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A Sarpy County church's nonprofit fireworks tent is hoping the nation's 250th birthday sparks a big jump in sales this Fourth of July.

Our Thursday morning is super pleasant, paired with a beautiful sunrise and temperatures only at the lower 60s for most of us! That cloud coverage will continue into the afternoon. Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day with spotty rain showers. Because of the clouds and chance at rain, temps...

An Omaha-based independent record label will host a music festival later this year to promote Nebraska musicians. David Taylor co-founded Good Life Records and the Goodlife Podcast, which he co-hosts with Jason Spicoli, morning host of Sweet 98.5 FM. Good Life Records will host a live music festival at Falconwood...

The U.S. housing market has been uncharacteristically slow since the pandemic, when buyers and sellers jumped on ultra-low mortgage rates. Since then, high prices and economic uncertainty have scared many consumers off, leading to multiple years with home sales near 30-year lows. This slowdown hasn't played out evenly

Pizza recommendations get personal fast. Everyone has a favorite crust. Everyone has a sauce opinion. Someone claims they know the place with the best cheese pull, and suddenly a casual dinner conversation has turned into a debate. That is how good pizzerias earn their reputation. Not through hype alone. Through...

Sooners overcame extremely difficult path through CWS

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews completed a key phase of construction on the region’s long-awaited water park Thursday, signing the final rafter for the last vertical piece of the project. The fourth largest indoor water park in the country will feature water slides, a retractable roof, a lazy river...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Fire Department responded to two separate house fires within minutes of each other early Thursday Morning. The first one happened near 22nd and Miami Streets at around 12:40 a.m. According to an OFD official who spoke with a First Alert 6 photographer on scene,...

BLAIR, Neb. – (June 25, 2026) – Governor Jim Pillen traveled to Blair this week to ceremoniously sign LB 1114, a legislative package designed to address the growing need for affordable housing across Nebraska. The bill, which was prioritized by the Legislature’s Urban Affairs Committee, includes the Community Improveme

Lee Greenwood Revives Soldier Valley Spirits for America's 250th Birthday — And It's More Than Just Whiskey There are celebrity spirits, and then there are spirits born out of something deeper — a d