Omaha NE

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is injured after a crash near Omaha’s Midtown area. The crash happened shortly after 6:45 a.m. Friday at 29th and Leavenworth streets, near the Interstate 480 on-ramp. Police officers on the scene confirmed with First Alert 6 that one person was taken to...

It will stay very mild Thursday evening with clear skies. Overnight, a weak system will try to drift in from central Nebraska. While Columbus may have a few early morning sprinkles, the rest of Omaha will likely start Friday morning dry with temps in the low 60s. There will be some neighborhoods in the upper 50s again!

Bellevue is among five Nebraska communities with Good Life districts, where private developers get tax incentives when they bring in economic opportunities. The city isn't waiting for private developers. Bellevue is planning a waterpark and retail center to cash in on those tax benefits that would otherwise go to priva

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Tax increment financing projects have become increasingly controversial in Omaha, including projects like the Center Mall and Saddle Creek redevelopments. People are worried the city is handing public funding to apartment builds that are expensive and push people out of affordable neighborhoods. Ne

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A dog has died after a van caught fire in northwest Omaha Thursday afternoon. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened near Sorenson Parkway and Wenninghoff Road. The fire resulted from driving on a flat tire for an extended distance. The driver was...

ELKHORN, NE. — AI-powered scam calls and text messages are surging across the country, costing Americans billions of dollars, according to a new study from the Better Business Bureau. Residents and business owners in Elkhorn say they are feeling the effects firsthand. Amy Anderson, owner of Little Scandinavia in...

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! If you are picturing a peacock strutting across your backyard in Omaha or Kearney, the good news is that state law does not stand in your way. Nebraska has no statute banning peafowl ownership, and the birds fall under the same general framewo

GRAND ISLAND — Chicken Salad Chick is expanding into Nebraska for the first time. Scott and Tisha Miller have signed a seven-restaurant development agreement to introduce the brand’s craveable chicken salad and Southern hospitality to Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island. The Millers’ connection to Chicken Salad Chick star

A 13-story mixed-use building next to Target, a new police and fire headquarters, green space and a 90,000-square-foot cinema. Those are among the elements of the long-awaited Crossroads project that developers shared with community members Wednesday. Within the next two years, nearly 40 acres of vacant dirt in the cit

First Alert 6's Maria Cade and Elaina Riley chat with Addy Combs about the upcoming Boomstock music festival.