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Delayed action items have been the theme of the Nebraska State Board of Education meetings for the first quarter of 2026. In January, the board’s Planning and Evaluation Committee recommended no action on the approval of the Community Achievement Plan for the Learning Communities of Douglas and Sarpy Counties.

A Nebraska man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 69-year-old Mickey Mitani from Bellevue, Nebraska, was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe headed east on K 61 Highway south of McPherson. He failed to navigate a left hand turn to the northbound Interstate 135 ramp.

Three juveniles were hospitalized after a car crashed through the wall of a pizza restaurant in La Vista Saturday evening.

(Fairfax) -- An Omaha woman suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle wreck in Atchison County Friday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred on southbound Route J, a quarter-mile south of Route W and roughly three miles west of Fairfax, at 7:30 a.m. Authorities say a 2016 Nissan Juke,...

Omaha metro neighbors are turning their love for baking into home-based businesses. Nebraska's cottage food industry brought in over $1 million in 2023.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha family was displaced Sunday evening after a fire caused extensive damage to their home near 104th Circle and Grant Street. The family of five made it out safely, thanks to a stranger who spotted flames from Interstate 680, pulled off the highway and knocked on their door to alert them.

Nebraskans from Omaha to Lincoln to cities and towns across the state are making plans and readying placards to join the next installment of the No Kings protests on Saturday.  Assembly is a freedom enshrined in the Bill of Rights. For those who took to the streets by the thousands in the 1960s, massive marches […]

When building a business, founders can face unexpected and paralyzing legal questions under the constraints of a tight budget. The Creighton University School of Law recently launched its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic (IELC) to address these obstacles. Its goal is to provide free legal and operational...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As expected, the record high was broken as temperatures reached the mid 90s! Not only did we surpass our daily record in Omaha, but we broke the monthly record high for March. The previous daily record high was 87° while the monthly record was 91°!

(KMAland) -- The Plattsmouth girls and Conestoga boys were winners in KMAland soccer Saturday. Check out the area rundown below. •Plattsmouth: Hailey Sanchez (3 goals), Hailey Kohlman (1 goal), Samantha Ritchie (1 goal, 1 assist), Amara Johnson (2 assists), Symantha Cherek (1 assist) BOYS: Conestoga 3 Waverly 0....