Omaha sinkhole goes viral as city and MUD spar over responsibility
The dramatic video has been viewed more than 20 million times across social media. A pickup truck and an SUV pull up to a stoplight heading west at the intersection of 67th and Pacific streets in Omaha. After waiting for a few seconds, the road underneath the vehicles collapses and swallows them both into a sinkhole....
Rising gas prices could mean higher costs for local businesses
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Increasing gas prices could hit consumers more than once — at the pump and again when paying for services that depend on fuel. Owen Kobes, owner of Owen’s Mowing, said fuel is central to every part of his operation. “Fuel goes into every —...
Woman dies after truck crash on Highway 30 west of North Bend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 47-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained after her vehicle was struck by a straight truck about three miles west of North Bend on Thursday morning. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, the communications center received reports at 7:11 a.m. of a two-vehicle crash...
Business wants city support for Omaha Streetcar impacts
Fast-moving developments in the Streetcar saga after a group against it demands a new response from the city.
Early morning structure fire reported in Mills County
(Glenwood) -- Multiple Mills County departments responded to a house fire in the northern portion of the county early Friday morning. The Glenwood Fire Department says crews were dispatched shortly after 4:45 a.m. as automatic mutual aid with the Oak Township and Lewis Township fire departments and Silver City Fire...
Behind the closure: UNO Child Care Center shutdown raises questions about planning, transparency and...
When the University of Nebraska at Omaha notified parents and staff late on the night of Feb. 23 that its Child Care Center would close at the end of the semester, many in the campus community were caught off guard. The email, sent around 9 p.m., informed families and employees that the center would permanently shut...
Omaha robbery suspect ‘Tank Zilla’ arrested, held on bond
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man sought by Iowa authorities for failing to return to a work-release program was allegedly in the hospital after being shot while trying to rob another man now facing drug-dealing charges, according to police. Zachary Russell “Tank Zilla” White, 25, was booked into Douglas County...
Nebraska has a child care crisis. Looming Medicaid cuts will worsen it.
Malissie Plugge holds her daughters, Violet, 2, left, and Margo, 5, at their Omaha home. Photo by Rebecca S. Gratz for the Flatwater Free Press. Malissie Plugge felt blessed to find the perfect child care setup for her daughters Margo and Violet, a warm, sweet in-home day care not too far from their home in Omaha.
Fallen Bellevue soldier to return to US in dignified transfer
DOVER, Del. (WOWT) - The bodies of the military personnel killed last weekend in Kuwait — including one from Bellevue, Neb., and two from Iowa — are set to return to the United States at about noon on Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, of Bellevue, was among...
Boy left alone in hospital on day of his surgery adopted by his anesthesiologist
After adopting young True, Dr. Amy Beethe also adopted True's sister, and then found homes for his four other siblings.
