Omaha nonprofit raising funds for homeless veterans housing project
An Omaha-area nonprofit is raising funds for a veteran-focused permanent supportive housing project near 92nd and Blondo streets. The $22 million Legacy Grove Senior Veteran Apartments project is part of a broader effort to address veteran homelessness, said Brandy Wallar, CEO of New Visions Homeless Services. “Every night between Council...
Omaha man arrested at Douglas County courthouse for allegedly refusing to give up ‘Naruto’...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man missed his court date after refusing to give up his “Naruto” dagger even though security told him he could come back without it or surrender it, according to authorities. Tony Carter, 32, was booked into Douglas County Corrections on Thursday for...
La Vista to add family entertainment, housing at Southport West development
La Vista's Southport West development will add family entertainment, including what owners call Nebraska's first indoor slide park, plus new housing.
Gophers-Creighton exhibition preview: How to watch, TV channel
Minnesota faces a huge step up in competition in its final exhibition of the season.
Man sentenced in 2022 Omaha murder
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man convicted in the 2022 murder of an Omaha woman has been sentenced. Keanu Louis received two life sentences for the shooting death of 20-year-old Daetiauna Kellogg. A jury found him guilty in August on four charges, including murder. It was a retrial after his...
Omaha Road-Rage Shooter Gets 4 to 8 Years After Blasting Victim’s Window
A road-rage dispute near 144th and Harrison Streets that escalated into gunfire has landed an Omaha-area man a four-to-eight-year prison sentence. Trevor Masters was sentenced for discharging a firearm after a confrontation that began on the road and continued at a nearby convenience store, shattering a victim's car window as he tried to drive away.
Ford pickup driver who threatened to put a man ‘on a T-shirt’ before he...
A man in Nebraska has learned his fate for shooting at another driver's car during a road rage attack in which he threatened he would "put" the victim "on a T-shirt." The post Ford pickup driver who threatened to put a man 'on a T-shirt' before he fired gun and shattered windshield learns his fate first appeared on Law & Crime .
Kansas City woman arrested as 3rd suspect in Omaha-based Medicaid fraud conspiracy worth millions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Kansas City woman is the third of three suspects to be arrested for her alleged role in a Medicaid fraud conspiracy worth millions of dollars, according to court records. Dawn Brockington AKA Dawn Reed, 64, was booked into Douglas County Corrections Wednesday for theft by...
Omaha Man Gets 27 to 38 Years for Fatal Native Omaha Days Shooting
A Douglas County District Court judge sentenced 22-year-old Damaree Amos to 27 to 38 years in prison for a shooting that killed 22-year-old Chance McCowin and injured two others during the 2025 Native Omaha Days celebration. The shooting happened near 24th Street and Patrick Avenue in North Omaha on Aug. 4, 2025, after a fight broke out at the festival.
Millard American Legion, VFW delay move into new shared building until at least January...
MILLARD, NE. — A new building in west Omaha that was supposed to open on October 1 as a combined home for two Millard veterans organizations will not open at all this year. The former El-Bee's building near 144th and Werner Way was supposed to become a joint home for the Millard American Legion Post and the Millard Veterans of Foreign Wars.
