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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three people were taken to the hospital and two are in custody after a crash in North Omaha early Sunday morning. An investigation found that a stolen Hyundai Sonata filed to come to a complete stop at the intersection of 25th Avenue and Vane Street around 2:40 a.m.

Toys R Us returns to Omaha at Westroads Mall before Black Friday, while Dillards will relocate from Oakview Mall with a 2027 opening planned.

Terence Crawford was at the center of a gunpoint exchange with police in Omaha, Nebraska on September 28.

A man from Bellevue, Nebraska, suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon when his Cadillac caught fire after crashing on Interstate 29 in St. Joseph. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, September 26, 2025, on northbound I-29 within the city limits of St. Joseph in...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction crews are installing utilities and other infrastructure that will serve the buildings that will be constructed on the Civic Square development site. Site developer White Lotus said the site could include affordable housing, health care facilities, and possibly a grocery store. “It’s...

At the recent Bio Innovations Midwest Event in Omaha, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced the winners of the Consider Corn Challenge 5 and the $300,000 prize pool. According to the Kansas Corn Growers Association, three winners were chosen, each with a unique way to improve a product or...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was sent to the hospital after a shooting in North Omaha early Sunday morning. Omaha Police responded to a shots fired call near the area of 48th Avenue and Nicholas Street just before 5 a.m. Sunday morning. At the scene, officers found a man...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - The body of an Omaha man was pulled from the Missouri River on Friday. Council Bluffs Police told First Alert 6 that they were called to the river across Freedom Park around 3:30 Friday afternoon. CBPD said a boater found the body and rescue crews...

Iowa (RI) — Iowa authorities have helped solve a texting scam run from inside a Georgia prison. Police departments in Iowa City, Council Bluffs, and Omaha, along with the Iowa State Patrol and the FBI investigated what turned out to be a nationwide scam. The US Justice Department says the scam was led by 26-year-old...

"There are a lot of families out there that deal with these daily struggles and trying to remind them there's hope," James Thompson said of the walk. His daughter was diagnosed with T1D 10 years ago.