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I-480 westbound ramp closed due to multiple crashes...
The Nebraska Department of Transportation says the westbound I-480 ramp is closed to JFK Freeway southbound. The NDOT says the closure is due to multiple crashes along F Street. Drivers should use I-80 westbound to 42nd Street to I-80 eastbound to JFK....
Officials seek help finding who shot eagle found in Ankeny...
Man arrested in connection with south Omaha shooting...
A man is arrested in connection with a south Omaha shooting. According to police, they found the man and car they believe was involved in the River City Saloon shooting near 17th and Bancroft Streets. Police say they arrested Rosalio Blaz-Ventura, 50, Mon...
Biden: Impeachment trial keeping senators off the trail not a competitive advantage...
Joe Biden says his central message calling for unifying the country—Republicans and Democrats—in defeating President Trump remains unchanged, even as a bitter partisan divide shakes out in Washington as an impeachment trial looms, a reality ke...
Man tortures, kills girlfriend's cat during police standoff...
An Omaha man appeared in court after torturing and killing his girlfriend's cat during a standoff with police. Larry Barnes appeared in court on Monday. Barnes' bond was set at $150,000. According to court records, officers arrived at Barnes' ...
Nebraska senator shares his opinion of the "Phase One Trade" deal...
President Trump made a big signing on Wednesday with China. The deal is called "Phase One Trade" and in the deal, China promised to buy $200 billion U. S. goods in the next two years. Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, gave a statement over the Phase One...
Des Moines shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 injured...
A shooting Wednesday in a Des Moines neighborhood left two people dead and two injured, police said. Des Moines police responded just before 4 p. m. to a reported shooting at a home in the Merle Hay neighborhood and found two people dead with gunshot inju...
Recovering the lost...
Have you ever wondered what happens when our brave service members go missing in action? Our military has a special department to help find them. The department is called the Defense Prisoner of War Missing in Action Accounting Agency. Tune in to FOX42 at...
Man arrested for 19-year-old cold case murder...
The family of a man who was murdered 19 years ago is now getting justice. Metro Area Fugitive Task Force arrested 51-year-old Christopher Martin Tuesday for first-degree murder. On December 5, 2000, Omaha Police responded to 2907 Q Street after receiving ...
Trial set for woman accused of slayings, firing at officers...
A February trial has been scheduled for a woman charged with the shooting deaths of two men and the attempted murders of two law officers in western Iowa. Pottawattamie County court records say April Montello-Roberts, 44, of Shenandoah, has pleaded not gu...
Police release photos of man wanted in shooting...
Omaha Police have released photos of the man wanted in a Sunday shooting. Officers say they arrived at River City Saloon shortly after reports of shots being fired. Officers say they found Adam Gray, 27, and took him to Nebraska Medicine for treatment. Pe...
Parents bus to the capitol to protest LB 147...
Monday lawmakers will debate if a teacher should have the right to use force to restrain a student. Legislative Bill 147 builds on the statute set by the 1999 Daily v. Board of Education case. Under LB 147 teachers, administrators and school staff would b...
Shooting on Sunday morning left one person hurt...
A man was hurt during a shooting on Vinton Street on Sunday. Omaha Police say officers received a call of shots fired at 12:56 a. m. Officers say when they arrived they found Adam Gray, 27, and took him to Nebraska Medical Center for treatment. According ...
Crashes start to pile up during metro snow storm, police not going to all crashes...
At 3:23 p. m. in the Omaha metro, Omaha Police put an accident alert into effect. This means officers will not head to every single crash. Just the serious ones. If you are in a crash and no one is hurt, you should exchange information and move your car o...
Autobody shop talks about car crashes ahead of winter storm...
There are a lot of people who have to get ready for even a small storm. Auto body shops are usually one of them. but we found that's not necessarily the case right now. A storm is coming and usually, that means the guys at Carstar Autobody need to be ...
Local military veteran, retired UNO dean provide Middle East conflict perspective...
OMAHA, Ne (FOX42KPTM) - For Ben Wormington, the tension between the United States and Iran is like chess or ping pong. "I think we're at a very dangerous time," said Wormington, a military veteran. "There is a very real possibility that th...
