A brief return to summer for the Omaha area this Friday
We are waking up warm and a bit cloudy on Friday morning, with temperatures in the low 70s. Any morning clouds/rain should clear up by noon and we're into some afternoon sunshine. Friday will be a mostly sunny, warmer, and windy day that ends with thunderstorms in the evening. We...
Friday evening storms possible, cooler and wet this weekend
It will be a mostly dry evening around Omaha, but we'll keep a 20-30% chance for a few hit-and-miss rain showers. If you are looking for a time to mow, do it either this evening or Friday afternoon. More wet weather is expected over the weekend. Storms will become scattered...
ISIS-K member sentenced to 20 years in Omaha marine’s Kabul airport bombing death
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A member of the Islamic State group ISIS-K has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in the killing of Marine Cpl. Daegan Page of Nebraska. Daegan and 12 other U.S. service members were killed in a suicide bombing at a Kabul airport in 2021.
Warren Buffett stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman after 56 years
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after 56 years, the company announced Friday.
Bellevue residents weigh in on city adding money to now $110 million water park
Bellevue City Council approved $50M in additional bonds for a new waterpark, raising the total cost to $110M amid inflation.
This Historic Nebraska Exchange Building Still Hides A Grand Ballroom From The Stockyard Era
Drive past enough brick giants in Nebraska and you stop wondering what’s inside them. I made that mistake with one particular eleven-story building, assuming the doors led to offices and nothing more. Then someone told me about the tenth floor, where twenty-two-foot ceilings and arched windows have been sitting...
Midlands Humane Society at capacity; Council Bluffs ordinances on pit bulls, stray cats a...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. — The Midlands Humane Society in Council Bluffs is at full capacity, and staff say a combination of factors — including local ordinances — is making it harder to place animals in homes. Executive Director Nikki Cruickshank said the overcrowding is taking a toll...
One dies in North Omaha crash
Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to the crash near the North Freeway and Arthur C. Storz Expressway.
Heirloom: Omaha’s upscale local market
Heirloom Fine Foods Market & Café in Millwork Commons offers a variety of food options, and that variety doesn’t stop with their menu. They also offer extensive snack and market items. In the heart of downtown Omaha, Millwork Commons is home to a slew of local businesses and...
Hickory Villa Assisted Living sale forces residents to find new homes
Hickory Villa Assisted Living is being sold, leaving residents with an Oct. 15 deadline to relocate.
