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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. No. 12: A vote on allocating $48 million in TIF for Omaha’s proposed downtown soccer stadium. No. 38: A public hearing on the city entering into an agreement with the...

When Tunette Powell’s son was 4 years old, he was sitting at the breakfast table at his Bellevue preschool crying. Then, he was suspended. “They asked him to get away from the table because he could spread germs,” Powell said. “They didn't ask him why he was crying or anything. When they asked him to do that, he pushed the chair. He didn't hit...

A Bellevue BP emptied its tanks after drivers reported car breakdowns from water-tainted gas. KMTV spoke with a law expert about who could be responsible for the costly vehicle repairs.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Early Sunday morning, Douglas County Sheriff’s shut down an intersection take over in northern Douglas County. DCSO says these sideshow events are a persistent and dangerous problem. “A large group of drivers took over the intersection, functionally shut it down and leaders of the event...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - The man arrested after a missing child was found in Council Bluffs has changed his plea. Devon Miller reached a plea agreement, pleading guilty to transportation of a minor. In August of last year, officials say a 12-year-old child was reported missing from her home...

Corn prices in Omaha in the last half of March reached $4.50 per bushel, the high for the crop year that began last September. The low price for Omaha corn prices this crop year was last September at $3.90 per bushel. Prices have risen steadily as export prospects have improved with the decline in the US dollar in foreign currency markets and stable trading...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) -- A Council Bluffs veteran was remembered this week as someone who helped other veterans connect. Two years after Don Larsen — a local business owner — passed away, Primrose Senior Living unveiled the remodeled Don Larsen Veterans Lounge. Family and neighbors gathered to...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a bench trial Monday, Omaha boxing champion Terence “Bud” Crawford was found guilty on a careless driving charge. Crawford has been ordered to pay $124: a fee of $75, plus $49 in court costs. Crawford did not testify during the trial, which began...

(Glenwood) -- Two suspects face theft charges following their arrests early Wednesday afternoon in Glenwood. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 44-year-old Labrea Siemone Milton of Glenwood was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. for two counts of third degree theft. Additionally, authorities say 55-year-old Perry Bruce Jefferson of Omaha were arrested shortly after 1:15 p.m. for two counts of third...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Firefighters responded to a house fire near 28th and Dupont Streets on Monday. No injuries were reported. According to the Omaha Fire Department, crews were called after a report of a garage fire that spread to a house, causing heavy smoke. The damage to the home...