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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The snowy weather is throwing a wrench in some small business owners’ plans in the metro. Midwest Fest, an outdoor holiday market in Heartland of America Park, is facing some delays. Tomorrow, the market will start later than initially planned. Then, Sunday will be a...

Black Friday Deals: DJI Flip $349, Mini 4K $359, Mini 3 $439, Skyrover S1 $349, X1 $539. The York County Sheriff’s Office is adding a new unmanned aircraft to its daily work, as Nebraska TV reports. Deputies say the drone will help them respond faster and stay safer during tough calls. It will assist in search and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The winter weather is leaving its mark on the Omaha metro this weekend. Snow was expected to continue falling into the afternoon and has already made travel difficult. Much of the metro is looking to have snow totals on the lower end of the forecasted range,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Urban League of Nebraska was formed in Omaha on this day in 1927, beginning nearly a century of community service and advocacy. A picture from the Nebraska Historical Society shows the league’s recreation group from 1934. The group initially focused on employment opportunities for...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The snowy weather has made it to the metro – just in time for some winter fun here in Omaha. Today was the first day the Gene Leahy Ice Rink was open and families are already lacing up their skates. “We have Grandpa and Grandma...

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A 5-year-old boy is recovering after police say he accidentally shot himself with an unsecured handgun that slipped out of his father’s pocket while the man slept with two young children beside him. The boy’s father, 28-year-old Trae Colvin, is now being held on child abuse charges, according to...

Officials at Eppley gave an update on canceled flights as of midday Saturday. As of now there have been 5 arrivals and 14 departures canceled by the airlines today due to the weather. That’s approximately 12% of Saturday’s airline flights. Airport officials are reminding travelers to check with their airline for...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Widespread snow will continue through the morning hours over the entire area with it gradually adding up to the 5-8″ range we have in the forecast. As of 6AM in the metro we had a few 2-3″ reports in the area with snow falling.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was injured and arrested after a shooting on Thanksgiving in North Omaha. Police say the shooting happened just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday and they found a victim with gunshot wounds near 31st and Larimore avenues. Just blocks away, officers report locating multiple bullet casings...