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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is in the hospital and another is in custody following a crash in North Omaha early Saturday morning. The crash happened just after 1:30 a.m. near 37th Street and Pinkney Street, according to Omaha Police. Douglas County dispatchers told First Alert 6 that one...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine Midtown Campus continues to grow and expand. Last year, the City of Omaha vacated Harney Street from 41st Street to the connection at Farnam Street. During that time, it was known that Nebraska Medicine planed to develop a parcel of land consisting of a...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new curbside composting pickup program is launching in Omaha, with organizers saying no comparable program exists anywhere else in the country. Hillside Fund, the nonprofit arm of Hillside Solutions, is behind the initiative. Hillside Solutions has diverted food waste from Omaha landfills since...

How long would you wait for coffee? One hour? Two hours? Three hours? Some people waited up to four hours in line for 7 Brew Coffee. But is the hype valid?. After racking up 4,600 7 Brew points (100 per drink), I argue that it is. 7 Brew is a cafe chain that has recently opened a location in Omaha at 18236 Evans St....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Today continues to trend warmer and should be able to get into the lower 50s. A north breeze up to 25-30 mph will try to bring in some cooler air but the sunshine should be able to warm up. Take full advantage of the sunshine today because we won’t see it much over the next week or so.

Residents in the Norris School District will vote in May on a $34.8 million, 20-year bond issue aimed at upgrading aging infrastructure and bringing school buildings up to current safety and accessibility standards.

Omaha Police praised bystanders for jumping into action to help the drivers involved.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Emotions are still running high on the UNO campus after the university announced its plans to close the doors of its child care center. It’s been a tough year on the UNO campus. Budget cuts had to be made. The campus newspaper reports the budget was reduced by $1.9 million. No full-time employees...

We stay cloudy & cold (mid-30s) on Sunday. By early afternoon, light snow will move in for neighborhoods south of I-80. This will continue into the evening before moving away overnight. Some could see snow totals as high as 1-2", but most will stay under 1". For Omaha and points north, a few flakes may fly, but no...

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo was my favorite place in the world as a kid, so when I heard that the Zoo was hiring high schoolers to work as “ZooVenture Guides,” I couldn’t resist. I didn’t know what being a “ZooVenture Guide” meant, I only knew that...