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Man with ties to Sioux City found in Missouri River north of Omaha earlier this week
FLORENCE, Neb. (WOWT) - The man found in the Missouri River north of Omaha earlier this week had ties to Sioux City, Iowa. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the body of 43-year-old Julio Alberto Estrada-Aguirre was recovered from the Missouri River just north of Omaha on Tuesday. Estrada-Aguirre did not have a permanent residence, but had been staying in the area of Sioux City, Iowa.
South Omaha police standoff situation ends peacefully
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police say a standoff situation is over outside a south Omaha residence. The activity began around 8:15 a.m. and forced OPD to shut down 20th Street for two blocks, between Q and S Streets. OPD says they were notified of a wanted fugitive, linked to an incident last Sunday at the Walgreens at 24th and L, was inside an acquaintance’s home.
Two suspects caught on video shooting 11 rounds into multiple north Omaha homes
OMAHA, Neb. — An outburst of gunfire that hit a couple of Omaha homes was caught on camera. Omaha police are looking for the people responsible. In the video, an SUV that had a couple people inside can be seen as they pull into a neighborhood just north of 45th Avenue and Fort Street.
Iowa DOT worker killed in construction zone crash on I-80 in Pottawattamie County
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — One person was killed in a crash on Interstate 80 Thursday morning. The crash happened near a construction zone outside of the town of Weston. The Iowa State Patrol says 41-year-old Clifford Miller, of Pennsylvania, tried to pass a semitruck in the eastbound lanes around 9:15 a.m. ISP says Miller, a USP driver, hit 36-year-old Matthew Dickerson of Neola as he was doing patch work in the left lane.
Three accused in north Omaha murder headed to trial
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three Omaha men accused of murder will remain in custody until trial. Investigators say two of them fired at least 19 shots at the victim. The homicide happened last month at 24th and Ohio Streets. Investigators say Artrell Evans, 30, was gunned down in his vehicle when an SUV pulled up next to him in the wrong lane on Ohio Street. Video captured 19 muzzle flashes from two guns firing from the SUV’s passenger side into the vehicle Evans was driving, according to prosecutors.
Omaha man arrested, accused of stabbing two at apartment
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man was arrested Thursday night after two people were stabbed. An OPD statement described the victims as being in stable condition at a hospital. Officers were dispatched at 9:15 p.m. to an apartment building at 21st & Vinton to investigate a cutting. Through the...
Omaha Police make several more arrests in shooting near Cinco de Mayo Festival
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police say two adult men and three juveniles face charges in the Cinco de Mayo Festival shooting last weekend. OPD received a shooting call at 24th and L Streets around 4 p.m. Sunday, as events were wrapping up. A 16-year-old boy was found at 22nd...
Man who shot officer at Omaha mall sentenced to decades in prison
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man convicted of shooting and injuring a police officer at Omaha’s Westroads Mall in 2021 learned his sentence Wednesday. Kenya Jenkins, 25, was sentenced to a total of 55-75 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count assault on an officer and one count use of a weapon to commit a felony. Jenkins was given credit for nearly 40 months served.
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