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Crews installed the final steel beam for Eppley Airfield’s future central pavilion. It’s part of the billion-dollar terminal expansion and modernization project at the busiest airport in Nebraska or Iowa. The central pavilion will be a big, open area in the middle of the new terminal. It will house the TSA checkpoint...

Omaha is taking its growing meetings industry presence to Chicago this week as four team members from Visit Omaha and two partners join more than 700 meeting professionals at Holiday Showcase. The two-day gathering from December 3 to 4, hosted by Association Forum, offers planners education, networking and an exhibit...

OMAHA, Neb. (KOLN) - An Omaha botanical garden offers visitors a 100-acre urban oasis just south of downtown, and it features a recently rejuvenated conservatory with plants from several global ecoregions. The botanical garden grows 80% of its plants from seeds and cuttings, setting it apart from other gardens that...

OMAHA — The Omaha Inland Port Authority likely will get $2.3 million of the $11 million it expected from state coffers to boost its plans for housing and entrepreneurial programs, officials said Thursday. The port authority, formed to spur and oversee economic development in a disenfranchised area of northeast Omaha,...

Albert Jimenez captured dramatic video of a deadly police shootout at QuikTrip, recording the gunfire exchange. See the dramatic footage and hear his story.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A parent has raised safety concerns about icy sidewalks near Monroe Middle and Benson High schools after recent snow and cold weather created slippery conditions for students. Marcella Zoucha said her daughters and other children use the sidewalk daily and she picks them up after school...

A civilian escaped an Omaha QuikTrip gas station bathroom before an armed suspect allegedly opened fire at police officers in a deadly confrontation.

The Nebraska Department of Education overpaid three school districts this year because of a miscalculation in the state aid formula called TEEOSA. The error was within the “poverty allowance” for schools and districts participating in the Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program. Omaha...

Nestled in the heart of Papillion, Nebraska, the Goodwill Retail Store & Donation Center on Giles Road stands as a monument to the art of the second chance – both for items and shoppers alike. This isn’t your average thrift store experience – it’s a full-blown treasure expedition where...

Twenty-eight-year-old Juan Melgar-Ayala, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, reportedly opened fire on Omaha, Nebraska, police officers in a gas station on Wednesday. WOWT reported that Melgar-Ayala was involved in a shooting earlier in the day, and Omaha police were able to track him to the gas station. Upon...