Nebraska man charged with attempted murder of Iowa officer...
A Jan. 21 hearing is scheduled for a Nebraska man accused of shooting at an Iowa State Patrol officer after a traffic stop. The Iowa charges against Anthony Walls, 27, include attempted murder and armed assault on an officer. Iowa authorities have said Wa...
Police chief says officers justified in fatal Omaha shooting...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha's police chief says his officers were justified in fatally shooting an armed man on New Year's Eve. Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said Saturday he believes officers acted appropriately when they fatally shot 57-year-o...
Ricketts picks taxes, flood recovery as top issues in 2020...
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will attempt to lower taxes for homeowners, farmers and military retirees this year while setting aside money to help the state recover from the historic 2019 floods. The governor pledged in an Associated Press interview to pre...
OPD Police Chief: "Their actions are justified" to officers in NYE deadly shooting...
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer released this statement in regards to the shooting injuring an officer and killing two people. "My deepest condolences to the family of Ms. Dana Wells," says Schmaderer. "The officer's bravely attempted t...
Police arrest man in connection to shooting involving 4-year-old...
Omaha Police detectives have now made an arrest in the shooting of the 4-year-old child that happened last Sunday. The shooting happened near N 27th & Ellison. Police say Diondray Meridy was arrested and booked into Douglas County Corrections for 1st Degr...
Man accused in Bellevue murder arrested in Lincoln...
Lincoln police arrested a man Thursday morning investigators say shot and killed a man in Bellevue over the weekend. Randy Noe Garcia-Ramos, 19,was found shot to death on a sidewalk in a neighborhood near Fort Crook and Child's Roads Saturday morning....
Lack of seat belt usage cited in rise in fatal wrecks...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska roads saw a deadly rise in fatal crashes in 2019, and state leaders say the failure to buckle up was a major factor. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that as of Dec. 27, 249 people had died on Nebraska roads, a 9% incr...
Two dead, officer hurt in New Year's Eve incident at housing complex...
OMAHA, Ne (FOX42KPTM) - An Omaha police officer is recovering after getting shot in the leg during a shooting at a local housing complex. It happened Tuesday night about two hours short of the new year. According to police, the incident started with a dom...
Police are looking for two men connected to Dec. 23 shooting...
Omaha Police are looking for two men they say are connected to a Dec. 23 shooting. Police say they found the man near 75th and Corby Streets in Omaha with gunshot wounds. Laron Lewis, 28, was taken to Nebraska Medicine by medics with what police say are p...
Police identify man found shot to death on sidewalk...
Two teenagers are accused of being accessories to an Omaha man's murder. Bellevue police say Randy Noe Garcia-Ramos, 19, was found shot to death on a sidewalk in a neighborhood near Fort Crook and Child's Roads Saturday morning. They say he was sh...
Toddler wounded in Sunday night shooting...
A two-year-old girl was wounded in a Sunday night shooting. According to the Omaha Police Department, multiple shots were reported near 27th and Ellison at around 7:35 at night. Officers got involved in a chase with the people involved shortly after arriv...
One man dead after North Omaha shooting...
A man has been shot to death outside a home in north Omaha, police said. Omaha police were called to the shooting around 7:30 p. m. Friday. Arriving officers found Johnton Banks, 23, of Omaha, in a front yard in the Miller Park area with gunshot wounds. H...
Inmates damage prison cell, turn off video surveillance...
Officials with the Nebraska Department of Corrections say a prison cell was damaged by inmates. It happened on Christmas Eve at the prison's Diagnostic and Evaluation Center. Prison officials say the trouble started when staff members took food and ho...
State Patrol shares emotional video to show aftermath of deadly crashes...
It's something no law officer wants to do; knock on a door and tell the people on the other side their loved one isn't coming home because of a crash. State troopers all over Nebraska have had to do it hundreds of times this year and now are shari...
Man seriously hurt in shooting...
Police say a man is in the hospital after being very seriously hurt in a shooting. Police say they found the man near 75th and Corby Streets in Omaha with gunshot wounds. Laron Lewis, 28, was taken to Nebraska Medicine by medics with what police say are p...