The city of Omaha could lose its power to ask voters for a local option sales tax increase, under a measure backed by Nebraska lawmakers.

A North Omaha neighborhood is put on alert Wednesday morning after gunshots ring out over six blocks of Hartman Avenue.

A 17-year-old girl who went missing in Lancaster county along with her dog has been found.

The state's Judicial Resources Commission has forwarded the names of seven candidates for the governor to consider for a vacant county court judgeship in Lincoln.

Residents in Lincoln and a group of Boy Scouts have collected 47,000 pounds of outdated phone directories for recycling.

A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They're also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the "oversharing" that they see on Facebook.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is showing off its new $30 million eye institute.

Neighbors worry about rain not jumpers being drained at a backyard basketball court. Omaha's superintendent of permits and inspections said a permit was required but never obtained by a homeowner who built it. Thew homeowner said he's trying to make it right but it takes time.

Fire investigators took a teenage boy in for questioning Tuesday night after his home caught fire.

Wednesday, Omaha police identified the 19-year-old woman who was shot in the back Tuesday night.

A dog wounded during a home invasion is doing better today. Rex the dog was hit by a bullet on May 17th while protecting his owners.

The search continues for an Iowa teen kidnapped earlier in the month. Kathlynn Shepard, 15, was taken with another girl as they were getting off the bus in Dayton, Iowa.

The Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary is crediting two Des Moines area businesses with providing food donations that have kept the organization operating.

Gov. Terry Branstad is heading to the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi later this week for a re-dedication of the Iowa State Memorial.

A bill that would extend sales tax breaks to large wind-energy companies that locate in Nebraska is headed to a final vote in the Legislature.

Officials are blaming an outbreak of norovirus for an illness that sickened dozens of students at a Sioux City elementary school.

Rescuers called to the scene of a train derailment found the train's engineer and conductor atop one of the derailed locomotives in an area surrounded by rising flood waters.

The city of Omaha could lose its power to ask voters for a local option sales tax increase, under a measure backed by Nebraska lawmakers.

Nearly five years after a tornado struck the Little Sioux Boy Scout Ranch near Little Sioux, Iowa and killed four teens, the camp has come back stronger and more prepared than ever.

The American Cancer Society lights up the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge.

The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.

The Omaha Police Officers Association made a big donation to Ted E Bear Hollow in honor of Officer Torrey Gully, who passed away in the prime of his life.

Many people are asking how they can help people deal with this tragedy. In a disaster as big as this one, it is best to turn to those who deal with these tragedies on a regular basis.

After the devastation in Oklahoma, many are questioning whether they would have been ready in the same situation.

If we’re honest with ourselves we often approach the issue of homelessness with preconceived ideas about why a person is homeless, but there’s one woman who breaks all the stereotypes.