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Gone forever – the 3 most beloved Nebraska restaurants that recently closed
Nebraska has lost three distinctive gathering places, following two earlier restaurant farewells across the state. This time, the goodbyes stretch from Lincoln’s Fallbrook neighborhood to Omaha’s Blackstone District and Midtown…
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Long Before Interstates, Drivers Crossed Nebraska On This Historic Brick Highway You Can Still Walk Today
Roughly three miles of red brick laid by hand in 1920 and 1921 still carry cars across a quiet corner of Nebraska. Nobody roped it off, either. Those same bricks once rumbled under early motorists chasing the Pacific on America’s first coast-to-coast highway. County crews set them over a concrete base, and much of that work is still holding a century later.
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This Family-Owned Nebraska Steakhouse Still Hand-Cuts Its Steaks The Old-Fashioned Way
A 60-gallon kettle of spaghetti sauce simmers for eight hours every single day here. The recipe traces back to Carlentini, Sicily, and the family still keeps it secret. Then come the steaks. They’re Angus beef, aged 21 days, and hand-cut in-house the way it was done generations ago. I appreciate a kitchen that refuses to take shortcuts on the main event.
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Rescue personnel pull SUV from Omaha lake
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha Fire rescue team pulled an SUV from Lake Cunningham on Wednesday morning. OFD Battalion Chief Coby Werner told First Alert 6 at the scene that fishermen reported the car to authorities on Tuesday, saying they had discovered it with a sonar device. A water rescue team then went to the scene and verified the boat was there - and that nobody was in the car - but opted to recover the vehicle the next day.
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Westside’s London Dada signs with Creighton men’s basketball
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Westside’s London Dada was among the 18 Warriors signing with college programs for Wednesday’s National Signing Day. The state’s No. 1 recruit officially signed with Creighton men’s basketball after committing this past May. “It was the first big school to really believe...
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Bennington boosts police and parks budgets while cutting public works amid overall spending decrease
BENNINGTON, NE. — Police, parks and public works are three departments key to the city of Bennington's growth — and city leaders are making the money moves to support them. KMTV compared the past three city budgets and found large increases in police and parks spending, but a...
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Man in custody after shots fired at woman’s car in Omaha, booked for kidnapping
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man is in custody after Omaha Police say he fired shots at a woman’s car and fled Wednesday morning. Police said the incident happened on Arbor Street when the woman was heading to work and she noticed a vehicle behind her. She recognized the...
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Two taken to hospital in overnight Omaha crash
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people were taken to the hospital after an overnight crash in the south central Omaha area. Police officers went to the crash near 42nd and Frances streets around midnight Monday night into Tuesday. Our First Alert 6 crew on the scene was told the victims...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for fatal 2024 North Omaha shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man was sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting in North Omaha in 2024. 34-year-old Krishna Johnigan Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for the charge of first-degree murder. He was also sentenced to an additional 49-50 for the charge of use of a firearm to commit a felony.
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Omaha Prosecutor Stuck After State Won't Take Custody of Mentally Disabled Man
Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine says his office has hit a wall trying to ensure a mentally disabled Omaha man is properly supervised in the community. Kleine said Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services declined to take court-ordered custody of 34-year-old Zachary Vinton, even after the agency itself recommended he not be left alone in public.
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Construction begins on $19 million Cunningham Commons
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction begins Wednesday, Nov. 11 on Cunningham Commons, a $19 million project that will add new places to play, bike and fish on the west side of Lake Cunningham. Entrance 3, at North 96th Street and Garvin Road, will close as crews begin work. Visitors can...
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Omaha intersection takeover suspect changes plea in court
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Wahoo man charged with operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest during an intersection takeover changed his plea in court. Aiden Hajek, 21, changed his plea to no contest in October and was sentenced to 12 months’ probation. He was also ordered to not operate a motor vehicle for two years beginning Oct. 15.
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Thieves break into Omaha church, take brass worship items
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Thieves broke into St. Vincent of Lerins Church near 51st and Lake late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, taking brass items used in worship and leaving damage throughout the building, the church’s priest said. The Rev. Theodore Eklund said the burglars got in by...