Vacant downtown Omaha lot to become affordable housing for seniors
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A vacant downtown lot is about to get new life, providing affordable housing and helping seniors. Together Omaha took over an old hotel at 22nd and Douglas Street in downtown Omaha in 2021. The non-profit converted it into temporary housing for homeless seniors. It worked for...
Cruise passengers exposed to hantavirus to be monitored in Omaha
Staffers from the CDC will meet the passengers in the Canary Islands and escort them to Nebraska Medicine where another CDC team will meet them as they receive care at the National Quarantine Unit and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy injured, suspect killed in South Omaha shooting
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured and the suspect was killed in an shooting in South Omaha Friday afternoon. The shooting happened in the area of 20th and Washington streets around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Sheriff Aaron Hanson told First Alert 6 a SWAT...
Engineers pinpoint the source of Portal Lake’s leak
Now that engineers believe they have identified the leak's location, they will use electric currents to map the soil composition in the top 40 to 60 feet of the lakebed.
The City of Omaha approved $52M in TIF loans in 2025. These are the...
Multi-family housing, commercial space and a Little Bohemia revitalization. Upward of $52 million in tax-increment financing, or TIF, was allocated in 2025, according to the city’s annual TIF report approved by the Omaha City Council this week. The total accounts for 22 projects. Used in Omaha for more than...
NDOT seeks public input on JFK Freeway improvements
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska Department of Transportation is studying seven miles of U.S. Highway 75 and asking drivers for input on improvements to one of the metro’s most congested and dangerous corridors. NDOT is focusing on the stretch known as the JFK Freeway, running from Interstate 80...
Omaha may cut required number of parking spots for new housing
Omaha planning board recommends cutting required parking to one spot per new unit, a move builders say could lower costs but neighbors fear will worsen street congestion
Development planned where Omaha silos stand
Severe weather Omaha metro and surrounding areas - April 23, 2026. Photos from severe weather that passed through the Omaha metro on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Viewer submitted photos and videos (4/23/2026) Updated: Apr. 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM UTC. 10/11 viewers have been sending in photos and videos from...
Bellevue Charts Path Forward for Fort Crook Bridge: Three Alternatives, One Major Decision
BELLEVUE, NE — The City of Bellevue is moving closer to a long-term solution for the aging Fort Crook Road bridge corridor. During a recent public open-house, city officials and engineers presented three primary reconstruction alternatives for the vital link spanning Papillion Creek and the Union Pacific Railroad. The...
Iowa hospital accused of harvesting patient’s organs without authorization
An Iowa hospital is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harvesting the organs of a deceased patient without first consulting with the patient’s next of kin. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, seeks damages from Alegent Health-Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, which also does business as CHI Health-Missouri […]
