Horsemen’s Park ready for Fourth of July weekend racing after $1M in track improvements
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - While many in the metro will have their eyes on fireworks this weekend, others will be focused on the ponies running around an improved Horsemen’s Park track. Nebraska Horsemen’s CEO Lori Thomas expects 5,000 to 6,000 people per day to attend events at the track...
Two Bennington students win National History Day award, get project in Library of Congress
Two middle school students from Bennington brought home an award from the National History Day competition this summer. Seventh graders Payton Combes and Valeriya Bridgeford won the Discovery or Exploration in History award for their project on geographer Blair Niles, who was a founding member of the Society of Woman G
Today in History – July 3: Fund established to help find missing Omaha man
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Family and friends of Jason Jolkowski established a fund for information leading to his whereabouts after he went missing in 2001, and the case remains unsolved. Jolkowski was 19 years old when he disappeared. He told his father he was leaving his home near 48th and...
Amazon’s Prime Air Drones Head for the Omaha Suburbs
Amazon has confirmed that its next drone-delivery market is the Omaha area, with Prime Air aircraft set to fly out of the company’s warehouse in Papillion, Nebraska. The service will carry items under five pounds (2.3 kg) that fit in a shoebox, to homes within a 7 to 8 mile (11 to 13 km) radius of the warehouse. Amazon
Medical Building in Gretna Landing
Construction is progressing on Noddle Companies’ development project in Gretna in partnership with Nebraska Medicine. The 3-story, 125,000 sq. ft. Gretna Landing Health Center is going up northwest of 192nd & Highway 370. When it opens in the second half of next year, the health center will include primary and specialt
Millard veterans groups joining forces, moving to new location
MILLARD, Neb. (WOWT) — Two Millard-area veterans organizations are merging and relocating to a larger space after years of discussion, forming a new group called the Millard Veterans’ Alliance. Millard American Legion Post 374 has operated at its location near 138th and S Street for 13 years. With...
Omaha man stops suspected drunk driver threatening Dundee
An Omaha man stopped a suspected intoxicated driver in Dundee after a Memorial Park concert. The driver blew a .214 BAC.
Explore fresh eats at Omaha’s Flower Child location
First Alert 6's Maria Cade stops by Omaha's newest restaurant, Flower Child, to learn more about its offerings.
Fireworks blamed for starting West Omaha house fire
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Fireworks are being blamed for a house fire in west Omaha late Wednesday night. Firefighters responded to a home northeast of 132nd and Pacific streets just before 10 p.m. They found smoke and flames coming from the home’s garage. According to the Omaha Fire Department,...
Level 3 Severe Storm Threat With 75 MPH Wind Gusts and Large Hail Targets...
NEBRASKA — A Level 3 of 5 severe weather risk is in place today across central Nebraska into western Iowa, with damaging wind as the main story. Storms are expected to fire this afternoon as hot, sticky air feeds the atmosphere, then organize into fast-moving lines as the evening progresses. A few gusts could reach 75
