WATCH LIVE: Severe threat increasing for Friday evening and night across eastern Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Friday is now a Weather Alert Day as the threat for severe weather increases across eastern Nebraska. If you’re planning to celebrate the Fourth of July, Mother Nature may have her own fireworks display in mind. The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Enhanced risk...
Walnut Media acquires AM 590 as sports station
Walnut Media announced today the acquisition of AM 590, marking a major expansion for the locally owned media company and the return of the legendary WOW call letters to the Omaha market. Beginning July 6, AM 590 WOW will relaunch as a full-service sports station featuring premier ESPN programming, local...
U-Haul crashes into Benson barbershop for second vehicle strike this week
A U-Haul truck crashed into a Benson barbershop, the second vehicle to strike the building in one week
PEI to open North Omaha facility, bring 150 jobs to area
Pacific Engineering will open a North Omaha facility on Abbott Drive, hiring 150 workers over 5 years at $74K average salary.
Program aims to improve Nebraska literacy; educators share tips to keep kids learning during...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Just 28% of Nebraska fourth graders are proficient at reading, according to the Nation’s Report Card from 2024. With school out for the summer, educators are promoting new strategies to keep kids on track. Susan Morice, a teacher at Meadows Elementary, said her approach to...
Four bicentennial babies from Mills County are turning 50
Four Mills County friends were born on July 4, 1976 — the day America turned 200. Now they're turning 50 as the country celebrates 250 years. 🎆
WOW: Storied Signal Returns to Omaha After 27-Year Absence
One of Omaha’s most storied radio names is coming back. Walnut Media has acquired AM 590, formerly KXSP-AM, and secured FCC approval to restore the WOW call letters to the frequency, with a relaunch as a full-service ESPN Sports Talk station set for July 6. The frequency has been...
‘I have never met anyone who chooses to be homeless’: Omaha nonprofit helps folks...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - We’re days into a heatwave and most of us are relying on AC to get by. But many people in our community have limited options to avoid the high temperatures. Just like Nebraska’s blistering cold winters, exposure to summer heat can take a toll on...
Omaha police increase reward to $35,000 in Jamise Thompson shooting
Omaha police increased the reward to $35,000 in the shooting death of Jamise Thompson. Tips must be submitted through Crime Stoppers.
Papillion couple targeted by identity theft receives erroneous SBA loan demand 6 years later
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A senior couple who became victims of identity theft six years ago thought their names had since been cleared. Then a notice arrived from a federal agency. When identity thieves stole Frank Holstein’s Social Security number in 2020, he received notice that a Small Business Administration...
