Child safe after South Omaha car theft with 6-year-old inside, police say
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 6-year-old was caught in the middle of a car theft in South Omaha Monday morning. Omaha Police tell First Alert 6 officers responded to 23rd and Drexel just before 6 a.m. Monday after a man reported his car stolen with his 6-year-old child inside. The...
Omaha man set for court after allegedly attacking grandmother, calling 911
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha man who police say called 911 to report he attacked his own grandmother with a knife last Thursday appeared in court Monday. Nyak Nyak, 24, was booked into Douglas County Corrections for 1st-degree assault and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
Tecumseh prison inmate serving 60-year sentence for murder dies at Lincoln hospital
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - An inmate serving time for second-degree murder and for using a weapon to commit a felony out of Douglas County died Monday at a Lincoln hospital. Sean Barrett, 60, was serving a 60-year sentence at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. His sentence began on April 9, 2012.
Summertime heat & storms for the Omaha region this week
Scattered rain and storms are moving through the area this evening, mostly over western Iowa. These will not be severe, but lightning & heavy rain are possible in some storms. They move away overnight, and we might even see some patchy fog develop toward Monday morning as lows drop to near 70.
Omaha! Diamond Dawgs Bound For CWS
For the first time since 2008, the Diamond Dawgs are headed to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. And for the second day in a row during an absolutely thrilling super regional at Foley Field against Mississippi State, Georgia pulled off another round of late-inning theatrics. After seeing a...
Omaha’s Santa Lucia festival celebrates 102 years of Italian traditions
OMAHA, Neb.- A tradition that dates back more than 100 years is still very much alive in Omaha’s Little Italy. Omaha’s Santa Lucia Festival was founded back in 1925 by Grazia Bonafede Caniglia, an immigrant from Sicily who walked every morning to say her prayers at St. Philomena Catholic Church, now St. Frances Cabrini
EXCLUSIVE: Omaha DEA discusses operation to end distribution of fentanyl across U.S.
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In just the first few months of 2026, Omaha’s DEA field office seized over 1.7 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. The drug continues to impact communities across Nebraska. An effort is underway not that is putting an end to this deadly trend. Right now,...
Layoffs Begin This Summer as Kellogg’s Prepares to Close Omaha Facility
Omaha, NE- The popular breakfast cereal giant Kellogg is permanently closing its Omaha cereal plant this summer, resulting in the loss of 451 jobs. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the Nebraska Department of Labor, with layoffs beginning July 20th later this year, and conti
Week of June 8th Local Bandwidth Bands Live
Check out these Local Bandwidth bands live this week. Evandale at the Bourbon Theatre opening for Dorothy. Leighton at the Bourbon Theatre opening for Dorothy. Estrogen Projection at 17th & O for Star City Pride. Plack Blague at 17th & O for Star City Pride. Mindflight in Omaha. Molten in...
Bo’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Off & on t-showers today, severe chance to start...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Today will be more active with storms compared to yesterday. Widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely all day with the best chance in the afternoon. Severe weather chances are very low, but the potential for another inch or two of rain is likely. Once again, flash flooding is possible where the
