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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two 6-year-old girls met last November at Boys Town hospital — not on a playground or at school, but in a hospital hallway, each riding in a wagon just after undergoing the same rare skull surgery. Layne Saunders and Clara Rager were five-and-a-half years old...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. No. 27: A vote on approving $200K for Local Artists, Local Art to design, install, and manage public art improvements for four city-owned garages. Nos. 48-49: Public hearings on bond items...

The cold front has brought us some cooler air that we are feeling today, and that will continue overnight as temperatures drop into the mid-60s. The wind will also persist overnight, but gradually taper off by tomorrow morning. It will be a bit breezy for Saturday with highs reaching the...

The best Mexican meals rarely begin with a quiet table. They begin with sizzling plates, crowded parking lots, overflowing baskets of chips, and the sudden realization that everyone around you seems to know exactly what to order. You scan the room, spot a dish passing by, and immediately reconsider your...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction for the Omaha streetcar project continues to move through the Midtown area, bringing orange barricades and work crews to Farnam Street. Behind those barricades, The Frame Service remains open for business — even as the construction makes access to the shop difficult. Three decades...

The smell of fresh biscuits has a way of making every other breakfast plan feel like a mistake. You slide into a seat and start debating between something sweet, something smothered in gravy, or the comforting plate you would usually save for dinner. The best part is knowing the kitchen...

Some Black leaders in Omaha led businesses and others led society. The roles of pastors and ministers in the city’s African American community and beyond have not been well-documented. Among the stories that must be remembered is a man whose work to sustain and grow St. John’s AME Church is still unparalleled more than

Relentless climbs, tight singletrack, and dense tree cover packed onto one compact hillside? Game on!. Wild, rolling terrain instantly collapses the tired flat-prairie stereotype so many people still carry. Nebraska surprises plenty of skeptics with a mountain-bike playground on a steep, leafy slope. The steep stacked

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (WOWT) - The Boccia National Championships returned to Council Bluffs, drawing some of the country’s top wheelchair athletes to a city organizers say keeps earning their return visit — because of its accessibility. Boccia is a Paralympic precision sport. Council Bluffs is hosting the tournament...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — For nearly a year, the city of Omaha has been collecting feedback, traffic counts and crash data along Ames Avenue from Florence Boulevard to 72nd Street as part of a federally funded safety study. The Ames Avenue Safe Mobility Recovery Plan is funded by a...