Omaha NE

Some storefronts in Nebraska give away nothing from the sidewalk. A plain brick front, a window stacked with spines, a door that sticks a little when you pull it. Then you step through and realize the room keeps going, and going, and there are first editions sitting quietly between paperback westerns and a cookbook fro

City of Gretna warns of an AI Facebook scam targeting craft fair vendors, asking for money and gift cards.

Seven residents and three pets escaped a house fire near 41st and Cuming Street in Omaha after Monday night storm.

Omaha, NE — More than a decade after Sarah Root was killed in a drunk-driving crash, her family says they finally have the justice they fought for. Root was 21 when she was killed in Omaha in January 2016. She had recently graduated from Bellevue University with a 4.0 GPA and planned to pursue a master’s degree in crim

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Storm Chasers have postponed Tuesday night’s game “due to inclement weather.”. The game was set to be the first in a six-game series against the Iowa Cubs. A make-up game will be scheduled for a later date. A Facebook post said tickets to...

Omaha City Council approves $700K settlement with Blackstone building owners, keeps SROs in schools, lowers speed limits on two Aksarben roads, delays CRA designation vote near the Center Mall.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - Enrollment numbers at Council Bluffs Community Schools are dropping. A school board member says a program providing money to families for private schools is the reason. What is an ESA?. Iowa’s Education Savings Account program started in 2023 with income limits. Those limits are now...

(Glenwood) -- A Glenwood man faces theft charges following his arrest over the weekend. The Mills County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Anthony James Comstock was arrested shortly before 9:30 p.m. for 3rd degree theft--greater than $750 and less than $1,500. Authorities say the arrest occurred in the area of South..

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — Forecasters issued an updated tornado threat outlook warning that a strong tornado or two is expected to develop over eastern Nebraska into western Iowa after around 5 p.m. this evening, with instability surging northward with the help of a 40 knot low-level jet. The greatest threat of a tornado could

Trains are easily one of the top interests for kids, and Omaha, Nebraska, happens to be home to the headquarters of Union Pacific, the second-largest freight railroad in the country. That being said, we have many fun places with train-related activities or exhibits that are worth checking out! If you...