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OMAHA, Neb. – The Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower is to be Nebraska’s biggest vertical construction to be completed in 2026, standing at 677 feet and 44 stories. Located in downtown Omaha, the $600 million project will serve as the new corporate headquarters for Mutual of Omaha. It will be the tallest building not...

After 40 years, the Millard Music House is set to close Oct. 31 as owner Matt Moore retires from the family business that's served generations.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A popular Omaha pizza place will continue on in the aftermath of the owner’s sudden death. In a Facebook post Friday, Piezon’s Pizzeria notified their fans that they will remain open for the foreseeable future. The restaurant had closed last month after owner owner Matt Vrzal died at the age of 51.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department was called to a report of a shooting early Friday. Officers got to the scene just before 5 a.m. Friday near 20th and Ohio streets, in the North Omaha area. Police dispatch confirms that at about 5:15 a.m., a shooting victim showed...

LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District on Thursday, seeking to stop a plan to retire three of five power-producing units at the utility’s North Omaha Station and switch the other two coal-fired units to natural gas. The 46-page lawsuit, filed in Douglas County District...

Governor Jim Pillen is applauding the important action announced today by Attorney General Mike Hilgers — a lawsuit that aims to stop the closure of coal energy generation at Omaha Public Power District’s (OPPD) North Omaha Station. Filing this lawsuit comes at a pivotal time for preserving and expanding energy...

OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district. As head of Clarity Development, he helped lead efforts to get that former Czech...

WASHINGTON (KOLN) - A U.S. Air Force employee assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base will spend the next five years and 10 months in prison. David Slater, 64, pled guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information relating to the national defense on a foreign...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people were injured in a cutting incident in northwest Omaha Wednesday evening. Omaha Police say officers responded to the incident near 104th Avenue and Old Maple Road just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. At the scene, a 27-year-old man told officers he was assaulted while walking...

OMAHA, NE – The Omaha Police Department has confirmed that 27-year-old Dequrae Murrel has died following a shooting at Carter Lake on October 5, 2025. Murrel succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on October 6. The OPD Homicide Unit is now leading the investigation. Police initially responded to...