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GRETNA, Nebraska — Gretna is poised to become home to Nebraska’s first Buc-ee’s travel center — a prospect city officials expect will kickstart further tourism development in the area’s once-conflicted “good life district.” The path to landing what’s been described as “the Disney World of gas stations” was paved...

In the heart of Nebraska, where the rolling plains meet the big sky, there’s a culinary landmark that has locals setting their GPS and out-of-towners marking their maps. Round the Bend Steakhouse in Ashland stands as a testament to what happens when simple ingredients meet time-honored cooking techniques in a setting...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha has named Daniel Johnson, MD, as executive vice chair of its department of anesthesiology and Shaun Thompson, MD, as chief of the critical care anesthesiology division, both effective March 1. Dr. Johnson most recently led the division of critical care...

On Tuesday, Gov. Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Transportation formalized a major step forward in the completion of the vital U.S. Highway 275 corridor, making good on the Administration’s 2024 commitment to expedite completion. Construction will start on the final corridor segment, Wisner to West Point,...

OPPD crews are nearing the final stretch of their work to safely decommission the utility’s Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) power plant, and recently they hit another big milestone. Crews demolished the plant’s containment housing, the last major structure they needed to remove. By the end of the year,...

BLAIR, Neb. (WOWT) - A Blair mother accused of endangering her two children was sentenced in court on Tuesday. Tanya Knudsen, 37, previously pleaded guilty to charges of intentional child abuse without injury in Washington County Court. She was sentenced to 18 months of probation. In August, Blair police reported...

Long before the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge defined Omaha’s skyline, the Missouri River was a temperamental, shifting beast that spanned between the dream of the Western United States and the reality of the East. For the first 20 years of Omaha history, if you wanted to get to the fledgling “Gate City” from Council...

7Brew Coffee opened its first Omaha location in Elkhorn this week, drawing massive crowds and long lines of eager customers to try the popular chain.

The State Board of Education has approved plans for three new charter schools across the state, including two located for public school systems. Sumner-Fredericksburg in northeast Iowa plans to open a charter high school next fall focused on work-based learning. Superintendent Ryan Cunningham says students would...

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s a situation that could happen to anyone: When disaster strikes, who do you turn to?. An apartment fire in Papillion has left many trying to answer that question. Among frigid temperatures and blistering wind, first responders battled a fire at Tara Heights in Papillion...