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TONKAWA — Northern Oklahoma College wrestling is sending 19 wrestlers to the NJCAA National Wrestling Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The two-day event is set for March 6-7. Those who will be participating are:. Women’s qualifiers are as follows:. 103: Leila Rosas, KyLee Smith. 110: Brooklynn Huggins, Angela...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Some Omaha Public Power District customers are without power Thursday morning. On its outage map at about 10:30 a.m., OPPD reported a power outage near 168th and Blondo streets in West Omaha affecting about 82 customers. An OPPD spokesperson told First Alert 6 early Thursday afternoon...

Today, Adrian Smith (NE-03) released the following statement after learning of the death of United States Army Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens of Bellevue, Nebraska who was killed in Kuwait during Operation Epic Fury:. “I am heartbroken to learn of the death of Sergeant First Class Noah Tietjens, who was...

NEBRASKA — A Nebraska family is mourning after an Iranian drone attack overseas killed an Army Reserve soldier from Bellevue and three other service members. The Pentagon confirmed Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, a 42-year-old Army Reserve soldier, was killed Sunday in Kuwait. The Pentagon said an Iranian unmanned...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police responded to a crash on Interstate 80 near 84th Street late Thursday afternoon. OPD said the crash was reported at 4:05 p.m., and that one person was injured and taken to CHI-Bergan Mercy hospital with CPR in progress. — Watch breaking news unfold on our...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One woman has died from injuries sustained after her vehicle was struck by a straight truck about three miles west of North Bend on Thursday morning. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, the communications center received reports at 7:11 a.m. of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 30 and...

Linda Johnson has lived all 78 of her years in Omaha and never wished she could be a California girl.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help in locating a work release escapee in Council Bluffs. 25-year-old Zachary White was convicted of second-degree robbery in Pottawattamie County. White did not return to the Council Bluffs Residential Correctional Facility...

In 2023, Stephen Kaniewski left Nebraska-based agtech giant Valmont Industries after five years as CEO — and instead of jumping to another big business, took a turn to the startup world. His cousin, Greg Steinberg, had reached out for advice after inventing a new location technology that wasn’t dependent on GPS.

CEO Greg Abel said he still speaks with Warren Buffett nearly every day, underscoring the continued presence of the legendary investor at the sprawling conglomerate, even after handing over the top job at the start of the year. Buffett, who stepped down as CEO after more than six decades at...