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OMAHA — Sounds of an indigenous Mayan language, along with Spanish prayer, guitar strumming and ceremonial incense, filled the South Omaha church previously a home base to European newcomers. The current congregation, many wearing traditional huipil garb, was celebrating its rare spiritual leader, believed to be the co

She left the school in April because she could not catch up to the required hours while attending medical appointments.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - State and federal officials gave an update Friday morning on cruise ship passengers quarantined in Omaha following a hantavirus outbreak. The 9:15 a.m. briefing was held at the Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center at UNMC-Nebraska Medicine’s campus. The team involved in...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was taken to the hospital after a car drove into a lake in an Omaha park Friday afternoon. Omaha Fire Department officials say the crash happened at the lake in Benson Park around 2 p.m. Officials say once on the scene, they found a...

(Harrison Co.) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that Robert Davis of Council Bluffs has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the second-degree murder of Barbara Lenz. Barbara disappeared from Harrison County in 1989. Davis was arrested on March 10, 2025, and was the first arrest made in a case that

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department has made two arrested in connection to a viral video of a homeless man being attacked. In a Facebook post sent Friday, OPD says they have arrested 19-year-old Joshua Williams and 19-year-old Orion Garman. OPD says Williams was charged with second-degree felony...

Although Claire Noelle James isn’t an Omaha native, her passion for nurturing the Omaha community through Sound Bites, an immersive culinary experience that melds music and fine dining, makes her seem like a local. Originally from Durango, Colorado, the 28-year-old flautist relocated in 2022 to pursue a master’s degree

Omaha police want to put a disturbing case on the public’s radar because they believe there could be more victims.

The mayor is hoping to get nine new opportunity zones approved by the state this summer, which would go into effect next calendar year.

Nebraska Public Media has set June 15 as a launch date for its new Omaha signal and revealed partial plans for its new schedule. The network purchased KOOO/101.9 (La Vista-Omaha) from NRG Media for $1.2 million, bringing the state-owned radio service to Omaha for the first time. KOOO has ended its previous format and i