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July 10, 1865 - First Union Pacific Rail laid in Omaha. The Union Pacific Railroad laid its first rail tie in Omaha, marking the formal commencement of track construction on its east–west route across the continent. With no ceremonial fanfare, a small crew quietly set the rail near the Missouri River, beginning what...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A deputy and K-9 handler initiated a traffic stop Sunday night that the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said led federal agents to later arrest two El Salvadorian nationals who they identified as MS-13 gang members. At about 10 p.m. Sunday, DCSO Deputy Matthew Baber and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man facing charges related to a string of Bennington area crashes late last year pleaded “no contest” Thursday to charges in the case. Spencer Rademacker, 23, entered the negotiated plea in Douglas County District Court, with Judge Todd Engleman presiding, to criminal mischief resulting in...

"It's oriented to so many people, but it is also kind of a single-person experience, too, right, because reading is so isolating."

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Join Dave Webber as he talks with Horsemen’s Park at WarHorse Casino about the return of multiple days of live thoroughbred racing on Fridays and Saturdays July 18-19 and July 25-26. Find out more in the full interview.

This Saturday, the South Omaha Veterans and Community Club will host a concert to raise awareness for veteran suicide. The concert goes from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Scene video: Three taken to hospital after crash on I-480 in Omaha. Emergency crews were called to the crash just after 2 a.m. Friday on I-480 near 10th Street, in the downtown area. Medicaid cuts leave caregivers on edge. Updated: 7 hours ago. Cuts to Medicaid-funded services have many feeling...

A Council Bluffs man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection to the 1989 disappearance of Barbara Lenz — a case that remained unsolved for 35 years. Robert Davis, now 61, was Lenz’s boyfriend at the time she vanished. He was the last known person to...

Unfortunately, a fatal crash occurred on Interstate 480 in Omaha this Friday morning.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, for three Nebraska lakes including Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County and Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County. Glenn Cunningham Lake in Douglas County remains on health alert this...