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A movement started by a digital creator is sweeping the nation. It begins with a focus on helping older people, veterans, disabled individuals, and single parents. Created by Rodney Smith Jr., it's called Raising Men and Women Lawn Care Service. He currently has more than 250,000 followers on Facebook. Back...

Comic Con Nebraska is coming to Omaha’s CHI Health Center this weekend. The new "con" is Octopus Events Group’s first event, though the members have previously put on comic cons like Portland, Oregon’s Rose City Comic Con, and Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con prior to the formation of OEG.

OMAHA — The City of Omaha is poised to make what Mayor John Ewing Jr. called its “single largest investment” in affordable housing as part of his effort to close the gap between the “haves and have-nots.” Seed money would come, the mayor and his team said, via the sale of bonds to be repaid […]

BenSilvers via iStock He also impersonated a victim to try to get a local news outlet off the story. The post ‘He got there too quick. It was almost like he was just waiting for it.’ Nebraska man planted objects to make drivers crash after dark, then eerily tried to ‘save’ them appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

NEBRASKA — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the launch of a new community-driven public safety initiative in York, Saline and Douglas counties. The initiative is aimed at boosting seat belt use among one of the hardest-to-reach demographics: male pickup truck drivers, aged 18-55 years. The...

(Omaha) -- A new study ranks Omaha and Lincoln among the best U.S. cities for renters. Rent Café looked at how many square feet renters can get for $1,500 per month across 200 small U.S. cities. That dollar amount in Omaha stretches up to 1,075 square feet, five times more than what that $1,500 a month gets in...

In an unexpected twist of fate, a near-tragic motorcycle accident has paved the way for a profound connection between a young rider and local law enforcement. Logan Tasai, a 19-year-old motorcycle enthusiast, owes his life to the quick actions of Deputy Weiler, who, by sheer coincidence, was present to witness and...

Overnight storms Tuesday night into Wednesday morning brought along considerable rain totals around the Omaha area.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - People in town celebrating the Native Omaha Days festival have the opportunity to take a look back on a moment in time on North 24th Street. A production from the Union for Contemporary Art honors community leader Mildred Brown and imagines how she might have reacted during one of the more...

The project near Bob Kerrey Bridge will feature a climbing wall and unique "roll glider" ride. Will you explore the new riverfront development when it opens in the spring?