Southwest Iowa Special Olympics bowlers compete for state, make friends
'Happiness and grateful:' 🎳 250 SW Iowa Special Olympics athletes bowled for a shot at state, but say the friendships are the best part.
There There Opens in Midtown Omaha as Café, Wine Bar and Market
There There opened Oct. 14 at 3020 Leavenworth St., Suite 1, in the former Bubbly Tart space, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The midtown business combines an all-day café, wine bar and market, with breakfast, lunch and dinner alongside drinks and European-inspired food. The partnership brings together Katina Talley, who...
Omaha ATM Heist Suspect Pleads Guilty After $220K Robbery, I-80 Traffic Stop
A man accused of helping rob a South Omaha Wells Fargo ATM of roughly $220,000 has pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge, months after he and two co-defendants were pulled over on Interstate 80 with cash and evidence from the heist still in their vehicle. Kendris Boston entered the guilty plea Monday after withdrawing an earlier plea, and he's now scheduled to be sentenced on January 21, 2027.
Suspicious powder reported at Sen. Fischer’s office in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Just days after a scare at Sen. Pete Ricketts’ office in West Omaha, authorities were called to Sen. Deb Fischer’s office in West Omaha on Tuesday after a report of a suspicious powder there. The call went out at about 1 p.m., with emergency...
Omaha gas stations face fuel shortages as Gov. Pillen moves to ease deliveries
Some Omaha gas stations are running out of fuel as Nebraska temporarily eases rules for fuel deliveries.
Nebraska drivers seeing gas deficit at stations in Seward, Lincoln and Omaha
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – As of Monday, drivers in Seward, Omaha and Lincoln have found gas stations running low or not having any gas to sell at all. In an attempt to help, Governor Jim Pillen decided to sign an executive order that extends the window drivers have to deliver fuel to gas stations, while also increasing the weight they are allowed to carry by 10%.
19-year-old woman arrested in northwest Omaha cutting
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman is in jail after a cutting in northwest Omaha on Monday afternoon. Omaha police officers got to the scene near 163rd and Bristol plazas at about 3 p.m. According to a release, police spoke with a 21-year-old man who had “minor laceration injuries to...
Claas invests $10M in Nebraska research center
The ribbon fell Oct. 8 at Claas headquarters in Omaha, Neb., signaling a commitment to advancing agricultural technology. The grand opening of the new Claas Research and Development Center represents a dual investment: better tools for farmers and a boost to Nebraska’s agricultural economy. “Nebraska agriculture is roughly 95%...
$130K winning Nebraska Pick 5 ticket sold in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If you bought a Nebraska Pick 5 Ticket before Monday’s drawing, you might be a big winner!. A release from the Nebraska Lottery says a winning ticket worth $130,000 was sold at the Speedee Mart at 132nd and Grover in Omaha. The winning numbers from...
School resource officers in Omaha-area schools have used force on students dozens of times...
Over the last five years, law enforcement officers have tackled, struck, grabbed, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed Omaha-area students on school property, according to records reviewed by the Flatwater Free Press. In all, school resource officers from the Omaha Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have used force on students...
