$323M plan for Omaha’s old auditorium site back on track
OMAHA — After months of legal wrangling with city officials, a planned $323 million campus of housing, retail and entertainment venues appears back on track at the former home of Omaha’s storied Civic Auditorium. The roughly eight acres of prime downtown real estate had been cleared for development a decade ago, and ideas had come […]
Nebraska-Iowa Weather Alert: Omaha 69° to 38° Nov. 9-11
Omaha and Council Bluffs face patchy morning fog, a 69-degree Monday and colder late-week nights.
Bo’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Several pleasant days ahead, next freeze chance early Fri...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Milder days are ahead as temperatures will warm into the mid 60s to perhaps the low 70s over the next few days. It’s a pleasant stretch of weather to enjoy before conditions shift later next week. Starting Tuesday, Omaha will enter into the top 5...
St. Louis Police Arrest Nebraska Man in large Street Takeover
Some 100 Cars Involved Street Takeover at Grand and West Florissant
Elkhorn elementary school to cancel classes after fire in classroom
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - An Elkhorn Elementary school will not have classes while the air quality is tested after a fire in a classroom. According to a letter from Spring Ridge Elementary, a lithium batter caught fire in the special education classroom Saturday night. The letter says the damage was...
Cathedral Arts Project opens Christmas market in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Cathedral Arts Project opened its Christmas market in Omaha. Buyers have stocked the market with fully decorated Christmas trees, nativities, hand-painted cards and individually painted ornaments. Many of the items are older decorations that are no longer available. Bob Weil, president of the Cathedral Arts...
Nebraska-Iowa Weather Alert: Omaha 34° to 68° Nov 7-11
Omaha climbs toward 68 degrees Monday before temperatures retreat into the lower 50s Thursday.
North Omaha Shooting Near 31st and Kansas Leaves One Critically Hurt
One person was critically injured Friday afternoon in a shooting in north Omaha, with the gunfire erupting near 31st Street and Kansas Avenue around 4:20 p.m. Authorities said the victim was taken to a hospital following the incident. The shooting was reported by KETV, which said the person critically hurt...
At least 2 hospitalized in reported cutting at Jackson Tower in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - At least two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a reported cutting, according to the Omaha Police Department. Police were called to Jackson Tower near 27th and St. Mary Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Friday. Omaha police also said medics were requested for...
Drunk driver crashes into Nebraska State Patrol cruiser on Highway 75, NSP says
OMAHA, Neb. (KOLN) - A drunk driver crashed into a Nebraska State Patrol cruiser on Highway 75 on Friday, according to the NSP. NSP said the crash happened just after midnight in Omaha at the Highway 75 ramp from I-480. The driver was arrested by the Omaha Police Department for DUI, driving while revoked and carrying a concealed weapon while intoxicated.
