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Admiral Brian Christine, MD, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spoke at a news conference Monday morning.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Douglas County is under a burn ban. Douglas County fire officials say the ban is in place “Based on the current and predicted dry and windy forecast for the next 7-10 days.”. First Alert 6 weather says the metro may be in for some rain...

An Iowa hospital harvested a 69-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran's "organs, skin tissue and eyes" without authorization from him or his next of kin, a lawsuit says. Staff at CHI Health-Missouri Valley, which also does business as Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, made "no attempt to contact" Martin Gillespie's

OMAHA — The 2026 elections for 25 Nebraska legislative seats could end up among the most expensive legislative races in state history, with Omaha-area races appearing likely to decide the partisan split in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Unicameral. Between Jan. 1, 2025, and April 27, across 61 legislative candidat

OMAHA, Neb. — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Carrier Enforcement Division conducted local commercial vehicle inspections on Thursday, May 7, in Sarpy County. During this effort, the Metropolitan Aggressive and Prevention Selective (MAPS) Team conducted 27 vehicle inspections. Troopers discovered 133 viol

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

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Second graders at King Elementary open literacy kits at the start of every school day for an hour and 15 minutes focused on the basics of reading and writing. “Our reading proficient levels were not where they should be,” said Keairra Watson, a second grade teacher...

MALVERN, Iowa — At 82, Linda Seipold is still answering the pager at an Iowa rescue center, where she has served as an EMT since 1981. For Seipold and 73-year-old Advanced EMT Zennith Wilber, the work is personal. Wilber said a childhood tragedy shaped her commitment to EMS, while Seipold said her family's experience w

Expansion of John Cook Arena is in full swing to modernize amenities. The Nebraska Athletics said on Friday that the expansion of John Cook Arena is in full swing. Developers want to knock down most of the tall silos near 35th and Vinton streets, just off Interstate 80, and build hundreds of apartments.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is injured after a cutting early Monday in the south central Omaha area. Omaha police officers were called to the area of 67th and Grover streets just before 2:30 a.m. Monday. Police dispatch confirmed with First Alert 6 that one person was taken to...