Kansas State

Douglas County, NE

Omaha, NE

6 News has learned La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten is on leave following a Mills County traffic stop. ParkOmaha says big changes are coming to where you park downtown -- and how much you pay for it. Updated: 15 minutes ago. Charges have been upgraded for the woman accused...

$200,000 bond set in deadly manslaughter case

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It will take $20,000 for an Omaha woman to get out of the Douglas County Jail before her trial. That’s 10% of the $200,000 bond issued to 38-year-old Lorena Lara-Diaz on a manslaughter charge. Making her first appearance in court Wednesday morning, Lara-Diaz is charged...

Woman charged in fatal Omaha crash with motorcyclist

Bond has been set at $200,000 in a deadly manslaughter case involving a motorcyclist. 6 News has learned La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten is on leave following a Mills County traffic stop. Updated: 15 minutes ago. Charges have been upgraded for the woman accused of a brutal double-murder in...

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Omaha's Hanscom Park Greenhouse is in need of some extra helping hands. An Omaha woman has been charged with manslaughter for her role in a deadly DUI crash. Omaha Veterans Cemetery commemorates 50 years since U.S. withdrew from Vietnam. Updated: 2 hours ago. Today marks 50 years since the last...

BREAKING: Charges upgraded for Lincoln double murder suspect

Lincoln, NE

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln man has been arrested again after he was caught peeping into someone’s window early Wednesday morning, Lincoln Police said. Around 1:30 a.m., Lincoln Police responded to a report of a man looking into a neighbor’s apartment window near 60th Street and Ballard Avenue in the Havelock neighborhood.

Suspected ‘serial peeper’ arrested again in Lincoln

Man arrested for standoff on McDonald's roof facing more charges

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man who allegedly tried to start a fire, climbed to the top of a McDonald’s and refused to come down for hours made a second court appearance. Brandon Wright, 33, appeared in court again Tuesday afternoon for several more charges. According to Omaha Police,...

Man accused in standoff on roof of Omaha McDonald’s faces additional charges

Iowa State

La Vista, NE

LA VISTA, Neb. (WOWT) - La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten is on leave while the investigators look into an incident he was involved in and reported to the department himself. According to a spokesman for the city, the incident involving Chief Lausten happened on Monday, March 20. Sources tell 6 News the incident involves a failure to stop for a traffic stop in Mills County, Iowa. Apparently, Lausten was returning from a senior softball tournament in another state, traveling with a teammate, when the stop was initiated.

La Vista Police Chief on leave after self-reporting traffic incident

Nebraska State

A woman is recovering after being shot in the leg near 44th and Pinkney Tuesday night. Omaha Zoo's newest giraffe calf accepting bottle feeding. Henry Doorly Zoo officials say the zoo's newest giraffe calf is now bottle feeding. Man arrested for standoff on McDonald's roof facing more charges. Updated: 55...

Nebraska permitless conceal carry bill advances

Sanders quizzes former Starbucks CEO about union busting

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man accused in a fatal shooting last year has been sentenced to decades in prison. Daniel Atherton, 26, was recently in Douglas County Court for a sentencing hearing. He was sentenced to a combined 48-76 years in prison, with 302 days of credit for time served.

Man accused in fatal Omaha shooting sentenced to prison

Bond has been set at $200,000 in a deadly manslaughter case involving a motorcyclist. Charges have been upgraded for the woman accused of a brutal double-murder in Lincoln Monday. Omaha police investigating Tuesday night shooting. Updated: 1 hour ago. A woman is recovering after being shot in the leg near...

BREAKING: La Vista Police chief Bob Lausten on leave

Families of lost loved ones are finally getting their ashes and urns and preneed from a bankrupt Benson funeral home. Two men were killed in an apartment complex parking lot in Lincoln Monday after the suspect allegedly intentionally ran them over. Nebraska congressmen discuss TikTok ban issue. Updated: 5 hours...

BREAKING: Man disrupts lunch with religious messages at Millard South HS

Wyoming State

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several articles of jewelry were taken from Omaha-native fighter Terence “Bud” Crawford’s residence last week. A sheriff’s deputy responded to a home near 89th and Wyoming streets at about 1:45 p.m. on March 20....

