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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Brian Mastre
An Omaha Police gang unit sergeant is considering running for Douglas County sheriff.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
Gov. Pete Ricketts plans to host a signing ceremony for a bill that bans hair discrimination in the workplace.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
Shootings occurred in different areas — 30th and Martin, 28th and Ida, and 30th and Ames — just minutes apart.
Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
The Omaha Fire Department says a house fire Thursday was ignited by two sources and that the single-family home was not up to code.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Clay Ostarly
Here's the latest forecast from the WOWT 6 News First Alert Weather team.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Joe Nugent
Simone Manuel has one shot left to make the Olympic team after coming up two one-hundredths of a second short in the 100-meter freestyle.
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Updated: 16 hours ago
|By John Chapman
Caleb Dressel is a two-time Olympic champion.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Clay Ostarly and Gina Dvorak
The Nebraska State Patrol confirmed the identity of a man killed Thursday morning in a crash on Interstate 80.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By 6 News Staff reports
6 News on Thursday was working to track down what was behind an unsightly mess in northwest Omaha.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky is diving into post-graduate life — poolside at the Olympic Swim Trials.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Gina Dvorak
Heading to the College World Series? Here’s everything thing you need to know before you go.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Gina Dvorak
La Vista Police detectives said Wednesday afternoon that they had identified the woman they were looking for in connection with the search for Ryan Larsen, who has been missing for more than three weeks.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By David Koeller
Record heat continues for Thursday evening but a cooldown is on the way in the extended forecast.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a ‘Back the Blue’ bill into law Thursday. The bill strengthens protections for police and imposes steeper penalties on protest-related crimes such as rioting.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Associated Press
Police in Hawaii have suspended searches for a Nebraska man until there is new information on his whereabouts.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WOWT staff reports
Catch up with today’s vaccination updates, data reports on new cases, and other COVID-19 stats reported by health officials across Nebraska and Iowa.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Associated Press
It’s the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
Omaha Police identified the man who took his own life Wednesday after shooting at officers in Elkhorn.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Kelli Kellogg
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said Thursday state offices will be closed Friday in observance of Juneteenth.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A supporter of former President Trump has pleaded guilty to two felonies for firing his handgun into a carful of Black girls who were arguing with pro-Trump agitators near the Iowa Capitol in December.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 6:05 AM CDT
|By Rusty Lord
Here's the latest forecast from the WOWT 6 News First Alert Weather team.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 11:25 PM CDT
|By 6 News Staff reports
Omaha Police say a man took his own life Wednesday night in Elkhorn after taking a shot at responding officers.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
The pills for COVID-19, which would be used to minimize symptoms after infection, are in development and could begin arriving by year’s end, pending the completion of clinical trials.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 7:54 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre
This week, the Douglas County Health Department focused much of its vaccination energy on schools in the Millard district. It’s working well.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Associated Press
A man convicted in the drunken driving crash death of his sister-in-law is being sought by police after he skipped his sentencing hearing in southeastern Iowa’s Henry County Courthouse.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Joe Nugent
For the second time in two days, Katie Ledecky does the double, the 1500 meter free and 200 meter free. It’s a challenge anytime a swimmer has two events an hour apart but particularly difficult when it includes what is considered the mile.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Associated Press
A new monthly survey of bankers suggests strong growth continues across rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 8:24 PM CDT
|By Kelli Kellogg
Heat is having its way with Bellevue pools and their lifeguard shortage.