Second North Omaha Shooting Kills Man
Omaha, NE: Police converge at 5535 North 61st Avenue to find someone dead inside a home.
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Omaha Police Officer Headed to Trial on Strangulation Charges
Omaha, NE - An Omaha police officer is headed to trial for choking his wife in front of his 12-year-old son. Sean Heyenga waived his preliminary hearing Monday.
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Shooting Kills Teenager in Omaha
Omaha Police are on the scene of a deadly shooting, just east of the Benson neighborhood.
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Crash Hurts Six People in Council Bluffs
Paramedics came from nearly every direction after a serious crash in Council Bluffs. It happened on Veterans Memorial Highway, just northeast of Lake Manawa on Monday night.
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Suspect Robs Blind Man of Cash, Prescriptions and Groceries
Omaha, NE - The 29-year-old man was just walking home when a stranger approached him, cursed him, and robbed him. Marvin Dotson won't be able to visually identify the robber. He's blind.
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Kofoed Back in Court
Plattsmouth, NE -- Douglas County's top CSI is back in the courtroom as attorneys from both sides, battle over evidence and witnesses. He beat charges of evidence tampering in federal court.
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Hit and Run Kills Good Samaritan
A hit and run takes the life of a good samaritan, simply helping a friend change his tire.
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OPS Students Making Up Time Lost to Snow Days
All of this winter's snow days are starting to catch up with Omaha Public Schools students.
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Mayor Proposes Garbage Collection Fee
The Mayor is considering a garbage collection fee to offset the deficit in the police and fire pensions.
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Former MECA Board Member Sentenced for 5th DUI
A man who once served on the MECA board gets sentenced again for drunk driving. His fifth.
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Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-old at Tilt Arcade
Omaha, NE - A 22-year-old man is arrested after a 7-year-old girl tells her mom and an off-duty officer that the stranger "touched her privates." She was in the Tilt Arcade at the Westroads Mall. The
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Driver Arrested after Deadly Hit and Run
An Omaha man changing a flat tire was killed Sunday morning by a hit and run driver; the third hit and run accident in a week.
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Click To Cheat
Popular politicians, super-star athletes, accused of affairs and adultery. Some deny it, some admit it. Now there's a web site that makes it easy "click to cheat".
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Volunteers Search For Missing Family
The peculiar disappearance of an Omaha missionary family originally from Brazil gets the attention of a local organization. Now it's taking action, trying to help out.
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Police Investigate Murder Outside Bowling Alley
The crowd inside Kelly's Hilltop Lanes had no idea what was going on outside Saturday night, until someone came in to alert the owner a rescue squad was in the parking lot.
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Fire Victim Reunited With Firefighters Who Saved Her
An Omaha woman and her family thank the firefighters who pulled her from her burning home.
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"Kids Against Hunger" Pack Food For 100,000 Haitians
A big group of people kept coming and going from a warehouse near 87th and F Street.
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Transformer Blows, Slows Traffic
An Omaha power outage slows traffic at one of the city's busiest intersections.
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Romeo's Robbery
An Omaha restaurant is robbed for cold hard cash.
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IA Police Officer Arrested
Des Moines Police Chief Judy Bradshaw says authorities have arrested a Des Moines police officer for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 22-year-old woman in his patrol car while he was on duty and in uniform.
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Former Teacher Gets Jail for Sex with Student
A former Millard teacher gets prison time, for having sex with an eighth grader.
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Cousin Looking for Revenge Gets 100 to 130 Behind Bars
A 23-year-old seeking revenge in his cousin's suicide shoots a woman 3 times. She survives by playing dead. Now that man--Jamaal Abram--is headed to prison for 100 to 130 years. He'll be eligible
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School Buses Stuck on Slick Streets
Slick streets sent school buses sliding on Friday evening.
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Bellevue Family Welcomes Girls from Haiti
A Bellevue mother is welcoming to very special arrivals this weekend. The Cruz family returned to Omaha on Friday afternoon, with two new daughters who are adopted from Haiti.
