Taking care of someone with a disability that has the potential to wander can be very stressful, but in Sarpy County they have a program to help.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says about 49,000 gallons of ethanol leaked from railroad tanker cars after a derailment east of Charles City.

Federal prosecutors say a 39-year-old Norfolk man has been indicted on five counts of child pornography.

A Canadian mining firm says it's close to securing the funding needed to move forward with a plan to extract a valuable and rare heat-resistant element from beneath southeast Nebraska.

Good neighbors come to the rescue when they notice flames climbing the side of their neighbors' house.

Cyclists are gearing up for The Underwood Optimist 2nd Annual Bicycle Poker Run which gets underway on Saturday, June 1st.

It won't be hard finding something to do this Memorial Day weekend, there are concerts, festivals, and more on this weekend's horizon. But finding a place to put the car might be a little tricky.

Authorities are scaling back their search for a missing Iowa teenager abducted from a rural school bus stop earlier this week.

WOWT will be broadcasting via its auxiliary transmitter starting at 10:35 p.m. Friday until sometime Saturday morning to perform routine maintenance.

A biodiesel plant in southeast Nebraska is going to be retrofitted to use inedible plant and animal material for feedstock.

A trial date has been set for a Nebraska defensive end accused of exposing his genitals to a female student. Freshman Avery Moss briefly appeared Friday in Lancaster County Court. His trial is scheduled for July 23rd.

A camera thief was caught on camera. Now authorities hope someone can help identify him so he can be apprehended.

A group that opposes alcohol sales in Whiteclay is alleging that one of its beer store owners gave baseball bats and a stick to men who frequent the town, and told them to attack the protesters' encampment on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Just this week a teenager was shot in the back as she was hanging out with friends at an Omaha park. Organizations and community members hosted Peace In Our City rallies Friday at different corners around town, with drivers being asked to honk for peace.

Another historic military post may become a college campus. This time in south Omaha.

City town and village population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.

Ipads for kids at smaller school district.

If your yard waste has been sitting on the curb longer than usual you're not alone. Deffenbaugh has been struggling to keep up with yard waste collection.

End of the year traditions are underway across the metro.

The Nebraska Humane Society has 95 dogs ready for adoption. The cat kennels are full too. NHS needs to make room for animals that will be continuing to enter the shelter.

The first holiday of the summer travel season is upon us. Memorial Day weekend usually comes with a spike in gas prices and this year is no exception, though the higher prices aren't going to keep many people from hitting the road.

Looking for something for the kids to do this weekend? How about letting them try "Play Streets"?

A World War II veteran received his high school diploma on Friday, albeit 71 years late.

Everywhere you look, schools are closing up for the summer. This spring, however, three Catholic elementary schools in Omaha are closing for good. That includes St. Stanislaus which, on Friday, commemorated the occasion with a release of red balloons.

Your retirement fund could be looking better than ever and Google may be trying to buy up a popular map-software. Here's the Friday Bloomberg After The Bell Report from the New York Stock Exchange.