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IOWA, ILLINOIS & MISSOURI— A full, two-times-a-day weather balloon launch schedule is taking place again at all of the National Weather Service’s upper-air stations. Balloons are launched at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. at these stations. The weather balloons will help meteorologists understand the environment and help weather...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman who was arrested in July for alleged driving while intoxicated on the wrong side of the road has changed her plea. Diana Catalan-Casiano, 28, entered a plea of no contest to DUI. Three charges were dismissed: reckless driving, refusing a DWI chem test and possession of an open container of alcohol.

Bellevue, NE — What started as a night out with friends in Kansas City five years ago has grown into Bellevue’s newest entertainment destination. The Donkey Barn Pub & Grub is preparing to celebrate its grand opening this Friday and Saturday, November 13–14, bringing country music, line dancing, live entertainment, food, drinks and recreational games together under one roof.

An SUV slammed into a retaining wall on Interstate 480 near Vinton Street just after midnight Wednesday, leaving one person with serious injuries. Omaha police confirmed the driver struck the wall, and the injured occupant was rushed to a hospital as investigators worked to piece together what happened. According to...

From Omaha seniors to children in crisis, Gwen’s Gift is finding a new way to spread comfort by putting donated toys into the hands of local police officers

The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has reserved nearly $9 million in federal low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) to help create four developments in Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Waterloo, and West Des Moines. The communities will provide 595 affordable homes for individuals and families. The recent awards were made through the 4%...

Nebraska Medicine's $103 million Gretna Landing Health Center opens in January 2028, bringing expanded care and over 100 jobs to Gretna.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Army veteran Chris Bowen bought 50 silver dollar coins online to give to fellow veterans. A coin expert said the coins are fake. Bowen hands out silver coins to veterans he meets who served in all branches of the military. He spent about $1,500 on the coins from a New York seller. He said he will not give them to other veterans.

Nebraska has lost three distinctive gathering places, following two earlier restaurant farewells across the state. This time, the goodbyes stretch from Lincoln’s Fallbrook neighborhood to Omaha’s Blackstone District and Midtown…

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Thieves broke into St. Vincent of Lerins Church near 51st and Lake late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, taking brass items used in worship and leaving damage throughout the building, the church’s priest said. The Rev. Theodore Eklund said the burglars got in by...