Fire crews called after flames erupt at South Omaha house
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department was called to a house fire early Friday. The fire started shortly before 2 a.m. Friday near 31st and Vinton streets, in the South Omaha area. OFD got to the scene and saw fire coming from the back of the house. The...
Police investigation starts after teen shot in northwest Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department is investigating after a 17-year-old boy was shot on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the hospital just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. The teen said he was shot by someone near 100th and Grand Plaza,...
Cause of North Omaha garage fire is under investigation, OFD says
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Fire Department crews are working to figure out the cause of a fire in a North Omaha garage that happened Wednesday afternoon. Crews responded to the scene near 66th and Hamilton streets around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday. At the scene, crews found a large amount...
$1 million bond set for man allegedly involved in shootout with officers in West...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The man accused of a burglary that ended in a shootout with Omaha Police last month appeared in court Friday. Dean Wies, 55, was charged after police say he fired a handgun at officers. Bond was set at $1 million. He’s due back in court on Dec. 10.
Omaha Mayor John Ewing gives update on response to public encampments
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Mayor Ewing is set to share an update concerning his plan on encampments on city property on Friday. Mayor Ewing will be joined by Jason Feldhaus, executive director of Threshold Continuum of Care, and Homeless Services Coordinator Tamara Dwyer. This announcement comes after the Omaha...
Omaha woman with terminal cancer honored at haunted place
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Face-to-face with a devastating diagnosis, one woman is finding comfort in unlikely places. Where most people find fear, Tricia Jonyka finds comfort. “It took me until well into my 40s to go into a haunted house because I was terrified. Absolutely terrified,” Tricia said. Hillside...
Albion Native Builds Successful Omaha Candy Business with University of Nebraska Degrees
Tessa Porter, a graduate of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has established a candy business called Sprinkk in Omaha. Porter, who is from Albion, Nebraska, says her time as a student worker at the Food Processing Center at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources influenced her career path. She worked...
Omaha, metro communities unite to combat food insecurity following SNAP cuts
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - With many Nebraskans losing their SNAP benefits and local pantries starting to feel that strain, people in the community are looking to fill that gap with their own neighborhood pantries and free meals. In Papillion, the Paul family started a mini pantry in their front yard.
American farmers welcome China’s promise to buy soybeans, but the deal doesn’t solve everything
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds. The Chinese promise to buy at least 25...
Food banks brace for surge as 42 million Americans face November without SNAP
The USDA’s website warns that no SNAP benefits will be issued for November. The notice leaves millions unsure how they’ll buy food.
