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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. Nos. 9-15: Various items on the building at 25th and Center. No. 31: A consent agenda vote on on accepting $1.325 million from the Omaha Public Library Foundation to support four new positions at the Do Space.

SARPY COUNTY, Neb. (KLKN) — The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) announced a new dedication they made in honor of former Sheriff Jeffrey L. Davis. SCSO officially named the building in his name. Davis was with Sarpy County for over 50 years, beginning as a dispatcher at 18...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Scattered strong and severe storms are possible in eastern Nebraska Monday evening. They reach the metro around bedtime, and have lower severe chances in Omaha. Rounds of rain and gusty winds continue on Election Day, along with falling temperatures. The remainder of the forecast is rather quiet, though more showers are possible this weekend.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police say they have arrested a suspect in an assault that sent a man to the hospital last week. According to Omaha Police, officers were sent to the area of 19th and Ohio for a trespassing call around 7:15 p.m. on October 28. At the scene,...

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This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. A group that questioned the validity of Nebraska elections and promoted claims of voter fraud following President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss may have helped stifle...

As he picked up the microphone, Clark Ross gazed out to a sight that had become all too rare: His bar was full of people. These weren’t regulars drawn to Mercury for a cocktail on that chilly February night. They were Omaha business owners and residents who, like Ross, had struggled under the strain of streetcar construction.

Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek spent the final hours before Iowa's November 3 election in Council Bluffs, his hometown, closing a campaign that could reshape control of the U.S. Senate. Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson are deadlocked in the polling average, with forecasters rating the race a toss-up heading into...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Cristoforo Colombo Lodge of the Sons and Daughters of Italy is celebrating 100 years in Omaha with a centennial party Sunday afternoon. Sarah Ruma, president of Lodge #1419, said her family’s ties to the hall span generations. “For me, it goes all the way...

ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - Elkhorn is set to have their own fire departments after the current contract with the City of Omaha is up. A release from the Elkhorn Suburban Fire’s 2nd District says they are reinstating its operating fire department when its contract with the City of Omaha ends on December 31, 2027.