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Road construction on Ames Avenue has nearly wiped out foot traffic at Island Chill. The owner hopes business rebounds when work wraps up.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In two Omaha neighborhoods miles apart, neighbors have filed the same complaint: a property has become a dangerous eyesore and something needs to be done. A First Alert 6 investigation shows the problem — and in one case, a solution. North 132nd Street: cleaned up.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — A construction worker at a Google data center in Council Bluffs was seriously injured when they became trapped under an elevator on Monday. According to the Council Bluffs Fire Department, several agencies responded to a 911 call from a construction supervisor at Google South, located at 10410 Bu

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted to continue its contract with Duet, a non-profit that had been facing financial uncertainty. Duet provides housing, medical and other assistance to those with developmental disabilities. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners held the vote on Duet’

Come for the free activities and live performances, stay to support downtown Omaha’s struggling businesses. On Sept. 5, “Rally on the Route” will fence off 16th Street between Farnam and Harney streets for a block party that will include family-friendly activities during the afternoon and adult-centered entertainment i

A group of western Iowa businessmen are being sued over an alleged “brazen and coordinated scheme” to take over highly classified work for the federal government by poaching employees and stealing trade secrets from their employer. Oaklea Simpson Security, a Westminster, Maryland, company, is suing several former emplo

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A proposal to build a new hotel at 10th and Harney streets has been denied TIF funding and rejected by the Omaha Planning Board, sending the request to city council for a final decision. Drury Development Corporation submitted the proposal to the planning board in May....

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A construction worker was hospitalized after being entrapped in an elevator at a Google data center. According to a release from the Council Bluffs Fire Department, crews responded to the scene at Google Southlands in Council Bluffs just after 5 p.m. Monday. CBFD says the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Douglas County Health Department has shared its most recent Cyclospora statistics. A release from the DCHD says confirmed cases in the area have increased to 71. The last report tallied Douglas County’s cases at 45, and the report prior logged 27. Nebraska’s current cases...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Ten years ago today, a landspout tornado formed over Lake Manawa in what witnesses described as an unusual and largely stationary weather event. “And it come down right here, it is just so pretty here,” one witness said. “I have never [seen] anything like...