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The state’s new medical marijuana regulatory board met Thursday morning for the second time with a firm understanding that they’re on deadline. Two new sculptures have been added to the Pioneer Courage Park garden. MCC breaks ground on fourth campus. Updated: 3 hours ago. Metro Community College has...

Omaha Police identify the three people involved in a fatal, single vehicle traffic crash early Thursday morning near 13th and M Streets. Police say the driver, 22-year -old Edwin Dubon, was pronounced dead at the scene. 24-year- old Lionel Martinez, a front seat passenger, was taken to a hospital in...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If your garbage and recycling usually gets collected on Friday, it won’t on July 4. The City of Omaha announced changes to the schedule ahead of the holiday. Collections scheduled for Monday through Thursday will remain the same. If your collection day is Friday, it...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two men who were found guilty of murdering an Omaha girl in 2022 were sentenced in Douglas County District Court Wednesday. Kash Davis, 21, and Latrail Washington, 23, were found guilty of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony. Both were sentenced to life in prison.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A power outage Wednesday morning impacted over 3,000 Omaha Public Power District customers in the South Omaha area. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, OPPD’s outage map showed about 1,850 customers in Douglas County and about 1,180 in Sarpy county without power. In a 9 a.m....

Citizens met at Omaha’s Tri-Faith Center Monday to express their concerns about the “big, beautiful bill’s” cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and access to federal loans for medical students. The townhall was a joint effort by Nebraska Appleseed and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. The...

Omaha Parks & Rec Director Matt Kalcevich gets us all ready to go for the Memorial Park Concert & Fireworks Show that more than 50,000 are expected to attend Friday. Plus, the future of Omaha parks.

Archbishop of Omaha to be blessed by Pope Leo, receive pallium. Pope Leo will give McGovern a pallium, which serves as a symbol of the archbishop’s authority and his unity with the pope. Nebraska sees no change, Iowa slight increase in unemployment in May, reports say. Updated: 4 hours...

For neighbors a little further from downtown, who can see the tower, reporter Molly Hudson learned the crane still has two more jumps to make to complete the project.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The City of Omaha is preparing to throw a major party for the annual Memorial Park Concert Friday. It features one of The Beatles - Ringo Starr - as the headliner. It takes a lot of different organizations and a lot of people to get Memorial...