Omaha NE

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Drivers making their way through the Omaha metro on Interstate 80 around noon came across quite the traffic jam. The backup originated with an eastbound truck hitting the dividing wall near the 84th Street exit. The impact broke a pole and spilled a large amount of...

Another food-processing facility is preparing to close its doors, putting more than 200 workers out of their jobs. The shutdown is the latest major blow to Nebraska’s food manufacturing industry…

Supercell thunderstorms with hail over 2 inches and isolated wind gusts of 55 to 75 mph are expected across the Central Plains Thursday evening, targeting I-80, I-29 and I-35 corridors.

OPS Superintended Matthew Ray said he wasn't aware of shock gloves being carried by SROs in schools.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Rainy weather is not what several southwest Omaha business owners want to see. It means another delay on a street construction project that has already slowed customer traffic. Frustration builds. Candy Barber leads a team at Ziggi’s Coffee near 204th and Q. She says customers ask...

Sitting across from the Gene Leahy Mall is a five-story brick building whose western wall serves as an advertisement for the entire city. Among its many vintage-inspired ads is one that reads “Omaha” which has since shown up on t-shirts, artwork and tourists’ photographs. The Riley Building...

I wouldn’t leave western Nebraska for just any job.  And I haven’t left the west entirely.  As the Nebraska Examiner’s new editor-in-chief, I’ll be splitting my time between Lincoln and North Platte, where my husband and I have our home. For 10 years, I’ve led small western Nebraska newspapers in North Platte, Scottsbl

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Later this month, the Omaha City Council will have to decide whether to approve a special tax incentive that was denied by the Planning Board. The tax would help developers pay for the construction of a downtown hotel. Construction of the hotel appears to already be...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One of the defendants in a lottery fraud case had her charges dismissed Wednesday morning due to insufficient evidence, according to the Douglas County Attorney’s Office. Shanna Kerr, 46, was charged with criminal conspiracy and attempted theft by deception. Those charges are now dismissed. Her...

Following the search warrant, code inspectors examined the property and found numerous violations, and the club was shut down.