Boxer Terence Crawford reports burglary at his northwest Omaha home

A woman is recovering after being shot in the leg near 44th and Pinkney Tuesday night. Man arrested for standoff on McDonald's roof facing more charges. The man accused in a standoff with police at an Omaha McDonald's over the weekend is facing additional charges. Nebraska permitless conceal carry bill...

BREAKING: Fire damages popular north Omaha restaurant

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are investigating a cutting that hurt one person Tuesday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to 22nd and Jones at 12:19 p.m. and found a 29-year-old male suffering from multiple cutting wounds. He was transported to Nebraska Medicine in critical condition. Witnesses stated the victim was...

Omaha Police investigate Tuesday afternoon cutting

Omaha's Hanscom Park Greenhouse is in need of some extra helping hands. An Omaha woman has been charged with manslaughter for her role in a deadly DUI crash. Omaha Veterans Cemetery commemorates 50 years since U.S. withdrew from Vietnam. Updated: 3 hours ago. Today marks 50 years since the last...

Omaha Zoo's newest giraffe calf accepting bottle feeding

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman serving a 15-20 year sentence for attempted sexual assault has died. According to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, the inmate died Tuesday at an Omaha hospital. The inmate identified as a trans woman and in 2021 while incarcerated, legally changed her name to...

36-year-old inmate dies while incarcerated at Omaha Correctional Center

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day five decades ago, it was the beginning of the end of the United State’s military involvement in the Vietnam War. Across the nation, soldiers are being recognized for their service, including here in Nebraska. “Our fallen heroes are the finest examples of...

Nebraska Vietnam veterans honored at Omaha National Cemetery

Bond has been set at $200,000 in a deadly manslaughter case involving a motorcyclist. 6 News has learned La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten is on leave following a Mills County traffic stop. 6 News WOWT Live at 5 - clipped version. Updated: 18 minutes ago. ParkOmaha says big changes...

Omaha police investigating Tuesday night shooting

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A well-known Omaha barbecue restaurant caught fire Wednesday morning. Omaha Fire crews were dispatched at 9:22 a.m. to Jim’s Rib Haven at 38th and Ames streets. They reported flames on approach. Firefighters managed to get the blaze fire under control in about 15 minutes; but...

Fire damages popular longtime north Omaha restaurant

Millard South High School families were made aware of an incident Monday when a man entered the school lunchroom making religious statements. Two men were killed in an apartment complex parking lot in Lincoln Monday after the suspect allegedly intentionally ran them over. Nebraska congressmen discuss TikTok ban issue. Updated:...

Family members getting ashes from bankrupt Benson funeral home

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Two families are still in shock Tuesday as they deal with the unexpected loss of their loved ones. Lincoln Police said a woman who lived at The Lodge Apartments intentionally hit and killed two maintenance workers with her car Monday afternoon. Taylor Bradley, 27, was arrested...

Homicide victims worked at Lincoln apartment complex where suspect lived

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A Lincoln woman accused of killing two men Monday is facing new and upgraded charges. Forty-eight hours after she allegedly ran two men over with her car, Taylor Bradley is now facing the possibility of spending the rest of her life behind bars. The 27-year-old made...

Lincoln woman accused of killing two men with car now faces first-degree murder charges

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Carrying closure for his mother, Dan Whited leaves Kremer Funeral Home with remains of her longtime partner. The body of 78-year-old Billy Lorenz was brought to Kremer Funeral Home in early January for cremation, but owner Travis Sheffield didn’t provide ashes in a boxed urn until Monday morning.

Families receive ashes from bankrupt Omaha funeral home

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Spring storms and weather is almost here. AGR Roofing and Construction tell Dave Webber about protecting your home from damage like hail. Watch today’s interview to learn more about it.

Omaha Everyday: AGR Roofing & Construction

BREAKING: North Omaha barbecue restaurant heavily damaged by fire

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police found a missing 13-year-old girl on Tuesday. Police said on Twitter that 13-year-old Shaye Ruel had been safely located. LPD thanked the community for their assistance.

Lincoln Police find missing 13-year-old girl

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Investigators: Aldrick Scott researched Belize arrest possibility

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy involved in the Cari Allen murder investigation testified Monday that Aldrick Scott researched whether he could be...

Investigators: Aldrick Scott researched Belize arrest possibility

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