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Governor: Ice Jams Now Pose an Emergency
Lincoln, NE - Gov. Dave Heineman has declared a state of emergency due to the potential for ice jam-related flooding along the lower Platte River and its tributaries. The Nebraska Emergency Management
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Mother of Suspect: "He made a bad choice."
Omaha, NE -- David Russell's mother says he always helped neighbors shovel snow and folded his own laundry. A nice boy at home she says became acquainted with the wrong kids at school.
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Surge In Hit-and-Runs Makes Man Take Legislative Action
We've been reporting on them a lot lately; hit-and-run crimes. Last weekend alone, one of them killed a man, another put a young man in a coma.
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Potholes Close US-75 South Ramp to I-480
Omaha, NE - Drivers used to taking 75 South to westbound I-480 are going to have to find another route while state workers deal with potholes. The ramp has been closed.
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Crash in Construction Zone Kills Council Bluffs Man
A crash in a construction zone kills a Council Bluffs man. Iowa State Patrol investigators say Mark Albright swerved his Plymouth Neon to miss a cone in the middle of the road.
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Police Want To Shut "Rumors" Down
The Bellevue Police Department says enough is enough with the violence at Rumors Restaurant and Lounge located on South 9th Street near Offutt Air Force Base.
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Omaha Teens Take Action to Stop Dialing Danger
Omaha, NE--Some Omaha teens and a woman in Shenandoah are fighting for changes in the law and people's mindsets about how we use phones in the car.
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Tiny Shims Arrive To Fix Toyota's Accelerator Recall
Toyota's solution to it's massive recall has arrived to some metro dealerships. One little device, they say, will prevent the sudden acceleration problem that launched the recall.
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Sports Anchor Exposes Crime Trend
A trendy place to live may be developing a crime trend. Some police officers tell Action 3 News, burglars and car thieves are targeting parking garages, public and private in downtown Omaha.
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Winter Storm Leads to Slick Roads and Plenty of Crashes
While a snowstorm moves across our area, falling temperatures are making a mess of the roads. In fact, Omaha Police stopped responding to accidents on Thursday night, unless they involve injuries.
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15-Year-Old Named for Reportedly Bringing Loaded Gun To School
North High School student David Russell is accused of bringing a loaded gun to school. He has been charged as an adult in the case.
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Family Outraged By Hit and Run Driver's Sentence
Outrage over the sentencing handed down to a south Omaha woman. Courtney Antillion struck and killed a mother who had just taken her children out for ice-cream last summer.
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Toyota Under Investigation for New Safety Problem
The Transportation Department has opened an investigation into brake problems in the 2010 Toyota Prius.
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Sheriff's Captain Arrested for DUI
Bellevue Police arrested Sarpy County Sheriff's Captain John Kucer Wednesday night for drunk driving.
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Police Call Family's Disappearance, Suspicious
Omaha police, on Wednesday, called the case of missing family, suspicious. Nobody has seen the Szczepaniks, from Brazil, since December
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2 Weapons, 2 Schools, 1 Day
Two schools on opposite sides of town. Two different weapons. One shocking. The other potentially deadly.
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Mother Accused Of Murdering Son Will Go To Trial
The Omaha mother accusing of killing her son and hiding his body in their home is one step closer to trial.
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Transportation Secretary: "I misspoke."
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when he told a House Appropriations subcommittee that Toyota drivers should not drive their recalled vehicles until they are fixed.
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State Agencies get Freebies with Taxpayer Money?
Nebraska's auditor claims state departments got 2,500 free football tickets in the past three years just for reportedly spending taxpayer dollars. The state advisory commission investigated agencies such as HHS, the Department of Roads, and the Corn Board.
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Man Accused of Peeping on UNO Campus
A disturbing bust at the University Of Nebraska in Omaha.
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Millard South Student Zaps School Administrator with Stun Gun
Police say a Millard South student used a stun gun when the staff member tried to break up a fight.
