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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A fireworks incident in Council Bluffs left one person injured on Friday night. Officials say the call came in at 8:21 p.m. for the injured party near 17th Street and 4th Avenue. The involved party was transported to Nebraska Medicine with critical injuries.

OMAHA, Neb. — One person was injured Friday evening after a car crash in Omaha. Officers say the report came in at 7:49 p.m., noting a single-vehicle crash near 25th and Binney streets. The individual was transported to Nebraska Medicine with critical injuries.

Five people broke into Frontier Justice overnight - stealing several firearms. Authorities are on the lookout - offering a reward. They talk about why they need your help.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people are recovering after they were injured in a motorcycle crash overnight. The crash happened at 72nd and Main Street in Ralston. Both people were transported to the hospital, one with serious injuries. This is a developing story, stay with 6 News for updates.

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OMAHA, Neb. — A 16-year-old and a 15-year-old were arrested in relation to a March 2021 homicide in Omaha, according to law enforcement. The Omaha Police Department Homicide Unit obtained arrest warrants Wednesday for Dech Gach and Gatluak Jiel, who are suspects in the murder of Larry Thompson, Omaha police said.

OMAHA, Neb. — A house fire broke out at a duplex Friday afternoon in Omaha. The caller noticed the fire coming from the back deck and called 911 just after 2:30 p.m. Officials say that the fire on North 34th Street was started by improperly discarded cigarettes. Firefighters say...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A driver responsible for the deaths of two people in a crash two years ago this week has been sentenced to approximately 30-40 years in prison. On June 24, 2020, Chinyere Nwuju sped through a red light at 90th and Maple streets and collided with a Dodge Ram. The driver and passenger of the truck, Roberto Gonzalez and Annette North, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

RALSTON, Neb. — One person was critically injured in a crash involving a motorcycle early Friday morning. Police in Ralston and Omaha responded to the scene at 72nd and Main streets around 1:30 a.m. Paramedics transported one person to the hospital. It appeared one vehicle at the scene had...

OMAHA, Neb. (KSNB) - Four central Nebraskans, including two men from Grand Island, are headed to federal prison for meth-related drug convictions. In a press release the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported details on these cases:. Derek Hartford, 33, Grand Island, sentenced to 10 years for meth possession and marijuana...

Omaha Police are looking for a suspect after a 14-year-old boy was found with multiple stab wounds late Wednesday. His injuries are not life-threatening.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Gene Mall will anchor downtown Omaha’s urban core, but there is still work to do before the city’s goal of moving downtown Omaha closer to the river is complete. While the city celebrated the grand re-opening of Gene Leahy Mall on Friday, Parks...

It was in the early 2000s when Ron Vlach found out that Fremont’s Fourth of July Fireworks Show was in jeopardy. “Whoever was putting on the show at Fremont decided it was too much work and too much planning,” said Vlach, a military veteran. “We figured that all of the smaller communities around Fremont have a fireworks show so I talked to a few of my friends and they said we should just resurrect it.”

OMAHA, Neb. — One of the best boxers in history made a stop in Omaha on Thursday afternoon. Mike Tyson visited Terence "Bud" Crawford's gym. Iron Mike met with Crawford and also took pictures with kids that were at the gym during his visit.

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha police are investigating events that led up to a 14-year-old boy being stabbed several times. Officers believe the victim was involved in a disturbance with someone else in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 168th & West Maple Road and then left. He was followed to an area across the street where he was stabbed with a pocket knife.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Red Cross has been called to help people displaced from an apartment building after a fire. The fire happened just north of 34th and Dodge at 2:32 p.m. Friday. A fire was reported outside the building on the rear deck. The deck collapsed due to...

OMAHA — Omaha’s public transit system celebrated its golden anniversary Friday with a day of fare-free rides and an announcement of a bus-wrapping art contest targeting area students. Metro also marked its 50-year milestone with the opening of its newest bus station — at Eighth and Farnam Streets,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A group of protesters was among those helping Omaha reopen one of its most popular public spaces on Friday morning. Protesters carrying signs with pro-choice messages watched as city officials and dignitaries cut the ribbon at the grand re-opening of Gene Leahy Mall then immediately dispersed into the public space.