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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Heartland Bike Share launched a program Monday aimed at providing free access to more than 400 e-bikes across the Omaha metro. The program requires applicants to be 16 years old and complete an application to verify residency. Once approved, rides under 60 minutes are free. “We’re...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proposing a $600 million upgrade to Memorial Stadium using donations and $350 million worth of private bond financing

When First Alert 6 spoke with police dispatch, they reported that the victim was hit by a car and taken to the hospital.

The Sundance Film Festival is one that has launched careers and built up reputations of those who are building from something such as writing a script or making a short film. That’s the case with the filmmaker and writer of “Omaha” Robert Machoian has already made a couple of full-length films in his career. “The Killing of Two Lovers” and “The Integrity of...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A 13-year-old was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in North Omaha Monday afternoon. Omaha Police say the crash happened in the area of 42nd and Sprague streets around 4 p.m. OPD says the boy was riding his bike when the crash...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A deeper look tonight as First Alert 6 continues to dig deeper into the state of mental health care in Nebraska and possible solutions, ever since last week’s two instances involving law enforcement. A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy was shot responding to a domestic call....

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Imagine walking home at night and the streetlights never come on. For some North Omaha neighbors, that is not imagination. In 2024, First Alert 6 spoke with Anthony Kellogg, about inconsistent streetlights outside his business at 39th and Ames Avenue. Almost two years later, his business...

OMAHA, Nebraska — The Great Plains and Midwest are staring down a significant severe weather return on Thursday, April 23 — and the threat corridor is locked in. Damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes are all possible across a zone stretching from Oklahoma City through Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, and up toward Sioux Falls as a powerful storm system charges into the region.

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Another week, another active pattern is setting up across the Plains once again. The severe weather threat returns Thursday and continues through the weekend and into early next week. Thursday’s threat has expanded to include most of Minnesota down to Oklahoma with the best chances in Sioux Falls, Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas City and Wichita. Damaging winds, very large hail and a few tornadoes...