Omaha officials react as city council prepares to vote on encampment ban
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha City Council member Brinker Harding updated his proposal Wednesday, laying out the steps and actions the city will take once an encampment is found under the new ordinance, before fines and/or jail time would occur. Through his change to the proposed ordinance, once an unlawful...
Nebraska Zoo Fights Invasive Species By Feeding Them to Their Animals (Exclusive)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and The Nature Conservancy have teamed up to turn invasive trees and shrubs into a win-win situation for the organizations
Omaha Suspect Dies from Self-Inflicted Gunshot at Bellevue Walmart
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, at approximately 9:57 p.m., the Omaha Police Department (OPD) contacted the Bellevue Police Department (BPD) regarding a suspect involved in an active suspicious death investigation. The OPD ABLE-1 helicopter located the suspect’s vehicle in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter...
Omaha Man With 15 Past Cases Arrested Again for Assaulting Off-Duty Deputy Downtown
OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A 41-year-old homeless man is in custody after allegedly attacking an off-duty Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy working security in downtown Omaha — and investigators say it’s far from his first violent confrontation. According to law enforcement records reviewed by First Alert 6, the...
Man sentenced in shooting death of 16-year-old in South Omaha
A 19-year-old charged in the shooting death of a 16-year-old last September in South Omaha was sentenced in court Wednesday.
OPD investigating deaths of woman in Omaha, man in Bellevue as murder-suicide case
Police in Omaha and Bellevue have been investigating the deaths of a man and woman on Thursday as connected incidents.
REVIEW: Marc Rebillet will never play Steelhouse Omaha again
Editor’s Note: Some quotes in this story include profanity. Internet DJ sensation Marc Rebillet brought his “PLACES I’VE NEVER PLAYED AND WILL NEVER PLAY AGAIN” tour to the Steelhouse in Omaha on Oct. 13, 2025. Rebillet is an electronic musician and YouTuber from Dallas, Texas. He...
OPPD board delays vote as lawsuit clouds North Omaha Coal Plant transition
Nebraska’s attorney general files a lawsuit to keep OPPD’s North Omaha power plant burning coal, raising questions about the utility’s promise to end coal operations by 2026.
Ferguson officer to receive visits from Wounded Blue organization during recovery
As an injured Ferguson police officer continues his recovery, he is getting a big boost of support from a national organization.
Council Bluffs police seek tips in restaurant tip jar theft
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police want to know if you know anything about this apparent theft caught on camera. It happened at the Sakura Hibachi Restaurant in Council Bluffs in late September. Investigators say the tip jar was stolen from the counter. The detective on the case estimates the tip...
