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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On Saturday, about 1,200 people made their way to Lake Zorinsky for an incredible tradition. the 21st annual polar plunge brought folks out to help raise thousands for Special Olympics Nebraska. In 2025, about 1,100 plungers helped raise more than $370,000 for Special Olympics programing. “We...

Creighton Bluejays split the doubleheader on Saturday, but also won the opening day game on Friday. Creighton’s offense came to life in the first inning in Game 2 on Saturday.

Omaha police officers were called to the incident near 79th Street and Newport Avenue shortly at shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A woman struck by a car during an illegal meetup in Douglas County has not been identified, leaving authorities concerned about her condition. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shared disturbing video showing several people watching a driver doing donuts in a parking lot when a woman was struck...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was arrested and two more were cited in connection to a street racing incident in Omaha Saturday night. A social media post from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says multiple 911 calls were made reporting racers in the area of 134th and F streets on Saturday night.

Take a trip back to the 1960s at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Some theatre goers even came in costume to the opening Friday night, resurrecting the bellbottoms, fringe, and psychedelic colors of the Hippie Counterculture. Brandon Box-Higdem skillfully directs this long-on-songs, short-on-dialogue musical written by...

The D-2 district boys wrestling tournament concluded on Saturday at Elm Creek. Among the area teams who competed were Anselmo-Merna, Ansley/Litchfield, Arcadia/Loup City, SEM, and Twin Loup. The top four wrestlers in each weight class qualified for the state tournament in Omaha. Twin Loup qualified five wrestlers for...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska skies are bright and calm this morning, and downtown Omaha already feels more like April than mid-February. Temperatures sit near 36 degrees at Eppley Airfield, but sunshine is wasting no time...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Despite the midseason death of his mother in early February, Josh Dix has not missed any of Creighton’s games. That continued Saturday against Villanova, with the senior guard playing just one day after attending his mother’s funeral. Kelly Dix died on Feb. 4 after...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst turns 46 today. The musician is best known for his work with Bright Eyes and the band Desaparecidos. Oberst was born in Omaha on Feb. 15, 1980. He self-released his debut album “Water” in the 1990s. Rolling Stone magazine named him...