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You flip through local posts and feel the sudden weight of a small town's grief when you learn an 8-year-old collapsed during practice and later died from a brain bleed. The piece below explains what happened to Reese Bryan, why her family says coaches and medical care failed her, and how the community is responding....

Nebraska Medicine is opening a new primary health center in Bennington. Neighbors are invited to tour the clinic Saturday before it officially opens Monday March 9th.

OMAHA — A young woman recited an original poem in her native Ukrainian language. A teacher rekindled memories of her wartorn country as images of destruction flashed on a huge screen behind her. A former Nebraska lawmaker with decorated military service shared why he is eight fact-finding missions in and willing to...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - City officials updated the media on the Pacific Street sinkhole at noon on Wednesday. Omaha City Engineer Austin Rowser, who also serves at the assistant public works director, said the cause of the sink hole is likely due to an underground pressurized water leak. “Ultimately it...

Producers from across the U.S. and Canada gathered in Nebraska as Farmer 2 Farmer made its return. It’s the signature event for the Farmers Business Network. Co-founder Charles Baron says the mood reflected the margin pressure many operations are feeling. "This is a tight year. We know credits tight....

A dramatic roadway collapse in Omaha, NE, made headlines this week and served as a fresh reminder of the dangers lurking beneath the surface in 35% to 40% of the United States. On Tuesday afternoon, a large sinkhole opened up at a busy intersection, just as two cars stopped at...

In an interview Wednesday, OPS Chief Financial Officer Shane Rhian said the district is looking at other cuts before touching classroom resources.

Generations of Nebraska families have known Johnny’s Cafe as a steakhouse classic. Now it’s getting an honor that cements that classic status nationally. The 103-year-old South Omaha steakhouse was this week named a James Beard America’s Classics restaurant, an honor that only one other restaurant in Nebraska has...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Jonathan Inman and Callie Miller embraced and laughed Thursday afternoon when they met for the second time — the first being the moment Miller ran to help Inman after his red SUV fell into a sinkhole at 67th and Pacific on Tuesday. “My thought in...

OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha driver was making his normal commute home when he stopped at an intersection. Moments later, hiscar fell several feet into the ground. Jonathan Inman is the driver of the red Jeep seen in the video collapsing into a sinkhole. He says he remembers driving up to the light and then remembers...