Omaha NE

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - City officials are planning an informational meeting before planned improvements to a section of Fort Street near Tranquility Park, in northwest Omaha, get started later this month. The public is welcome to attend to learn about the project before it gets underway along Fort Street between...

For Amanda Sheeler-Gurciullo, the road to the Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg is more than an opportunity to compete on a world stage. It’s a chance to thank the team who educated and raised her. Today, Sheeler-Gurciullo is executive chef of Metropolitan Community College’s Sage Student Bistro and a...

Burger lovers, rejoice! Shake Shack has announced its first Iowa location.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A project to build apartments and retail space near Saddle Creek and Pacific Street, approved by the Omaha City Council about three years ago, might soon receive approval to begin construction. Developers faced opposition from neighbors in the area who did not want about 200 apartments...

Community members can pay their respects to Council Bluffs firefighter/medic Charles Jones on Wednesday and attend a memorial procession and final salute Thursday following his death Oct. 8. The Council Bluffs Fire Department is inviting the public to attend a visitation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hoy-Kilnoski...

GRETNA, Neb. — A 6-year-old Nebraska boy made a rare discovery during a visit to Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna. Leo Youngdahl, of Eagle, was attending a Rafting and Rocks event in late summer when he picked up a large rock, hoping to find one of his favorite fossils underneath.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Dakota women's golf team put together a strong opening day at the Big O Classic on Monday, placing three golfers inside the top 10 and sitting second in the team standings after 36 holes at Omaha Country Club. UND posted rounds of 310 and 313...

Burger lovers, rejoice! Shake Shack has announced its first Iowa location.

Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek met with cancer survivors in Council Bluffs Monday to discuss rising healthcare costs and insurance reform.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A unique section of trail has been closed in northwest Omaha. That’s caused walkers, runners, and bikers to make a dangerous choice if they want to make a trip all the way around Standing Bear Lake. Trail users who take the Standing Bear Lake loop...