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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Iranian state television has announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, will succeed his father as the country’s next supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei will be the third supreme leader of Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. He had...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person is dead following a crash on I-680 early Sunday morning. The crash happened on I-680 near 72nd street around 3:30 a.m., according to Omaha Police. At the scene, officers found a damaged GMC SUV. Investigators determined the SUV was heading east when it drifted...

The Omaha Police Department is working to track down a suspect in a cutting incident Sunday morning.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cleanup began after a three-alarm industrial fire in South Omaha on this day three years ago. The fire ignited the night before near JFK and L Street. The building housed a company that makes and refurbishes shopping carts. Crews had difficulty reaching the flames because of...

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma elaborates on what went right for the Huskies' in their dominant 100-51 win over Creighton to reach the Big East Tournament final.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Here are a few items on the agenda for Tuesday’s Omaha City Council meeting. No. 11: A public hearing and vote on on the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska using a plot of land east of Ralston High School to build a tribal headquarters. Nos. 21-22:...

Food Bank for the Heartland opens new facility in Omaha off 84th and L to expand food storage and serve more families across Nebraska and Western Iowa.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day in 2005, officials at Nebraska Medicine unveiled its biocontainment unit. The facility is designed to handle patients with highly contagious diseases like smallpox and anthrax. The unit was activated in the fall of 2014 to treat American citizens with Ebola who had been...

With all the consolation rounds finished and heading into championship finals matches, the Western Mustangs find themselves in second place in the team race at the NJCAA Division 1 National Wrestling Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Western trails defending champion Indian Hills 188.5 to 188 points in the team...

Reports, dated Dec. 3 and 4, 2025, detail visible mold growth in several areas of the museum, including in the showroom. One image in the report shows visible mold growth on an item in the showroom.