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Omaha bars and restaurants are celebrating a rare double-header as Husker Nation's game day spirit collides with New Year's Eve festivities on the biggest party night of the year.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A union representing officers and sergeants of the Sarpy County Department of Corrections say they disagree with their boss’s decision to fire someone. The corrections department conducted a recent internal review of a use-of-force incident involving one of its corrections officers and an inmate....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day in 1965, the creator of unforgettable love stories was born in Omaha. Nicholas Sparks was born 60 years ago on New Year’s Eve. He wrote while working his day job, according to Britannica, and published his first novel “The Notebook,” which became a New York Times best-seller...

OMAHA, Neb. — The advice that legendary investor Warren Buffett offered on investing and life over the years helped earn him legions of followers who eagerly read his annual letters and filled an arena in Omaha every year to listen to him at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meetings. Buffett’s last day as CEO was...

The New Year's Eve fireworks in Downtown Omaha were cut short Wednesday evening by someone tripping on a cord. The show was scheduled to be nine minutes long.

Long before the VA Medical Center and the Field Club of Omaha, the area around 42nd & Center Street was home to the Douglas County Poor Farm. On its grounds stood the Douglas County Hospital, a unique medical facility designed to care for patients suffering from tuberculosis. The city acquired...

OMAHA, Neb. — There have been so many changes over the years, but one group of old friends in Omaha's Little Italy has seen more than most. There is one thing that has always stayed the same: a long-standing tradition dating back to the 1920s. Caniglia's Dry Goods store is one of Little Italy's oldest buildings,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha firefighters responded to a house fire Wednesday evening. Several crews could be seen at a home near 60th and Spaulding Street after the call went out at 5:17 p.m. The Omaha Fire Department reports crews found smoke and flames coming from a basement window. They...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department is reminding residents how to have a safe New Year’s Eve. In a post to social media, police shared that celebrating the New Year with gunfire in city limits is illegal and dangerous. “...Sadly, it can often have tragic results when...

Nebraska isn’t just cattle country by accident. The state has built a reputation around raising quality beef, and its steakhouses reflect that commitment every single night. From whiskey-soaked cuts in Omaha to roadside legends in small towns, these restaurants treat steak like it’s the main event, not just another...