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Bellevue, NE – Following last week’s fire at Stella’s Bar and Grill, members of the Bellevue community have come together to launch a fundraiser in support of the beloved local establishment. In the days after the fire, several residents reached out asking how they could help and...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Many victims who have lost money in scams are embarrassed and reluctant to talk about it. But a woman tricked out of her life savings has the courage to come forward and warn others. Raised to respect authority, 74-year-old Judy believed a frightening phone call came...

(Des Moines) -- The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission is referring an alleged water pollution case to the Iowa Attorney General’s office. Commission Attorney Bradley Adams says Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) illegally released sludge from its wastewater treatment facility near Council Bluffs into the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen has granted Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. the authority to lower all U.S. and Nebraska flags lowered in Omaha on Saturday in honor of Mike Yanney, who died over the weekend. Yanney, the founder of Burlington Capital, died on Saturday, Feb. 14, at...

Nebraska and Iowa school districts are shutting their doors Thursday as a winter storm bears down on the region with heavy snow and powerful winds. Eight major districts announced closures or schedule changes, affecting thousands of students as dangerous weather conditions develop throughout the afternoon and...

Forecasters say a winter storm system will move across Iowa this afternoon, tonight and early tomorrow, dropping up to six inches of snow. For now, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Lee says it’s thought the heaviest snow will run in a corridor roughly from Council Bluffs to Des Moines to Dubuque.

Omaha Police Lt. Allen Straub can see much of the city from his desk. With the help of more than a thousand cameras, he and other specially trained officers can monitor traffic hazards, assist emergency responders and track suspects — all without leaving the police department’s central headquarters in downtown Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Public Schools has adjusted its budget after receiving updated information from the state reducing its expected shortfall for the coming school year. In November, the state warned districts that they had been overpaid and to expect those allocation amounts to be made up in the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An 18-year-old is injured and a man is in jail after a shooting in South Omaha early Wednesday. Officers arrested 22-year-old Daniel Navarro in connection to the shooting, according to an updated release. Emergency crews were called to the shooting near 13th Street and Missouri Avenue...

KMTV learned Wimmer Railroad Collection donation was pulled from Sarpy County Museum in January 2025 after donors were told there were no fundraising plans for new building.