Father speaks after 1-month-old’s mom accused of slamming baby’s head against the floor
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) — A baby girl is continuing to fight for her life after suffering a number of serious injuries that could have ended it. The month-and-a-half-old child has been recovering at Children’s Hospital in Omaha. According to police, the infant suffered life-threatening injuries at the...
Omaha DUI tragedy becomes Hollywood film
About 17 years ago, Joe Cowan lost his life when the car he was driving was hit by a drunk driver near 108th and Highway 36.
Columbus Park affordable housing project seeks $3.6M in TIF funding
The Omaha City Council heard public comment on a $3.6 million tax increment financing proposal to demolish an abandoned Columbus Park building and replace it with affordable apartments.
‘The vote is sacred’ bus tour starts in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Faith leaders gathered at the Tri-Faith Initiative in west Omaha to kick off the “Vote is Sacred Bus Tour,” a national voting initiative organized by the non-partisan Interfaith Alliance. The goal of the tour is to get people to show up and vote. The...
FAA Raised Amazon’s Omaha Drone Band on Paper. Its Noise Model Didn’t
The Federal Aviation Administration’s final environmental assessment for Amazon Prime Air’s Omaha hub expects MK30 drones to cruise between 205 and 370 feet, up from the 180-to-377-foot band in the June draft. The noise report attached to it still models the draft’s numbers, with a typical outbound cruise of 200 feet.
Tree marked for removal upsets neighbors
Living on a Gretna corner for 40 years, Bob Tomanek is throwing shade on the city.
A History of Dundee Methodist Church
Starting by the Missouri River in 1854, Omaha was a real estate speculation that just spread and spread. As it grew, it consumed land through Douglas County. It took about 35 years to get to North 52nd Street, and when it got there, a new suburb was platted. It needed churches. This is a history of Dundee Methodist Chu
7 Family-Owned Mexican Restaurants In Nebraska That Locals Stick With This Fall
The best meal of my fall last year came from a strip-mall kitchen I almost drove right past. One bite of warm mole, and that plain storefront became a place I now plan whole Saturdays around. Nebraska is full of family-run Mexican restaurants like that, where recipes travel from grandparents...
Neighbors fight blight designation as VA shows interest in Omaha’s Center Mall site
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Last week, the Omaha City Council again delayed a public hearing and vote on a proposal to grant Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, approval that would pave the way for tax credits to redevelop the Center Mall. The delay was granted because the Veterans Administration is now interested in the prop
Omaha’s planned indoor public market names first director
Organizers of Omaha’s planned year-round, indoor public market introduced its first executive director Tuesday and unveiled designs for the building, which is expected to open in summer 2028. Jerrica Marshall was introduced as the nonprofit market’s inaugural executive director at an event overlooking the future site a