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I-680 Open Again After Crash
Omaha police have opened I-680 at Pacific Street. A minivan crashed at 5 a.m. Wednesday, two men were thrown out of the van and seriously hurt.
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National Anthem Singers Wanted for CWS
Omaha, NE- Want your chance to be heard singing to thousands of fans at the final College World Series at Rosenblatt stadium? The CWS is now accepting applications for National Anthem singers. You can
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Lawmakers Getting Closer to Vote on Helmets
Nebraska lawmakers appear to be inching closer to a vote on helmets.
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Women Say A Massage Therapist Went Too Far
Omaha, NE - Massage therapist Sikelela Ndebele is cited by police for sexual assault and was fired by Massage Envy after three women say he went too far. One young woman claims the sent an email to
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Prescription Drug Kills Couple in Apartment
Fentanyl can be deadly. Investigators say the prescription drug, 100 times stronger than morphine, killed Robert Bordelon and Sandra Brown. Both were found dead in their apartment in early January.
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Omaha Family Vanishes
Omaha, NE - A Brazilian family doing mission work here in Omaha is missing for weeks. No one knows where the mom, dad and son have gone and friends and family are getting more and more worried by the day.
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Police: Suspect in Fatal Hit and Run More Than Twice Legal Limit
Police say the 19-year-old driver who killed a man on a bike Saturday morning was driving a stolen truck, speeding, and about 2-and-a-half times the legal drinking limit.
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House Fire Ruled Accidental
A house fire at 40th and Nicholas is apparently started by a candle.
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Henry Doorly Zoo Gorilla Predicts More Winter
The animal kingdom seems to be in agreement. More winter is on the way.
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Authorities Investigate Deadly Crash on I-29
Council Bluffs Police are investigating a deadly crash. The wreck was discovered this morning on Interstate 29 just north of Council Bluffs.
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Hit and Run Suspect Turns Himself in to Police
A man turned himself in today, for a hit and run that put another man in a medically-induced coma. Police took 28-year old Travis Wolfe into custody this afternoon.
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Gretna Man Convicted for Having Alcohol
The Gretna man who was behind the wheel during a deadly crash, heads to court for another crash. On Monday, a judge found Matt Robinson guilty of being a minor in possession of alcohol.
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MUD Crews Work to Fix Three Water Main Breaks
MUD crews spent Monday night working to fix three water main breaks. The breaks happened at 43rd and Laurel, 41st and Leavenworth and 102nd and J Streets.
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Roger Morrissey Files for Re-Election to Douglas Co. Assessor
Current Douglas County Assessor Roger Morrissey is filing for re-election.
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Hit and Run Victim in Coma, Family Wants Answers
A hit and run victim lays in a hospital bed, seriously hurt. His family urges the person responsible to come forward.
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Creighton Gets Help From U.S. Military
A team of Creighton University doctors faces a life-and-death mission in Haiti and gets some much needed help from Senator Ben Nelson's office.
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Odd/Even Snow Plan Gets Support
Your complaints to city hall might change the way plows push snow. At least that's the plan if one Omaha city councilman has his way.
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Pregnant Mothers May Lose Medicaid
A fight for prenatal care is really heating up after the federal government rules unborn children in Nebraska should not be covered by Medicaid.
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Search in Ames for Missing College Student
A search for a missing Iowa State University student will focus on remote areas of the campus such as steam tunnels and mechanical rooms.
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Midwest Economy Looking Up
Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states are starting to believe that the region's economy is picking up steam, according to results of a January survey released Monday.
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Police Allege Teen Who Shot at Cop Involved in September Shooting
The 15-year-old wounded after allegedly shooting at an Omaha police officer during a traffic stop has now been implicated in a second shooting.
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Thousands Evacuated During Propane Fire
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Courtesy Norfolk Daily News
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Firefighter takes risky action to stop massive propane fire in Norfolk.
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