Terence “Bud” Crawford Found Guilty of Careless Driving After High-Profile Omaha Traffic Stop
Boxing champion Terence "Bud" Crawford was found guilty of careless driving Monday in a bench trial, ordered to pay $124 in fines and court costs following a controversial September traffic stop in downtown Omaha.
Traffic stop leads to foot chase, arrest in Omaha neighborhood
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Authorities arrested a man after a traffic stop turned into a foot chase through an Omaha neighborhood Monday morning. Nebraska State Patrol troopers pulled over a red pickup around 7:30 a.m. Monday along Highway 75 at H Street. The driver and passenger got out and ran....
Omaha’s first curbside composting service launching next week
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A program will use food waste to help local farmers. Hillside Solutions is set to launch Omaha’s first curbside composting service next week. The program is starting in City Council Districts 1 and 3. It costs $35 a month, and Hillside will sponsor households which...
LPD: Scammer Takes Thousands of Dollars from Murdock Man Through Scam
LINCOLN–(KFOR Apr. 13)–A Lincoln bank managed to catch a fraud, after they said a man was scammed out of nearly $160,000 over the course of the past seven years. Lincoln Police public information manager Erika Thomas on Monday morning said that staff at the Nebraska Bank of Commerce contacted LPD on Friday, after they determined a 34-year-old Murdock man was...
Strategic intermodal integration: Efficiency, visibility and the new length-of-haul
High visibility and sustainability. Fast, smooth and efficient service across coast-to-coast and even regional routes. Elevated security. All are essential to today’s supply chains, and more and more shippers are finding they can access all of these qualities in a surprising place: intermodal. The fact is, intermodal has been...
Man injured following crash into Omaha Subway location
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man is injured after his car slammed into a Subway restaurant in South Omaha on Sunday. According to a release from the Omaha Police Department, the incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. at the location near 23rd and L streets. OPD says a car drifted...
Welcoming a very warm week ahead!
What a Monday to wake up to! The lowest temp recorded so far for this morning is only 60 degrees in Omaha, and we're only expected to warm up from then on!. The breeze continues through Monday as temperatures climb into the mid-80s. We are also looking dry, and with these breezy conditions, that will increase our fire danger as we head into...
Large-scale training exercises scheduled at Bellevue’s Offutt Air Force Base
BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Officials at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue plan to conduct training exercises this week. Between Monday and Friday, people may receive announcements by phone or email that are preceded by the word “exercise” three times. According to a social media post, people will...
FIRST ALERT 6 WEATHER DAY – Widespread storms with severe potential Friday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - We’ve made Friday a First Alert 6 Weather Day due to the threat of widespread thunderstorms and the severe potential within them. Some heavy rain is possible too, especially southeast. We’ll watch an organized line start to develop near or after 5pm and slowly work...
“You could tell he had like, demons in him…”: Neighbors recall deadly encounter
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and a suspect is dead following a domestic dispute call that turned violent Sunday afternoon. The incident began just before noon when 39-year-old Brian Huggins became violent as he attempted to reach his ex-girlfriend at an apartment complex, according to law enforcement.
