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An abandoned hotel in southwest Omaha has neighbors frustrated as they wait years for demolition of what they call a dangerous eyesore.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Today is a First Alert 6 Weather Day due to the hard freeze early this morning and another one ahead Monday morning. The rest of Sunday evening will bring breezy conditions and feels like temperatures in the teens... breezes gradually lighten overnight with clear skies. Temperatures...

Nebraska relies on volunteer firefighters, but departments report fewer people signing up. Call volume and burnout are driving down numbers.

OMAHA, Neb. — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to Gen Z following the shutdown of a house party over the weekend. In a Facebook post, the office detailed the incident, stating that deputies responded to a "lit" house party near 192nd and Spencer after neighbors reported the disturbance.

Marketplace Events- Omaha Holiday Boutique is a paid advertiser of Omaha Extra!. The Omaha Holiday Boutique returns to the CHI Health Center Omaha’s Convention Center November 14-16, 2025. Building on its first-year success — which welcomed nearly 12,500 shoppers in just three days in 2024 — the event will once again...

HASTINGS, Neb. — An Omaha man has been charged with enticing an undercover officer he thought was a teen girl. Bradley Hulen, 26, of Omaha, is charged in Adams County Court with enticement by electronic communication device. According to an arrest affidavit, on June 26, a Hastings Police Officer...

54-year-old Ronald Raney is ordered to repay three Sarpy County customers a total of more than $24,000.

November 9, 1948 - At 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 9, 1948, Offutt Airforce Base gained national prominence as it became the home of Strategic Air Command headquarters. The U.S. Air Force Secretary chose Offutt due to its location in the middle of the country, far from the borders of the continental U.S.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - As families across the metro prepare for the holidays, many are wondering if they’ll have enough food on the table, or gifts under the tree. Organizations are preparing for the lingering effects of the government shutdown, combined with the upcoming holiday demand. “There’s usually quite...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There is a lot of history in the Little Bohemia neighborhood. Tom McLeay, CEO of Clarity Development Company, has plans to redevelop the ‘Little Bo’ neighborhood and save more than a half dozen buildings and four homes constructed in the late 1800s to the early 1900s.