Omaha Interview: Zied Allam & Rafika Oudelha, Grand Patisserie, an Omaha French Bakery
Thank you. Please tell me a little bit about what has prepared you to open up this bakery here and why you picked this location. Zied Allam: Well, I would say almost 20 years ago I had this vision of opening a pastry shop where we can, me and my wife, serve the Omaha community with a good pastry. I remember each time I...
113 corgis compete in annual race at Council Bluffs park
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - 113 corgis headed to River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs for the 6th annual corgi race. The race is put on every year by the Omaha Corgi Crew. There is a total of 13 race heats including the finals. Dogs are placed in the...
Frontier Airlines passenger recalls ‘legs spinning around’ as person sucked into plane engine
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: John Athens was on a Frontier Airlines flight when he saw 'the legs of a human spinning around in the engine' as the jet struck and killed a person
Bo’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Spotty showers possible today, a perfect Mother’s Day
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It’s another busy weekend in the metro as many events are happening including the Junkstock event!. Today will start out sunny but cloud cover will increase eventually becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon. A front will bring a chance for a few t-showers mid afternoon through...
Plattsmouth authorities looking for public assistance in finding missing teen
PLATTSMOTH, Neb. (WOWT) - The Plattsmouth Police Department is looking for help in finding a missing teen. A Facebook post from PPD says 16-year-old Mersaidies Peters left her residence on foot between 9:30 and midnight on May 8. PPD says she is 5′4″ and about 115 pounds. Anyone...
Pit Bull Laws in Nebraska: What Every Owner Needs to Know
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Nebraska does not have a statewide ban on pit bulls, but that does not mean you can own one without paying close attention to the rules. The state leaves breed-specific decisions almost entirely to local governments, which means the rules in one city can be dramatically different from those just a...
Small rain chance to start Mothers Day weekend
A few sprinkles may be possible Friday evening around Omaha, but overall it is a dry and partly cloudy evening with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Saturday starts with clear skies and temps near 50 degrees and afternoon highs nearing 80 degrees. Cloudy will move in for the afternoon and while anywhere could see a few quick rain showers, the best places to...
Section of Dyson Hollow Road to Permanently Close for Expressway Project
Permanent Road Closure at Dyson Hollow Road Beginning on Wednesday. As Sarpy County begins work on the South Sarpy Expressway, a half-mile segment of Dyson Hollow Road from Platteview Road to Miller Road will close permanently on Wednesday, May 13. Dyson Hollow Road traffic should use La Platte Road. This...
Omaha’s UNMC to quarantine, monitor 17 Americans from cruise ship hit by hantavirus
OMAHA — A group of 17 currently healthy Americans from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands soon will be monitored at the Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center. The passengers will be isolated in the campus’ National Quarantine Unit — which UNMC said is the only federally funded unit designed specifically to safely […]
5 deputies placed on leave following shooting
Five deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office have been placed on leave following a fatal shooting Friday.
