Nebraska

No. 1 Nebraska volleyball (18-0, 7-0) traveled to Evanston and swept Northwestern (7-11, 0-7) on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Welsh Ryan Arena (25-17, 25-14, 25-15). Sophomore middle blocker Manaia Ogbechie was declared out shortly before the game with the flu. For the second time this season, sophomore middle blocker Kenna Cogill took her place in the starting lineup.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman is the second of three suspects to be arrested for her alleged role in a Medicaid fraud conspiracy worth millions of dollars, according to court records. Persha Cooper, 41, was booked into Douglas County Corrections Wednesday for one count of theft by deception...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The rain is starting to wrap up in Omaha Thursday evening. Now our attention turns to strong winds overnight into Friday morning, with cold wind chills too. There is also a Freeze Watch in effect for most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa for early Saturday. Widespread frost is likely, but many cities will also get the first freeze of the season too.

A sweeping new study out of the University of Nebraska Omaha is upending a long-standing assumption that most people convicted of crimes end up back behind bars. Researchers who tracked more than 16 million people across five states over four decades found that 63% of people charged with a crime were never charged again, a finding that directly challenges the belief that two-thirds of offenders reoffend.

Leo Youngdahl was hoping to find one of his favorite fossils when he turned over a rock at a Nebraska park. Instead, he uncovered something far more unusual

The weather might finally be starting to feel like fall in Lincoln, but the Huskers are still red hot as they kept their undefeated record afloat tonight against Northwestern. Today’s match was still a sweep, but looked less dominant than Saturday’s. It almost looked like they overlooked the match a little.

Omaha, Wichita and Kansas City face elevated warmth probabilities as rainfall odds increase westward.

Omaha and Council Bluffs face soaking rain before temperatures fall near freezing Saturday morning.

After two years of preparation, Omaha’s German-American Society is debuting an on-site brewery featuring German-style beers produced for its events.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two men were arrested after an attempted robbery at Westroads Mall in Omaha on Wednesday. Jeremy Ford, 33, was booked on charges of attempted robbery and use of a weapon to commit a felony. Lamar Johnson, 33, was booked on a charge of attempted robbery. According...