First Alert 6 from their service beginning on Oct. 1. The dispute is between NBC and Google, which runs YouTube TV, and affects channels NBC owns, as well as those that are affiliates of the network, including First Alert 6.

September 28, 1919 - A mob lynched African American Will Brown. Brown was accused of raping a white woman in the newspaper the Omaha Bee, but was never given the opportunity to dispute that claim and prove his innocence. The murder of Brown triggered a two-day race riot. Omaha’s mayor...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County District Court convened a Grand Jury last Tuesday and returned a “No True Bill” for 8 in-custody deaths. A release from the Douglas County District Court says a “No True Bill” has been returned for the following in-custody deaths:

Police tell First Alert 6 three suspects went house to house just south of Highway 370 near 31st Street. The driver of the Hyundai, a 16-year-old, was booked at the Douglas County Youth Center for theft of a motor vehicle valued over $5,000 after he was treated. ‘That was a...

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has announced its intent to proceed with the design and construction of a new Interstate 80 (I-80) interchange at 192nd Street in Sarpy County, southeast of Gretna. “A new interchange between the existing Highway 370 and Highway 31 interchanges on I-80 will address...

The driver of the Hyundai, a 16-year-old, was booked at the Douglas County Youth Center for theft of a motor vehicle valued over $5,000 after he was treated. ‘That was a nightmare:’ Bud Crawford security head recounts downtown Omaha traffic stop. Updated: 12 hours ago. Qasim Shabazz, head of...

The fastest way to make Monday morning better? Free coffee. Java lovers (or anyone who needs a Monday morning wake-up) are in for a treat, as National Coffee Day is just around the corner on Monday, September 29, 2025. From free cups of joe to delicious free doughnuts, we've rounded up the tastiest offers from chains...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - This day in 1919 marked one of the darkest chapters of Omaha’s history. Will Brown, a black man, was accused of assaulting a white woman. While he sat in the Douglas County Courthouse jail, an angry mob gathered outside, demanding he be turned over to them.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews with the Omaha Fire Department quickly put out a house fire on Saturday. Firefighters were called to to the blaze in a home near 37th and Ida streets in North Omaha just before 3 p.m. Saturday. When OFD crews arrived, they found the fire was...