Air & Space Show returns to Bellevue’s Offutt Air Force Base this weekend
The free event features the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, Tora Tora Tora, and the Air Force Heritage Flight.
311 Comes Home: Omaha Icons Deliver a Triumphant Headlining Performance at Stir Cove
Some concerts are memorable because of the music. Others because of the atmosphere. Tuesday August 5, 2026, at Stir Cove in Council Bluffs offered both, as 311 returned to their hometown region to headline the “So Glad You Made It Tour” before a packed crowd. Mother Nature couldn’t...
Weekend events bring road closures, traffic impacts across Omaha metro
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Several major events this weekend will create road closures, lane restrictions and heavy traffic across the metro area, including the Offutt Air Show, Maha Festival, a cycling event, and the Pinnacle Bank Championship golf tournament. Offutt Air Show. Road closures will be in place Saturday and...
Nebraska State Board of Education postpones approval of North Omaha girls school
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s State Board of Education delayed a vote on approving a nonpublic girls school in North Omaha over concerns about references to “abolitionist framework” that were at one point posted on the school’s website. The board voted 6-2 Friday to postpone its vote until a virtual meeting Aug. 11 to give memb
Firefighters respond to fire at vacant South Omaha home
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department was sent to a fire in a home early Friday. Firefighters went to the house near 41st Avenue and O Street, in South Omaha, shortly after 2:45 a.m. First Alert 6 on the scene is told the house was vacant at the...
Omaha’s first dedicated grief center opens near 78th and Cass
Omaha's first dedicated grief center, Collective for Hope, opens near 78th and Cass with community support services.
Bellevue businesses hope air show crowds spill into local shops and restaurants this weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Bellevue will be crowded this weekend as tens of thousands of people make their way to Offutt Air Force Base to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary at the Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show. Businesses in Bellevue are hoping some of that crowd makes...
Omaha Police K9 bites bystander during felony suspect pursuit
Officers were attempting to apprehend a felony assault suspect when a police dog bit an uninvolved bystander.
Omaha Bagel Company opens first brick-and-mortar store in Central Omaha
Omaha Bagel Company opens its first storefront near 55th and Leavenworth after years at local farmers markets.
Sandwiched Between Omaha And Topeka Is Nebraska’s Recreation Area With Lake Fun, Camping, And...
When thinking of Midwestern states such as Nebraska, images of a windswept, arid prairie land may come to mind. While the Cornhusker State is landlocked and is comprised largely of grassy lowlands, it is also abundant in rivers and lakes. Kirkman's Cove Recreation Area in southeastern Nebraska features a clear blue lak
