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The U.S. housing market has been uncharacteristically slow since the pandemic, when buyers and sellers jumped on ultra-low mortgage rates. Since then, high prices and economic uncertainty have scared many consumers off, leading to multiple years with home sales near 30-year lows. This slowdown hasn't played out evenly

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BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews completed a key phase of construction on the region’s long-awaited water park Thursday, signing the final rafter for the last vertical piece of the project. The fourth largest indoor water park in the country will feature water slides, a retractable roof, a lazy river...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department responded to two separate house fires within minutes of each other early Thursday Morning. The first one happened near 22nd and Miami Streets at around 12:40 a.m. According to an OFD official who spoke with a First Alert 6 photographer on scene,...

BLAIR, Neb. – (June 25, 2026) – Governor Jim Pillen traveled to Blair this week to ceremoniously sign LB 1114, a legislative package designed to address the growing need for affordable housing across Nebraska. The bill, which was prioritized by the Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee, includes the Community Improveme

Lee Greenwood Revives Soldier Valley Spirits for America's 250th Birthday — And It's More Than Just Whiskey There are celebrity spirits, and then there are spirits born out of something deeper — a d

(Glenwood) -- A Glenwood man faces domestic abuse charges following his arrest Wednesday afternoon. The Glenwood Police Department says 45-year-old Luke Ahrens Jensen was arrested shortly before 4:15 p.m. for domestic abuse assault, bodily injury, 1st offense. Authorities say the arrest occurred in the area of South Ch

A pair of pastry chefs has spent a decade building a farm-to-cone experience that showcases the best of the Midwest.

SOUTH AMANA, Iowa — Iowa Interstate Railroad has introduced its contribution to the growing collection of America 250 commemorative locomotives, unveiling ES44AC No. 510 with a special logo today (June 25) in South Amana. Photographer Erik Rasmussen reports the locomotive led train BICB out of South Amana this afternoo