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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Winds sweeping through Iowa Saturday halted a planned flight of a restored 1940 PT-19 World War II-era plane at the Council Bluffs Airport. The plan was an orientation flight to celebrate Offutt Air Force Base’s Airman of the Year recipient SRA Taryn Tapahonso, however, winds paused the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Travel in Midtown Omaha will see new changes next week as the streetcar project continues. As previously reported, 29th Street and the ramp to southbound I-480 will be closed for approximately eight weeks beginning early next week (either Monday or Tuesday, depending on when the College World...

The upcoming stretch of hot afternoons and warm mornings will make it very hard for homes without air conditioning to cool off. Check in with your older friends, neighbors, and family members to make sure they are safe and staying cool through the weekend. Even for the younger crowd, if you have outdoor yard work or...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - While the next few days are First Alert 6 Weather Days, it’s also a rare heat wave as it’s been nearly 75 years since we’ve seen a 100°+ streak in Omaha during the month of June. The last heat wave that reached...

The Omaha City Council has agreed to move forward on Creighton University’s pedestrian and bike way project. Under the agreement, the university will distribute $1.75 million to the city, while the city will complete the construction of the pathway. The university received funds from a federal Community Project...

The City Council approved a final plat and subdivision agreement. The original auditorium was demolished in 2016. Despite current and previous proposals to develop the property, it remains vacant. Based on public testimony at this week’s City Council meeting, infrastructure work will apparently begin soon. According...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Crews are investigating the cause of a house fire in North Omaha that took place Thursday morning. According to an Omaha Fire Department Report, crews responded to the home near 18th and Browne Streets around 7 a.m. Thursday. OFD said the building was previously damaged by...

Sunday, another day with temperatures in the 90s with south winds gusting up to 45 mph. A cold front will move through Sunday afternoon and evening, which will develop isolated storms near Cherry county and O’Neil. These isolated storms will have the best chance for large hail and a few brief spin up tornadoes. These...

OMAHA — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the arrest of a Bellevue man it alleges “violently attacked” an immigration agent, was in the country illegally and has ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco, 30, has been charged with attempted murder by the Department...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Authorities have released the names of those involved in a 2 vehicle crash in Sioux Falls on Tuesday evening. Preliminary crash information suggests that a 2008 Lexus was heading north on Interstate 29 in a construction zone close to mile marker 79. At...