AI-powered scams are costing Americans billions. Elkhorn businesses are feeling the impact
ELKHORN, NE. — AI-powered scam calls and text messages are surging across the country, costing Americans billions of dollars, according to a new study from the Better Business Bureau. Residents and business owners in Elkhorn say they are feeling the effects firsthand. Amy Anderson, owner of Little Scandinavia in...
Can You Own a Peacock in Nebraska? What State and Local Laws Say
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! If you are picturing a peacock strutting across your backyard in Omaha or Kearney, the good news is that state law does not stand in your way. Nebraska has no statute banning peafowl ownership, and the birds fall under the same general framewo
Chicken Salad Chick expanding locations to Grand Island, Omaha, Lincoln
GRAND ISLAND — Chicken Salad Chick is expanding into Nebraska for the first time. Scott and Tisha Miller have signed a seven-restaurant development agreement to introduce the brand’s craveable chicken salad and Southern hospitality to Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island. The Millers’ connection to Chicken Salad Chick star
Take a look at what’s planned for Omaha’s Crossroads development
A 13-story mixed-use building next to Target, a new police and fire headquarters, green space and a 90,000-square-foot cinema. Those are among the elements of the long-awaited Crossroads project that developers shared with community members Wednesday. Within the next two years, nearly 40 acres of vacant dirt in the cit
Boomstock Music Festival brings music from the ’60s and ’70s to Omaha
First Alert 6's Maria Cade and Elaina Riley chat with Addy Combs about the upcoming Boomstock music festival.
Steak Town USA: It’s time to pick the best Omaha steakhouse
In January, when we launched our yearlong examination of Omaha steakhouses, we started by asking a few simple questions: What is the Omaha steakhouse, anyway? Who is doing it the best in 2025? And what gives it such staying power, continuing to define what both lifelong Omahans like me and visitors love to eat?
Partial lunar eclipse tonight peaking shortly before midnight, an ideal night expected
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A partial lunar eclipse is expected to occur tonight into early Friday morning creating a shadow and eventually a red color over the moon. In case you don’t know, a lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the lunar surface and creating a shad
For the first time, more apartments than houses are being built in Omaha
The market swing over the past four years signifies growth — but also how unaffordable homeownership has become for potential buyers. Construction crews work on the Tallgrass Apartments in Papillion. In the past four years, more multi-family housing units — almost all of them apartments — have been built than single-fa
Iowa Detectives Search For Runaway Criminal Known for Stalking
While Taylor Hensley is not the most dangerous Iowa fugitive, the crimes he's committed are serious
Former Omaha mayor weighs in on downsized sports complex
When former Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert left office, she left a number of city projects in motion. One of them was the redevelopment of Tranquility Park.

















