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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man arrested in connection to a homicide after a body was found in South Omaha made his first appearance in court on Friday. Cortney Hansen, 45, was formally charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people are dead and four people are in the hospital after a crash on Interstate 480 in Omaha early Friday. Emergency crews were called to the crash just after 2 a.m. Friday on I-480 near 10th Street, in the downtown area. AN update from Omaha...

BELLEVUE, Nebraska — A civilian U.S. Air Force employee working at U.S. Strategic Command pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to share classified national defense info with a person on a foreign dating website. The man, whom authorities identified as David Franklin Slater, 64, of Nebraska, had access to classified...

Nearly 80 people remain detained after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at an Omaha food processing plant last month. As of Friday, one worker has been released on bond while several other bond requests have been denied, according to the Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA), one...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cuts to Medicaid-funded services have many feeling on edge. While some of the impacts of the “Big Beautiful Bill” won’t take effect until 2027, a resident in Weeping Water is already preparing for the worst. In May, First Alert 6 spoke with Colleen...

When people walk into the recycling facility of FirstStar Fiber in Omaha, they see bags of trash from floor to ceiling. But it’s not going to a landfill. “What makes FirstStar recycling unique is then we take hard to recycle plastics,” explained CEO Patrick Leahy. “We take those, recycle them in house. We don’t ship...

Scattered showers and storms with heavy rain will be possible overnight. By the Friday morning commute, we will be down to just a few remaining showers and in the low 70s. There should be some dry time later Friday morning and into the early afternoon, but with clouds and spotty showers around, highs will be in the...

A North Omaha neighbor decided last year that she wanted to help bring new homes to lots that have been empty for half a century

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s Metro Transit is rolling out a few new services and are looking for your feedback. The two major parts of their plan include shortening MOBY vehicle wait times and adding a new micro transit option. “Basically, what this does is it helps make using...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to transmit classified information relating to national defense. David Slater, 64, faces up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and fine of up to $250,000. Slater,...