Omaha NE

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha nonprofit spent the day helping people take the first step toward homeownership. Members of Family Housing Advisory Services offered free, confidential credit reviews to help potential home buyers reach their goals. Taking the first step. Erin Harwood was among those taking advantage of th

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A fixed-wing air medical aircraft based in Omaha is back in service, giving critically ill patients in rural parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and surrounding states access to specialty care they could not otherwise reach in time. Air Methods held a ribbon-cutting Thursday to mark the return...

Residents of Omaha's Little Italy neighborhood are calling for more upkeep at Dahlman Park, pointing to dead trees, litter, and overgrown plants along pathways.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Redress Omaha, a nonprofit focused on housing equality, is working to get the city to cap rental application fees at $35 — and organizers are using community events to build support. Canvassing at Jazz on the Green. Clarice Dombeck, the senior campaign organizer with Redress...

ELKHORN, NE — A cottage-food bakery based in Bennington is taking its next step by opening its first storefront in a historic building in Olde Towne Elkhorn. Kelsay Cosgrove, owner of KCC Bakery, has been serving sourdough and pastries to neighbors in northwest Omaha through her cottage food operation. Business has gro

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - Amazon’s Prime Air delivery service has officially begun in the Omaha metro. With the delivery drones, customers within 7.5 miles of the Highway 370 fulfillment center in Papillion can order items weighing 5 pounds or less and receive them in two hours or less. Earlier...

The historic City Hall and Bee Buildings were razed in 1966 to make way for the state’s tallest building, the Woodmen Tower. Fortunately, its neighbor to the east, the Omaha Building, escaped such a fate. The nationally recognized New York-based architectural firm McKim, Mead & White won an architectural...

Two members of the Omaha Public Schools board have missed nearly a quarter of regular board meetings since the start of 2023. School board member Bri Full missed 17 of the 79 regular board meetings in that time frame and was absent during votes when the board approved the school district’s nearly $1 billion general fun

Heart Ministry Center plans a grocery store near 24th and Lake in North Omaha after surveying hundreds of residents about their needs.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today awarded $2 million in grants to Ellsworth Community College and Iowa Western Community College through the state’s Career Academy Incentive Fund. The grant funds will be used to establish two new regional centers, empowering more Iowa students with multiple p