Omaha NE

A cold front reaches Omaha Sunday evening, and winds will become very gusty Sunday night, at 25-35mph and gusting to has high as 60 mph. Isolated power outages may be possible overnight. We start Monday in the single digits with wind chills below zero. Monday will be a colder than...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three downtown streets will close Monday for water and sewer work tied to the Omaha streetcar project, affecting traffic for up to a month. Farnam Street between 13th and 14th streets will close for two weeks. 12th Street south of Harney and 16th Street southbound will both closed for a full month.

In a news release, the Omaha Fire Department says crews continue to put out "hot spots" at the weekend warehouse fire scene at 4436 Dahlman Ave. Dahlman Ave is currently blocked at H St. and just north of L St. Public Works crews are also operating with plows to clear...

After nearly three years of preparation, Omaha native Taryn Smith is rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean in one of the world's most demanding endurance races. Smith is competing in the World's Toughest Row, a 3,000-mile race from the Canary Islands to Antigua, where athletes cross the Atlantic Ocean in rowboats....

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Omaha, Nebraska – A space weather alert is in effect tonight as a rare G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm creates the potential for Northern Lights to be visible across parts of Nebraska, according to the NOAA...

The Durham Museum celebrates MLK Jr. Day today with free admission and community activities. Midtown Crossing’s Mac & Cheese Binge marks 10 years of cheesy fun. Broadway’s Shucked musical brings its corn-y comedy to Omaha’s Orpheum Theater. Nebraska Medical Center earns a spot on a prestigious “Great...

In the startup world, grit is often measured by funding rounds, exits, and speed to scale. In the Midwest, it tends to show up in tougher ways—through consistency, accountability, and a willingness to solve difficult problems when there is little margin for error and no shortcut to the work itself.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Omaha, NE – As winter weather continues across Nebraska and homes remain tightly sealed to conserve heat, health officials are warning residents—especially those in Omaha and surrounding communities—about a...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 680 early Sunday morning. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. on I-680 near Blair High Road, not far from the Walmart Supercenter on 99th Street. According to dispatch, the person’s injuries are not believed to be...

A 22-year-old man from Gretna, Nebraska, suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday, Jan. 17, on Highway 136 in Nodaway County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. at Smith Street in Burlington Junction. According to the patrol, the man was driving...