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GRETNA, Neb. — A 6-year-old Nebraska boy made a rare discovery during a visit to Schramm Park State Recreation Area near Gretna. Leo Youngdahl, of Eagle, was attending a Rafting and Rocks event in late summer when he picked up a large rock, hoping to find one of his favorite fossils underneath.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The North Dakota women's golf team put together a strong opening day at the Big O Classic on Monday, placing three golfers inside the top 10 and sitting second in the team standings after 36 holes at Omaha Country Club. UND posted rounds of 310 and 313...

Burger lovers, rejoice! Shake Shack has announced its first Iowa location.

Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek met with cancer survivors in Council Bluffs Monday to discuss rising healthcare costs and insurance reform.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A unique section of trail has been closed in northwest Omaha. That’s caused walkers, runners, and bikers to make a dangerous choice if they want to make a trip all the way around Standing Bear Lake. Trail users who take the Standing Bear Lake loop...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha just experienced something that has never happened before: four days in the 90s during October and not only that, but they were CONSECUTIVE. Monday’s high of 91 degrees capped off a remarkable streak that shattered records and made meteorological history for the metro area.

Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags flown at half-staff from sunrise on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, until sunset on Thursday, October 15, 2026, in honor and remembrance of Charles “Chuck” Jones, a firefighter and paramedic with the Council Bluffs Fire Department. Jones died Thursday, October 8, 2026, following...

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) reports that, weather permitting, overnight road closures will begin Monday, October 12, through Thursday, October 15, from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on I-80, from reference post 447 to reference post 445. Westbound I-80 will be closing at the I-680 interchange and traffic will...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has shared some data points about the use of license-plate readers in its law enforcement efforts over the past two months — including the rescue of two children reported missing in August. According to the Thursday’s news release, the...

Werner Enterprises is working with several autonomous trucking developers and brokering freight to them, CFO Christopher Wikoff said at Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference Sept. 15. In most cases, those runs operate with a safety driver behind the wheel and an engineer in the jump seat to collect data. Werner’s...