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After years of planning, design revisions and coordination with utility providers, Bellevue’s long-awaited Olde Towne Streetscape Project is finally moving into the construction phase. According to Bellevue City Administrator Jim Ristow, work by Metropolitan Utilities District is scheduled to begin at the intersection

From the freezer aisle to the radio dial, 1953 may be the most culturally important year in Omaha's history.

(KMAland) -- KMA Sports continues its 2026 track & field awards with the All-KMAland Track & Field Teams, beginning with the girls. Eligible individuals for this team include those from the Bluegrass, Corner, Hawkeye Ten, Pride of Iowa, Rolling Valley and Western Iowa Conferences + all Council Bluffs schools and all KM

Toes flexing inside my sneakers, I sink into my bike pedals as one of the first riders to glide through Omaha on the new Girard Trail Connection. It's a freshly laid rail trail in Nebraska, a former railway turned into a multi-use trail. I'm here because I'm utterly obsessed with the development of the Great […]

EASTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR WESTERN IOWA — A tornado risk is in place for eastern Nebraska and far western Iowa on Sunday, May 31, 2026, as a weak low pivots eastward following tonight’s storm activity and sets up the next round of organized severe weather across the corridor. The risk carries a Level 1 designation with a

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - Papillion Police say the suspect in an officer-involved shooting Friday night has died. Officials with the City of Papillion say 38-year-old James Bolter III of Bellevue, Nebraska was involved in the shooting on Friday night. City officials also say Bolter was declared dead shortly after arrivi

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Special Olympics athletes paused their competition today for dental checkups at Creighton University. Dental students offered free screenings, mouthguards and oral hygiene tips to athletes with disabilities. Trevor Roberts of Kearney said the screening was easy. “They’re really nice people. I can’t

Catholic Charities of Omaha seeks $6 million to upgrade the food pantry and office space at South Omaha's Saint Juan Diego Community Center

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The day Keith Siebels had a stroke started off like any other. “Came back in the house, kind of laid down on the bed, checking up on social media, was kind of laying awkwardly on the bed, the opposite direction I normally lay and I tried to push myself up off the bed and my whole right side wouldn’

Two teens were just trying to pick up some ice cream Friday night when a crime scene at a nearby store prompted a lockdown at Target.