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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three inmates at the Douglas County Jail are facing new charges for allegedly conspiring together to attack jail staff according to court documents and a social media post from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Mocktavin Dial, Dhevan Phillips-Mills and Robert Runyon are charged with assault...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire south of Leavenworth Tuesday evening. An official told a First Alert 6 reporter at the scene that the call went out at 7:12 p.m. near 31st and Mason Streets. They said no one was injured, and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A court fight over tens of millions of dollars involves a series of back-and-forth lawsuits against those who work at an Omaha medical company and its financial subsidiaries. At its core are allegations of fraud. The company who was sued is Banyan Medical Solutions. The Omaha-based...

OMAHA — Advocates seeking an amendment to the Nebraska Constitution to “protect” and make it harder to tweak citizen-initiated laws, such as those around payday lending, gambling, minimum wage, paid sick leave and medical cannabis, will start gathering signatures this week for the 2026 ballot. Proponents see the...

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A plane had to make an emergency landing at Eppley Airfield Tuesday afternoon due to a bird strike. Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, an “Alert 2″ was issued at Eppley Airfield. According to the FAA, an Alert 2 is issued when an aircraft is...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man arrested in Council Bluffs last week on a murder warrant in Omaha has been transferred to the Douglas County Jail. The arrest affidavit for Damaree Amos, 21, is sealed regarding the August homicide of Chance McCowin, 22, - but a related search warrant is not.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is in custody and another was injured as a result of a cutting in Omaha Tuesday afternoon. Omaha Police tell First Alert 6 officers were dispatched to a cutting call near 102nd and Hamilton streets around 3:45 p.m. According to OPD, the cutting began...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The public will have an opportunity to provide input on the future of the Airport Business Park. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Venue at Highlander, 3003 Patrick Ave. Omaha Economic Development Corporation and the Omaha...

Wrestlers flock to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Olympian Georgi Ivanov and his father opened a world-class training facility. Chance brought Georgi Ivanov to Council Bluffs, Iowa, as a teenager. In 2017, the Bulgarian-born Olympic wrestler chose to return and build a life and businesses here. “It’s a full-circle kind...