Local company plans to keep orange bag recycling program alive in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Items like foam containers and plastic mailers normally end up in the landfill because most recycling plants cannot process them. The Hefty ReNew program offered a solution, but the program is ending nationwide. A local company is working to keep it going in Omaha. For a...
Halfway Across This Nebraska Footbridge Over The Missouri River, You Stand In Two States...
The plan was nothing bigger than stretching my legs after a long drive across Nebraska. A paved path, a wide brown river, and a bridge that seemed to bend in a lazy S across the water did not look like much at first. Then, halfway over, a painted line under...
Some dry time before long stretch of rain
We can expect a little bit of clearing in our clouds, and we might even see some sunshine as we head into our Wednesday afternoon! That will help our temps to climb a little warmer compared to yesterday, expect the upper 60s. This afternoon probably brings your best chance for getting some outside time, as we're expect
MECA give update on $200M CHI Health Center expansion in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Officials with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority gave an update Wednesday afternoon on a $200 million expansion happening on the east side of the CHI Health Center arena. The 90,000-square-foot expansion on the arena’s east side aims to provide more convention space and attrac
Community called to help Hickory Villa residents prepare to move
Hickory Villa is asking for donations and volunteers to help about 49 residents pack and move following the facility's sale.
Omaha’s Trail System Dates Back to the 1960s
Omaha pioneered a comprehensive trail system dating back to the 1960s. Despite it being largely removed just a few years later, it grew to become one of the most extensive trail networks in the region. The city had largely ignored its park system for the previous two decades when it...
Man arrested after Omaha police cruiser vandalized in Old Market
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha police arrested a man for allegedly breaking the windows of a police cruiser in the Old Market. OPD shared pictures from Sept. 5 at 12th and Howard Street. Officers found the cruiser with five broken windows, including a shattered windshield. Investigators looked at camera footage...
Charges dismissed against man accused of bringing explosive device to Omaha’s Eppley Airfield
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The government dismissed charges Tuesday against a man accused of bringing an explosive device in his carry-on bag at Eppley Airfield earlier this month. First Alert 6 asked the U.S. attorney for a reason why and was told “no comment.”. Last week, during a detention...
Man sentenced in 2023 Fort Calhoun murder after changing plea
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man accused in a 2023 Fort Calhoun killing avoided the death penalty Wednesday after reaching a plea deal that will send him to prison for the rest of his life. William Collins, 33, made a deal to avoid the death penalty. Three years ago, Collins...
Pursuit Across Eastern Nebraska Leads to Arrests of Two Omaha Men
LINCOLN–(KFOR Sept. 23)–Two Omaha men are in jail, after a pursuit late Monday night through eastern Nebraska that reached high speeds. The Nebraska State Patrol says a trooper saw a car heading westbound on Interstate 80 at nearly 100 mph near Lincoln and attempted a traffic stop near the 56th Street exit. The car bri
