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Records show Marco Lopez, 29 of San Antonio, Texas, was booked in the Douglas County Jail on Wednesday evening

A 6 First Alert Day has been declared, the 6 First Alert Team is tracking weather with significant impacts. Be sure to check back for updates.

When the call for help blares out at a fire station we want crews to respond with the safest equipment possible.

Landen Montanio had a passion for welding, and a new space at his former high school will honor him and inspire future students.

6 News WOWT has added a one-hour newscast: First at 3 airs at 3 p.m. weekdays.

It’s after 10 a.m. on a Wednesday when neighbors knew something was terribly wrong.

Omaha Yards Owner urges local businesses to take part in his trip to Florida to help Hurricane victims.

An Omaha man has been arrested in the investigation of a three-vehicle crash last month in Bellevue that left two people dead and four others hurt.

Pottawattamie County election workers are spending several days testing the voting machines ahead of the midterm elections.

Arson investigators provided Douglas County Court with new information Wednesday about a man accused of setting a house on fire in August with his roommates inside.

Saturday is National Coffee with a Cop Day. Law enforcement around the country Saturday morning stationed themselves at local coffee shops, diners, and fast-food places.

Omaha Fire investigators are checking into two suspicious fires.

An investigation with the Nebraska State Patrol is ongoing after a body was found dead Tuesday morning.

The superintendent of Omaha Public Schools met with a middle-schooler’s family Wednesday morning to talk over a situation the district said happened this week.

The Lincoln Police Department arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with a fatal crash in northeast Lincoln on Labor Day.

Lincoln Police arrested an 18-year-old woman who was involved in a crash that killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist at 35th and Cornhusker back in August

Continued cool and moist weather has helped crews make progress containing the Bovee Fire in the Nebraska Sandhills region near Halsey.

Hunters can chalk up another worry to drought. This one is for big game populations, like deer and bighorn.

It’s going to happen in Omaha this weekend and you have a chance to be a part of it.

It’s been almost two months since the brutal murders of two women in South Omaha.

Some patients are frustrated that they can't access their prescriptions, or that appointments are being canceled after a company-wide IT security issue disrupts operations at CHI Health.

A man was injured in a house explosion in Wapello County on Tuesday.

Nebraska lawmakers look to tackle the staggering cost of locking up criminals.

Early Sunday morning a virus made its way into Douglas County’s 911 system.

Good news for food lovers: Lo Sole Mio or at least a new version of it is coming back. That’s just one development in the restaurant business for Omaha.

From event planning to team building activities, JAG Nebraska students elected as leaders in their student-led Nebraska state chapter got a chance to practice their career leadership skills.

A 911 caller reported that their neighbor was outside his residence yelling and waiving a handgun around.

One person cut during an argument Monday afternoon.

Omaha law enforcement is still looking for a man wanted for murder.

A third teenager charged with murder in a drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy outside a Des Moines high school in March has agreed to plead guilty to lesser crimes.