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BARTLETT, Iowa (WOWT) - The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office has named the employee who died in an explosion at an Iowa salvage yard last Tuesday. In a release sent Monday, the man was identified as Blaine N. Schoening, age 66, of Council Bluffs. The explosion happened at J-Dog Salvage...

Sarpy County’s trucking scene is rolling strong this month, with several solid driving jobs offering good pay and steady home time. If you’ve got a CDL and want reliable miles or local routes, these openings are worth a look.

This week’s Grow Omaha Radio Show covers a wide range of business, development and restaurant news from across the metro. Jeff Beals and Trenton Magid discuss the planned conversion of the former FNBO building into 300 apartments, fresh U.S. Census numbers showing continued Omaha metro growth and Mutual of Omaha’s...

Douglas County’s education scene is buzzing with flexible online teaching roles. If you love helping students learn and want to work from home, these tutoring jobs might be a great fit.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A small group of Omaha artists was selected to create what the Omaha Public Library is calling the largest, most accessible art collection in the city. Their work was revealed at the new Omaha Public Library. The collection includes sculptures, photography, mixed media, video and textile work.

BELLEVUE, Neb. – Bellevue earned a sweep of the first two games of the four-game series with Valley City State. The Bruins took the first game 20-4 and the second game 12-2. Valley City Stats is now 14-13 overall and 1-5 in the Frontier Conference. The fourth ranked Bruins are 25-3 overall and 6-0 in the conference.

ST. PAUL, MINN.- The St. Thomas Tommies split the Saturday double-header with the Omaha Mavericks. The Mavericks took game one 12-2 in eight innings, and the Tommies came back in game two, winning 15-3 in seven innings. Game One: Omaha struck first plating two in the third and two in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - We are about halfway through the Build OMA construction project at Eppley Airfield. “One thing that we are very happy about right now is we are on both on schedule and on budget right now for the program,” explained Omaha Airport Authority CEO Dave Roth.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is in the hospital after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 480 Sunday evening. Omaha Police told First Alert 6 the crash happened on Interstate 480 near the West Dodge to North Freeway ramp around 5:15 p.m. According to OPD, the driver of the motorcycle,...

Following the service, a procession traveled from the church down Harvell Drive to Cornhusker. Organizations handed out flags to neighbors, while others brought their own signs.