Omaha NE

With more than 45,000 businesses in the Omaha area, according to the Greater Omaha Chamber, the city is home to a network of both new businesses and longstanding, still-operating businesses that serve as active pieces of Omaha history. Among these are some of the oldest operating businesses in the region. These...

James and Amber Zumbrunnen of Fairfax, Missouri, are pleased to announce the birth of their twin boys, Jace Owen and Jett Irvin Zumbrunnen. The twins were born on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Jace (top) arrived at 5:19 a.m., weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces and measuring 19...

The most recent attempt to get drivers to slow down on North 30th Street is an electronic speed control sign, paid for by a grant from Union Pacific.

LA VISTA, Neb. (WOWT) - The La Vista Police Department found a missing 15-year-old early Wednesday. He was reported missing Tuesday night after leaving his home in the La Vista area. The public was asked to help find him. In an update just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, police said that...

(Mills Co) One person was killed and two others were injured in an accident in Mills County Saturday evening. The Iowa State Patrol says A Chevy SUV (driver unknown) was southbound on Highway 59 when it dropped off onto the right shoulder. The driver overcorrected and began to skid across the roadway where it struck...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nearly 2,000 in the Omaha metro were without power early Wednesday following overnight severe weather. The Omaha Public Power District’s outage map indicates that a majority of the outages were in Douglas County. As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, impacted customers included about 1,268 in Douglas,...

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa [KETV] — A Council Bluffs native and veteran remains in the hospital in critical condition after a driver hit him in the parking lot of a gas station on Wednesday. Council Bluffs police are investigating the hit-and-run that has left 68-year-old Thomas Sayles with several injuries. The Sayles...

Douglas County cracks down on unauthorized motorized vehicles as children operating golf carts, dirt bikes and ATVs illegally on streets and trails raise safety concerns in our community.

We largely missed out on the significant damaging wind threat across the state over the past 24 hours. The strongest wind gust reported anywhere was in Douglas County toward Fort Calhoun at 68 mph. It was hard to believe we didn’t have gusts above 70 mph through Lincoln last night...

Strong storms brought high winds to eastern Nebraska late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, causing tree damage and leading to power outages. The National Weather Service had numerous reports of wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph in Lincoln, Omaha, Columbus and Fremont. There was significant tree damage...