Omaha
CRIME & SAFETY
'He's a pretty good person': Friends remembering the man killed in shooting Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday morning on Charles Street near Northwest Radial Highway. Police said that emergency responders were dispatched to the location for a medical call. Upon arrival, officials discovered a man unconscious who was suffering from a gunshot wound.
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.
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.
Nebraska teen drowns in lake near Omaha
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 14-year-old boy drowned Friday at Schmid Park, the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office says. Around 8:50 p.m., Adrian Thompson was swimming with friends in the lake when he went underwater and never resurfaced. Several local agencies began a search of the lake but were...
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.
First responders rescue 2 children stuck inside vacant south Omaha grain elevator
OMAHA, Neb. — Six kids were inside of the vacant building connected to the grain elevators in south Omaha, and two of them got stuck on Saturday evening, authorities said. The grain elevators are located near 34th and Vinton streets. Omaha firefighters said four of the kids made it...
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 accused in Omaha manslaughter enters plea
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha homicide suspect accused in a man’s death last summer has pleaded “no contest.”. Nadim Zarazua-Hernandez, Jr., now 25, pleaded no contest to manslaughter Thursday in Douglas County District Court in the death of 30-year-old Carlos Salguero-Canar. Salguero-Canar was found down at an...
Omaha police need help finding missing 85-year-old man with dementia
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 85-year-old man who has dementia. Police posted on social media that Agustine Vallecillo was last seen around 6 p.m. near 17th and Spring streets. He was wearing a brown cowboy hat, leather jacket, and...
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