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A dumpster next to an empty house caught fire in North Omaha Sunday night because fireworks were thrown away.

A family of nine is displaced and one dog died after a house fire Sunday afternoon.

Lincoln Police responded to a motorcycle vs. vehicle crash on Saturday at around 10:15 p.m.

Lincoln Police have identified the man killed when a tree fell on his home Thursday afternoon.

Crews continue to work on clearing the area after a BNSF train derailed near Bennet on Thursday afternoon.

The Emmy and Tony winner rehearsed with the Omaha Symphony Thursday ahead of Friday's performances.

The curtains have been pulled back. The Gene Leahy Mall is ready for its big moment.

LPD is warning parents about toy firearms that can easily be mistaken for a deadly weapon.

According to a new report by Professor Pierce Greenberg at Creighton University, more than 7,400 people were saved from eviction in Omaha by the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Inside the cruiser were a deputy and a K-9. They are both doing ok now.

A nonprofit organization in western Douglas County is celebrating its growth Thursday.

A house fire in an Omaha neighborhood Thursday morning is under investigation.

An Omaha man accused of child sex trafficking was arrested.

A Lincoln man was arrested Wednesday for sending threatening messages to administrators at Lincoln Public Schools, according to Lincoln Police.

A number of new laws will go into effect in Iowa Friday, impacting everything from child care to unemployment.

Catch up with today’s updates from data reports on new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported by health officials across Nebraska and western Iowa.

The family of the 11-year-old boy that died after a raft on the Raging River at Adventureland flipped over last year has filed a lawsuit against the park.

A deputy is safe after being rear-ended during a traffic stop Wednesday.

New homes are popping up across the metro area and thefts from building sites are also on the rise but investigators have a good lead on one suspect thanks to an alert neighbor.

A crash involving a motorcycle is under investigation by Omaha Police.

Now that Jawara can give plasma, the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo is working to make sure they can save other lives.

Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that he would support certain exceptions within an abortion ban should the Nebraska legislature pass one during a special session that hasn’t yet been called.

A day after former Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry was sentenced for lying to the FBI, his attorney said an appeal was filed with the 9th Circuit Court.

Bad news for Nebraskans receiving unemployment benefits: Because of the cyberattack on the NEworks system, payments will be delayed.

Bellevue police are looking for two suspects in connection with an armed bank robbery Wednesday morning.

Ole Miss wide receiver Drew Burnett was shot just hours after the Ole Miss baseball team won the College World Series.

Gov. Pete Ricketts is planning a news conference Wednesday afternoon to commemorate Religious Freedom Week in Nebraska.

With Mike Flood likely heading to Congress to serve out the remainder of Jeff Fortenberry’s term, Gov. Pete Ricketts is taking applications for the next Nebraska state senator representing Dist. 19.

Voters in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District have been casting their votes to decide whether to send a Democrat or a Republican to Washington, D.C., to serve out the remaining days of the former representative’s term.

According to the White House, about half of the infant formula purchased in the United States is with WIC benefits which are federally funded for women and children.