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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man is facing possible prison time for allegedly attacking an Omaha Police Officer with a knife. 44-year-old Adan Castro-Lozano is charged with assault of an officer and use of a weapon to commit a felony. According to an arrest affidavit, about two weeks ago, officers...

Recent studies consistently report that the average attention span of GenZ has declined to just 8 seconds, an estimated 4 seconds shorter than millennials. The average attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds, meaning that the teens of today have a shorter attention span than that of a goldfish.

The man responsible for a series of crashes in the Bennington area late last year was told Thursday that he will spend a month in jail.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nearly three months after a groundbreaking at The Crossroads, there’s more activity finally happening at the site. First Alert 6 saw construction equipment on the move again Thursday at the 72nd and Dodge mall work site — a day before Mayor John Ewing is expected to give an update on the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man was honored for his work today in supporting active military members on his team at the Omaha Amazon Distribution Center. Nick, a safety manager at Amazon and a veteran himself, received the Patriot Award. “Surprised, gratitude, humility...” said Nick Keller when asked about...

This Baby Bob Bridge is pretty exciting on the connection. Can you tell us a little bit more about it?. Yeah, sure. I think it’s a critical piece of our infrastructure. What it allows us to do is have the ability to connect to the trails that are in this area, the trails that are in Council Bluffs, and also connect...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Omaha will give a former police captain a half-million dollars in a legal settlement. Former OPD Capt. Katherine Belcastro-Gonzalez sued the city last year, claiming she had been wrongly terminated in retaliation after she successfully sued the city for discrimination — winning...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Streetcar construction in Omaha is meant to boost business — but for many, it’s having the opposite effect. “I thought the COVID was bad… COVID has nothing on this,” said Bill Baburek, owner of Crescent Moon. “What am I supposed to do?...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A hit-and-run crash almost took the lives of two people and four horses. The animals are well known in Omaha and their owner is offering a reward to help find the driver who drove away. Near 11th and Howard Streets in the Old Market, Flynn is...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man responsible for a series of crashes in the Bennington area late last year was told Thursday that he will spend a month in jail. Judge Todd Engleman sentenced Spencer Rademacker to 30 months probation but ordered that Rademacker first spend 30 days in jail to help him understand the...