Omaha NE

A familiar part of the landscape outside Papillion City Hall is gone after city crews removed a longtime tree that officials said had become a safety concern.

Visitors are returning to Chalco Hills Recreation Area as conditions continue to improve following last week's heavy rains and flooding.

WEST OMAHA, NE. — West Omaha's Cryer Park is set to get a new playground, basketball court and picnic shelter, but residents of the Skylark Cryer neighborhood are questioning why the renovation won't be finished until the end of next year. New playground and park designs have been shared...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A week after flooding hit Omaha, one Karen Addition family is still dealing with mold in their basement and trying to find help. Breanne Hines said her daughter woke up and noticed water in the basement. “My daughter woke up and she’s like, ‘a little splish...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Some tension today in a Gretna neighborhood. It comes after the city carried through with the removal of a longstanding tree. As chainsaw sounds echoed down the tree-lined streets, across the street, neighbor Lori Bratka made enough noise that Sarpy County deputies got called in to keep emotions in check.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The mayor announced Thursday that 22 homes in the Millard Woods mobile home park are now deemed unlivable following flooding. Residents are being told they need to move out in the next 10 days. The mobile home park sits on the banks of Papillion Creek. Resident...

Recent illegal dumping of fruit at South Omaha's Mandan Park is raising concerns among community members.

KEARNEY — An Omaha man charged following a pursuit on Interstate 80 involving a stolen U-Haul has pleaded no contest to amended charges in Buffalo County District Court. Jeffrey Ritchison, 40, had been charged with robbery, a Class 2 felony, operating vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class 4 felony and habitual criminal, a felony.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - An Omaha man was sentenced Thursday morning for a fatal shooting last year in Council Bluffs. Gabriel Irby was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. District Judge Eric Nelson imposed the sentence, according to a release. He was convicted of first-degree...

A 19-year-old Ralston man has been sentenced to five years in prison for fleeing the scene of a Council Bluffs crash that left a 68-year-old Marine Corps veteran unable to return home. Matthew Fisher was sentenced after leaving injured victim Thomas Sayles behind in a gas station parking lot in July 2026.