Omaha City Council hears public comment on school resource officer agreements
Omaha City Council heard public comment on OPD school resource officer agreements in four local public school districts – weeks after we learned shock gloves were used on two students last year.
Northeast Omaha neighbors push back on concrete company’s truck traffic in residential area
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A dispute has been simmering in a northeast Omaha neighborhood. It boils down to whether an industrial site for heavy trucks belongs near homes with pets and kids. Trucks on unpaved streets. Streets in this northeast Omaha neighborhood are not paved, and trucks passing homes have...
Months-long road closure begins at University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new construction project on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus is causing a months-long road closure starting today. Drivers will not be able to go south of 42nd and Farnam. The closure affects both directions of that portion of the road. New health center...
Mills County board backs Kane Avenue design agreement, patrol vehicle purchase order
(Glenwood) -- Mills County officials have backed a design contract for a improving a stretch of road outside of Pacific Junction. At its regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Mills County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a design contract with V&K Engineering for the Kane Avenue overlay for $24,700. County Engi
Omaha ranked among worst US cities for asthma, according to a new report
A new report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation ranks Omaha among the worst US cities for people living with asthma.
More warmth, now with storm chances farther north
Welcome to September - even though it doesn't really feel like it! We'll increase our sunshine here in the metro as we get closer to the afternoon. It gets very warm again with highs in the low to mid 90s, and an afternoon heat index around 98 degrees. In a lot of our neighborhoods, we'll be TEN degrees above average,
Douglas County authorities clear encampment near public trail
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office cleared a homeless encampment near 41st and Hamilton on Sept. 1, steps from the beltline trail. The encampment was hidden behind large trees and wooden pallets. Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson told people at the camp they had 24 hours...
Nebraska trucking schools say they’re prepared amid federal CDL crackdown
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Nebraska DMV says it is not aware of any schools in the state impacted by a federal order shutting down nearly 300 truck driving schools across the country. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the enforcement action Monday. His office claimed more than 5,000 drivers...
Museum curator asks, “What happened to the Ioway?”
NORTH ENGLISH — Sandra Kessler Host, Curator of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum in Odebolt, was raised on a farm in Sac County and, after leaving for college and work, returned to the state — Council Bluffs — almost 20 years ago. Like many Iowans’, Host knew very little about the Indian tribe from which the state took it
Elkhorn man set for jury trial after nearly 80 animals seized from his home,...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Elkhorn man accused of keeping nearly 80 animals at his home in poor conditions will have his case decided by a jury while a warrant for felony charges has been issued. Nicholas Sakis, 41, was previously cited for animal cruelty and keeping unsanitary conditions. He...
