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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - North Omaha Music and Arts Festival is returning to the metro this week for its fifth year, bringing four days of live music to the city. The festival, known as NOMAfest, runs Thursday through Sunday. Executive Director Dana Murray said the event serves as a fundraiser for youth music programming a

Nebraska’s largest music festival, Maha, returned to the RiverFront in Heartland of America Park in Omaha on Saturday, August 8. Maha moved its location from Aksarben to the Riverfront last year after taking a year off in 2024. Maha included performances across multiple genres of music, featuring artists Wet...

(Omaha) AAA reminds motorists and students that the back-to-school commute creates one of the busiest and most unpredictable traffic environments of the year. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA, says as students return to the classroom, drivers will encounter heavier traffic around schools; increased pedestrian activity;

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska State Board of Education last week postponed the conditional approval of an all-girls middle school in North Omaha, days before the school’s planned opening. Some board members said they were uncertain about wording on the school’s website that has since been removed. Others...

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire at a vacant home in North Omaha Sunday afternoon. The fire happened at a vacant home near 45th and Pratt streets around 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Crews observed smoke and found the fire in the basement once...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man was arrested after a cutting near Downtown Omaha sent another man to the hospital Saturday night, police said. According to Omaha Police, the incident happened near 17th and Izard streets just before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Officers said a 24-year-old man was cut by...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person died after a crash on Interstate 80 in South Omaha early Monday morning. According to Omaha Police, the crash happened in the area of Interstate 80 and 32nd Street around just after 4 a.m. At the scene, officers found a sedan engulfed in flames.

A midday shooting involving two cars on Center Street left one person injured and one under arrest in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police are investigating a shooting reported near 90th Street and West Center Road as a road rage incident. OPD said in a briefing at the scene that medics took one person to the hospital in serious condition. Another person is in custody. Early reports indicate...