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Now that engineers believe they have identified the leak's location, they will use electric currents to map the soil composition in the top 40 to 60 feet of the lakebed.

Multi-family housing, commercial space and a Little Bohemia revitalization. Upward of $52 million in tax-increment financing, or TIF, was allocated in 2025, according to the city’s annual TIF report approved by the Omaha City Council this week. The total accounts for 22 projects. Used in Omaha for more than...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska Department of Transportation is studying seven miles of U.S. Highway 75 and asking drivers for input on improvements to one of the metro’s most congested and dangerous corridors. NDOT is focusing on the stretch known as the JFK Freeway, running from Interstate 80...

Omaha planning board recommends cutting required parking to one spot per new unit, a move builders say could lower costs but neighbors fear will worsen street congestion

Severe weather Omaha metro and surrounding areas - April 23, 2026. Photos from severe weather that passed through the Omaha metro on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Viewer submitted photos and videos (4/23/2026) Updated: Apr. 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM UTC. 10/11 viewers have been sending in photos and videos from...

BELLEVUE, NE — The City of Bellevue is moving closer to a long-term solution for the aging Fort Crook Road bridge corridor. During a recent public open-house, city officials and engineers presented three primary reconstruction alternatives for the vital link spanning Papillion Creek and the Union Pacific Railroad. The...

An Iowa hospital is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harvesting the organs of a deceased patient without first consulting with the patient’s next of kin. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, seeks damages from Alegent Health-Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, which also does business as CHI Health-Missouri […]

The Council Bluffs mayor told city workers to scale back homelessness coordination 'beyond the scope' of their jobs after the city council voted down her proposal to hire a dedicated coordinator.

Firefighters got to the scene near 108th and Nicholas streets, in the West Omaha area, just before 4 a.m.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A dangerous street hazard has been corrected after an investigation. In a neighborhood south of 84th and Dodge, a deep sinkhole developed and neighbor Jeff Meyers worried about it undermining the street. It’s well-traveled for a residential intersection, including daily school buses. After contact with...