10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (215+ words) Several developments are planned or underway as the city prepares for more residents and new community needs. Springfield is preparing for a wave of residential growth that could bring hundreds of new neighbors to the community. Village on Main, located…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (481+ words) Omaha is a city that some locals claim has the most restaurants per capita in the United States. One local farm, for the third year in a row, is on its journey to find the city's best team of chefs....

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (69+ words) A semi crash on I-80 near the 42nd St. exit in Omaha is blocking lanes of traffic. A jackknifed semi on I-80 in Omaha caused a fuel spill on the roadway. That crash happened near the 42nd street exit on westbound I-80 around 8 a.m. Sunday morning....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (263+ words) A new playground in North Omaha was constructed with the help of dozens of volunteers and the children who will use it helped design it. The new play space is for the Bruce Fellman North Omaha Boys & Girls Club, and…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (264+ words) A Nebraska inmate is being charged in the murder of his cellmate. The incident happened in Aug. 2023 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Johnson County, Nebraska. According to court documents, Alfred Thulin, 76, was found dead in his cell an…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (135+ words) A crash involving a semi truck and a passenger sedan left one person dead and another critically injured Saturday morning near 204th Street and Bennington Road. The crash was just after 10 a.m. Saturday morning. A semi was traveling southbound on 204th Street when…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (274+ words) An inmate appears in court accused of sexually assaulting a prison staffer. The alleged incident happened two years ago at the Omaha Correctional Center, but 57-year-old Bradley Tunender had his first hearing Thursday. The Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (115+ words) Heartland Family Services officials reminded residents that help is available by calling the suicide prevention hotline at 988. There are also numbers for the Heartland Family Services Crisis Response Teams in Nebraska and Iowa. They will meet you where you're at....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (117+ words) Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced the birth of blue-eyed black lemur twins. The twins, who were born to Wiig and Hiddleston, marked the first-ever birth of blue-eyed black lemurs at the Omaha zoo. The population of blue-eyed lemurs…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (247+ words) A DUI suspect will not face motor vehicle homicide charges following a deadly mid-July crash. According to the Douglas County attorney's office, Bailey Burr, 31, will not be charged in the death of motorcyclist Ryan Hay. Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine…...