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BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Cari Woelich thought she was just going for a walk in Nebraska City. Her son Alex had been insistent about spending time together that weekend, suggesting coffee and a walk in the park. Woelich served seven years in the Air Force. After a medical retirement, she...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A crash is affecting traffic on Interstate 480 in Omaha Monday evening. Omaha Police tell First Alert 6 a crash between a motorcycle and a car happened on northbound I-480 just north of Martha Street this evening. OPD says one person was taken to the hospital...

A Nebraska woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in Atchison County on Monday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 11:50 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the 124-mile marker on northbound Interstate 29, approximately four miles south of Hamburg, Iowa. According to...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A crash has closed a portion of Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs Monday afternoon. According to Council Bluffs Police, northbound I-29 is closed at 25th Street for an injury accident. CBPD expects I29 will be closed for “several hours.” Drivers are urged to use an...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Memorial Day at Memorial Park is a chance for neighbors, friends and loved ones to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “I come here every year to honor the veterans; it means a lot to my heart to remember them,” said attendee Florence Krula.

Demolition begun Saturday on an abandoned West Omaha hotel near 108th and L Street after the city council approved more than $300,000 to tear it down

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A man died in a crash that closed a portion of Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs Monday afternoon. According to Council Bluffs Police, northbound I-29 was closed at 25th Street for an injury accident at about 4:30 p.m. Monday. A report from the Iowa State...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s priority candidate to be the next chancellor will be kicking off an engagement tour. It was announced on May 6 that Dr. H. Dele Davies was named the priority candidate for UNMC’s chancellor. Davies’ tour will start on Wednesday in Kearney at...

Memorial Day brings a morning of remembrance to Omaha’s Memorial Park. Meet Chef Gerald Dimabuyu, one of the 10 chefs bringing Best Fest to life. Mayor John Ewing explains why stability shaped his first year in office. Taste of Omaha returns this weekend to Heartland of America Park. Plan...

Memorial Day is very warm with temperatures into the 80s and 90s. Outside of a spot storm over northeast Nebraska, we will be dry as temps fall off into the mid-60s by Tuesday morning. The warmth continues into Tuesday with temperatures in the upper 80s. Most of the rain looks...