Taleisha Newbill
Digital Producer
Omaha, NE
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Taleisha Newbill joined the WOWT 6 News digital team in December 2020.
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A U.S. district judge sentenced a 30-year-old former Lincoln correctional officer accused of distributing child porn on Friday.
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In an investigation, detectives with the Omaha Police Department’s South Gang Suppression Unit arrested two people accused of trafficking up to 20 pounds of meth.
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Gather around everyone, tickets are now on sale for the 2021 Nebraska State Fair.
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Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation of a shooting on Saturday night.
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The Omaha Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire on Sunday morning.
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Omaha Police are in an ongoing investigation of a Sunday morning shooting.
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In preparation for the upcoming heatwave this week, the Salvation Army will have cooling centers in the Omaha metro for people to beat the heat.
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Lincoln Police report the missing 13-year-old has been found safe on Sunday morning.
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Officials from the Iowa Department of Corrections announced Saturday afternoon of an inmate missing from the Lary A. Nelson Residential Center.
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Omaha Fire crews responded to a Saturday morning house fire that left two people displaced.
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The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Crash Response Unit is investigating a fatal crash from Friday night.
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The announcement of Lake Cunningham being back open to the public is coming soon.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation released June’s 2021 traffic fatality toll on Monday.
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A 74-year-old was arrested after a Saturday night incident officers discovered was a domestic violence assault.
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It’s official, over one million people have visited Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo this year.
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Officials from the Iowa Department of Corrections announced Sunday morning of an inmate missing from the Ottumwa facility.
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The same judge sentenced two men from Lincoln on separate charges in relation to meth on Friday.
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A house fire in Omaha was put out in a short time on Friday afternoon.
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A 45-year-old man is facing up to 40 years after being found guilty on child porn charges on Thursday.
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Omaha police arrested a woman suspected of a cutting incident on Friday night.
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On World Snake Day, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo found a unique way to celebrate the holiday with a first-time birth.
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Omaha Police have arrested three people accused in connection with a shooting on Monday.
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The Omaha Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire on Monday morning.
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A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Anamosa State Penitentiary at approximately 2:27 p.m. on Friday July 9, 2021.
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The City of Omaha released more updates about the cleanup from the weekend storms.
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Nonprofit Heartland Hope Mission will be giving out a week’s worth of groceries for people with spoiled food due to the weekend storm.
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In the aftermath of severe storms around the Omaha metro, cities have announced drop-off sites for damaged trees and debris.
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Officials from the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced an inmate missing from Community Corrections Center – Lincoln on Friday night.
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An Omaha man that admitted to stealing mail as a United States Postal Service employee was sentenced to probation today.
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The 65-year-old of Fremont was sentenced to life in prison today for aggravated bank robbery.
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Officials from the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution said Tuesday that a staff member had been taken to the hospital after an inmate attacked them.
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Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation of a cutting on Tuesday morning.
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On Friday and throughout the weekend, Republican leaders and lawmakers from Nebraska and Iowa responded to a federal appeals court ruling limiting E-15.
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A Harrah’s casino and racetrack in Columbus, Nebraska is in development and predicted to be open in late 2022.
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Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation of a Saturday night cutting downtown.
Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation of a Saturday night shooting that injured a 16-year-old.
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An incident Friday night involving two men in an argument ends with one getting arrested and one taken to a hospital.
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Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation for a robbery at an art store on Friday.
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Drinking water sites will be available on Saturday for Pottawattamie residents in the boil advisory.
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The OPD Homicide Unit is now a part of the investigation.
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A juvenile was arrested after crews put out a fire in a home Tuesday afternoon.
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After training, Pawfficer Mo will be a certified therapy dog for the Bellevue Police Department.
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A benefit concert is being held on Tuesday, June 26 for an Iowa boy who has been missing since May 27.
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Omaha police are investigating a robbery at a Speedy’s Shop Friday morning.
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Omaha police are in an ongoing investigation of a shooting on Friday night.
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Iowa authorities confirmed the six-year-old girl from Denison has been found around 4 p.m.
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The Iowa Department of Corrections announced an inmate missing from the Fort Des Moines Correctional Saturday morning.
The Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit is investigating a crash with a car and a tractor-trailer on Friday.
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Omaha police announced an update of a homicide case in March.
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The Nebraska State Patrol arrested a man from Chicago with multiple charges after many incidents from Monday night into Tuesday morning.