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Omaha, Nebraska – A young child is recovering in the hospital after police say he accidentally shot himself with a gun that slipped out of his father’s pocket while the man was asleep. The incident has resulted in multiple neglect and child abuse charges and renewed concerns about unsecured firearms inside homes with...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Do you know how many steps it takes to make a pair of shoes?. At Omaha’s Dehner Boot Company, it takes about 15 steps. The shoes might look ordinary, but they have stepped into extraordinary places. “John Glenn’s boot that he wore as the first...

(Omaha) -- Another leading indicator continues to paint a "sideways moving" manufacturing economy in KMAland. For the third time in the last five months, Creighton University's Mid-America Business Conditions Index for November sank below growth neutral to 49.5--down from 50.5 in October. Growth neutral is...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - In a collaborative effort between Nebraska and Oklahoma, four utility companies have launched a joint effort to explore advanced nuclear energy. Lincoln Electric System, Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District and Grand River Dam Authority have signed a Memorandum of...

Extreme cold hit's Wednesday night, temps below zero. Our skies will remain mostly cloudy Sunday night and temperatures will down in the mid 10s by Monday morning. Another round of light snow will move in after 3 AM Monday morning. Not everyone will see the snow. Those that live north of Omaha may only see snow...

*For the third time in the past five months, the Mid-America Business Conditions Index moved slightly below growth neutral. *The regional manufacturing sector shed jobs for the eighth straight month. *Approximately, 40% of supply managers indicated their wage growth over the past year had been less than the increase...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 1, 2025-- Bin There Dump That Omaha Dumpster Rentals has, once again, secured “First Place For Dumpsters” in the Omaha magazine 2026 “Best of Omaha” Awards. The local, family-owned business also received a first place ranking in 2025, voted on by Omaha magazine readers. This press...

Emily McKenna went from Marian High School scholarship recipient to alumni director, now supporting Omaha nonprofits as a "tiny philanthropist."

Iowa farmers who sold grain to an Omaha dealer with facilities in Council Bluffs and Sioux City have until mid-March to file a claim if they haven’t been paid. “We’re tracking that really closely,” Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said. “Of course, our Grain Warehouse team is on top of that.”

Eswin Mejia — the man charged in connection to a 2016 crash that killed 21-year-old Sarah Root — had his pretrial Monday.