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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Skylark Meats LLC informed Omaha Mayor John Ewing and Rapid Response Nebraska that their business will close in August. In a letter addressed to Ewing, Skylark stated they regret to inform they are shutting down the plant located at 4430 S 110th St. on Aug. 25.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two Omaha residents have been arrested on theft-related felony charges in connection with the alleged theft of a pickup, an enclosed trailer and a racecar in Gage County. 38-year-old Adam Stanger and 35-year-old Amy Wood-Berven are accused of stealing a pickup and an enclosed trailer that...

Three Nebraskans and three former Nebraskans are among 455 people nationwide charged with attempting to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges earlier this week as part of its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The 455 defendants, which included 90 licensed medical pr

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (WOWT) - MidAmerican Energy is proposing to upgrade power lines that run between two of its substations to meet growing energy demand, but residents in the Briarwood neighborhood are opposing the plan. The proposed project would span 6.5 miles and replace existing lines that run near the...

Hungry kids. No school district summer meal program. One Elkhorn nonprofit decided not to wait for a solution — they became one. Here's how COPE is feeding more families this summer. 🛒

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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in Omaha early Friday. Emergency crews rushed to the scene near Essex Court and Regency Parkway Drive at about 1:30 a.m. Police dispatch confirmed with First Alert 6 that one person is injured. Initial reports...

A 28-year-old woman died from gunshot wounds last weekend in the vicinity of North 24th and Lake, leaving behind three children.

Lane restrictions on Underwood Ave. are in place ahead of Friday's Memorial Park Concert due to a water main break

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A group of Omaha neighbors is challenging how the city uses tax increment financing to fund new construction projects, calling the practice an unnecessary handout to developers. The debate centers on projects including the Center Mall redevelopment and apartments planned at the Family Fare strip ma