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1 person critically injured after car hits wheelchair in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — One person in a wheelchair was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle in Omaha. The crash happened near 96th and Ohern streets just before noon. A witness at the scene told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the person in the wheelchair was a woman. She...
Jade’s First Alert Forecast - Storms moving through the area this evening, sunshine returns tomorrow
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A First Alert to thunderstorms making their way across the area this afternoon and evening. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect through 8:00 PM for parts of Douglas, Mills, Pottawattamie, and Sarpy County. There were some outages reported in the Omaha-metro as the storm moved...
Power restored to thousands of OPPD customers after thunderstorm rolls through Omaha area
OMAHA, Neb. — Thousands of customers in central Omaha lost power aftersevere thunderstorms moved through the area Wednesday night. Power was restored to thousands around 6 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the Omaha Public Power District, more than 3,700 customers were without power from two circuit outages in Douglas...
Flash flood warning issued as storms move through Omaha area Wednesday
OMAHA, Neb. — A flash flood warning has been issued for multiple counties in Nebraska and Iowa. Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie and Mills counties in Iowa are in a flash flood warning until 8 p.m. This came after quick, heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms...
Police respond to bad crash in Northwest Omaha overnight
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Metro authorities began Wednesday investigating what led to a nasty looking crash. Douglas County officials confirmed it happened around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 78th Street and Crown Point Avenue. Images and video from a 6 On Your Side photographer on scene show a...
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.
Human Remains In Missouri River Lead To Death Investigation
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says 911 communications received a call concerning a suspected human body floating in the Missouri River, originally seen just north of Douglas/Washington County Line Tuesday evening. Douglas County was contacted for a response from its Nautical Services Unit, along with the Council Bluffs and Omaha...
Omaha teen arrested after Lincoln shop loses $20,000 in burglary
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An Omaha teen was arrested after a Lincoln clothing store was burglarized last August. Jacobi Meridy, 18, was lodged in the Lancaster County Jail on Monday. He faces a single burglary charge and four outstanding arrest warrants in Sarpy County. On Aug. 18, 2023, Lincoln Police...
Omaha Police highlight new investigative unit helping solve homicides
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There have been six homicides in Omaha so far this year, and Omaha police say arrests have been made in all of them. Capt. Jeremy Christensen told 6 News it’s a continuation of last year’s success. “Last year, we went 27 for 29,” Christensen...
'She saved my life': Family, friends remember 17-year-old Omaha stabbing victim
OMAHA, Neb. — During a 12-minute-long interview, Angela Cunningham didn't put down the photo of her daughter once. That way, it was always in view of the television camera. Her 17-year-old daughter Ezra Sinkiawic was stabbed and killed early Sunday, Mother's Day. "She was just an amazing child," the...
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