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Omaha-area highs could reach the mid-70s this week before a milder-than-normal November transition.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - The man arrested after a fatal shooting in Bellevue last week made his first appearance in court on Monday. 23-year-old Cody Simons was formally charged with First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm to Commit a Felony. Bond was denied for Simons. He waived his...

Underwood High grad and BYU freshman Carter Smith won $3 million by kicking a field goal on "College GameDay." $1 million goes to charity.

Eastern Nebraska faces a sharp warmup, possible Friday fire concerns and a 20–40% rain chance Saturday.

Iowa State fell to Creighton 83-80 after a second-half comeback bid fell just short at the buzzer. After trailing by as many as 19 points midway through the second half, the Cyclones executed an eight-point run but Creighton answered with clutch 3-pointers in crunch time to hold off the rally. Iowa State’s final 3-point attempt to tie the game at the buzzer fell short.

Anthony Casale was 25 when he disappeared from Omaha. His last contact with family is generally dated to April 1989. His sisters say they still have no answers about what happened to him. The Omaha World-Herald reported that Casale stopped calling his mother in April 1989, and that she eventually...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are still on the outside looking in when it comes to the top 25. The Huskers received votes in the latest edition of the US LBM Coaches Poll . The Huskers are coming off a 17-14 defeat to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night. The loss drops Nebraska to 6-3 all-time against Oregon. The Blackshirts held the Ducks to 3-of-16 on third-down conversions, including 0-of-8 in the first half. In Big Ten play, Nebraska has allowed opponents to go 8-of-48 on third downs. This was the

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Hope Village, a community of 18 tiny homes aimed at housing formerly incarcerated individuals, is now under construction. It’s a project nonprofit Bridges to Hope has been working to get off the ground since 2017. Executive Director Rhonda Mattingly said the goal is to keep recently released people from recidivating, or relapsing back to criminal behavior, once they’re free.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning. Police were called to 42nd and Ames just after 3 a.m. Officers said the person found at the scene did not have a gunshot wound but had a cut on their cheek. The car they were in had shattered glass and bullet holes.

Twenty-eight seconds just wasn’t enough time. In a game that turned Saturday night into Sunday morning for fans back home, Nebraska lost in the final minute of the game, 17-14, to Oregon inside Autzen Stadium. Once again, Nebraska couldn’t hold on to a lead. Former Husker junior quarterback Dylan...