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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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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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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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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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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...
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Man changes plea in North Omaha deadly shooting case
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man charged in connection with a North Omaha homicide in May has changed his plea. Denzel Gaines, 33, was facing charges including second-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, possession of a firearm, and terroristic threats. On Monday, Gaines entered a plea...
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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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Trader Joe’s to Open 13,500-Square-Foot Store at Avenue One in West Omaha
Omaha, Neb. — Trader Joe’s will open at Avenue One, a mixed-use destination along the Dodge Expressway in West Omaha. The grocery store will span 13,500 square feet. Additional retailers at Avenue One include Arhaus, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille, Barnes & Noble, L.L. Bean and Ulta Beauty. An opening date for Trader Joe’s has not been announced yet. Avenue One is owned and developed by JSP Development, with Poag Shopping Centers serving as retail co-developer and JLL overseeing leasing.
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Drivers keep pulling off I-80 for this glass chapel between Omaha and Lincoln
You’re driving Interstate 80 through flat Nebraska prairie, and something catches your eye on a bluff to the south. Tall glass walls. Arching wooden beams. It looks like a cathedral grew straight out of the hillside. That’s the Holy Family Shrine near Gretna, and drivers pull off the highway...
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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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Douglas County judge awards temporary eligibility to Creighton’s Brody Robinson
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Creighton guard Brody Robinson was granted an injunction shortly before Tuesday’s game at Kansas State, making him eligible to play temporarily. Douglas County District Court Judge Molly Keane awarded the temporary restraining order. He can play for Creighton for the next 10 days under the ruling, which includes Sunday’s game vs. Iowa in Des Moines and their Nov. 18 contest against Bethune-Cookman. His next hearing date is Nov. 20.
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This Omaha Restaurant Serves Fine Dining Inside a 130-Year-Old Former Boiler Room
An old factory boiler room in downtown Omaha has become one of the city’s more unusual places for a special dinner. The Boiler Room occupies part of the historic Bemis Bag Building, where exposed brick, steel beams, and a two-level layout preserve much of the original industrial character. The...