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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. No. 19: A public hearing for rezoning property near 69th and Dodge, to convert an extended-stay hotel into residential units. Nos. 24-25: Public hearings on rezoning and amending the property where...

Whew! Steven Henry had the courthouse shook after deputies say he pulled a move no one saw coming. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the 33-year-old, who initially showed up for a few misdemeanor traffic offenses, ended up turning his quick courtroom visit into a full-blown felony situation. And let’s just...

Convicted felon and illegal immigrant from El Salvador allegedly wounds Omaha police in shootout after randomly opening fire on shopper at neighborhood store.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Friday marked the grand opening of the North Omaha Visitor Center. The center — known as the “Soul of Omaha” — is meant to celebrate both the people and history of the area. Community leaders previously told First Alert Six that the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha doctor was sentenced in federal court for health care fraud on Thursday. 68-year-old Jeffrey Edwards was sentenced to 12 months and one day of imprisonment and a three-year term of supervised release for nine counts of health care fraud. Edwards was also ordered to...

(Stanton) -- Preliminary planning is underway for future construction projects in the Stanton School District. At a special meeting Thursday morning, the Stanton School Board approved a construction contract with KPE Architecture of Omaha for projects associated with a $5,325,000 bond issue approved by voters in last...

Drury Hotels purchased another developable lot in Downtown Omaha adjacent to the lot the company already owns. Last year, Grow Omaha reported that Drury purchased the surface parking lot at 322 South 10th Street on the northwest corner of 10th & Harney Street from an entity affiliated with Embassy Suites. The...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Officers Association and the governor responded Friday to the shooting that left multiple officers hurt earlier this week. Three Omaha Police officers were shot and one was injured at a gas station in South Omaha on Wednesday afternoon, looking for a suspect from a shooting...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was hospitalized after a house fire in South Omaha Friday afternoon. An Omaha Fire Department release says crews responded to the scene near 30th and S streets around 1:15 p.m. OFD says one occupant was in the home at the time crews arrived and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was injured in an accidental shooting in North Omaha Saturday night. Officers were called around 7:45 p.m. Friday near 37th and Fowler streets. Officers determined that the victim, a 34-year-old man, had shot himself on accident. OPD says he was taken to the hospital...