Omaha area food banks seeing need increase as U.S. prepares to halt hunger report
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The federal government has reduced food assistance to those in need and also plans to end its annual reporting on hunger in America. September is Hunger Action Month, and people who provide food for those in need in our community are hoping that by calling attention to the problem, people will be...
City of Bellevue Issues Request for Proposals to Advance Good Life District Development
On behalf of the City of Bellevue, H&LA has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified development partners to help activate and expand the Good Life District—a transformative mixed-use destination anchored by the under-construction Bellevue Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort. Bellevue is poised to become a...
New documentary places Omaha at the center of discussion on America’s division
When filmmaker Nick Beaulieu set out to make his first documentary, he wanted to understand an apparent contradiction in his hometown — “a tale of two Omahans.”. How, he wondered, could the city bill itself as one of the top middle-class cities in America while Black Omahans continued to face disproportionately bad...
Tears flow as public hearing on Omaha’s proposed homeless ordinance gets personal
Rose Krekelberg stood before city leaders Tuesday to share her own experience of homelessness. The Omaha woman grew up in the foster system and found herself in a cycle of addiction and sex trafficking as a young adult. “Being unhoused is not a personal failure but the result of circumstances...
Lt. Gov. Kelly to present proclamation drawing attention to chronic absenteeism in schools
NEBRASKA — On Friday, Sept. 26, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly will join Nebraska Commissioner of Education Dr. Brian Maher in drawing attention to the issue of chronic absenteeism in schools. He will provide remarks and present a proclamation on behalf of Governor Jim Pillen during a morning assembly in the Yutan...
Four Starbucks locations in Omaha to close on Saturday
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - It appears that four Starbucks locations in Omaha will close after tomorrow. An unofficial list, posted online, says that four locations are set to close in Omaha on Saturday, those locations being:. 90th and Maple. 90th and Fort. 72nd and Dodge. 72nd and L. All these...
Missing pregnant woman rescued following daylong search in Lincoln
In a social media post Thursday, DCSO says a homeowner near 176th and Q streets in Millard sent in video of a white pickup doing donuts. Officials reopen Elkhorn River access points as water levels back to normal. Updated: 2 hours ago. In an update Thursday morning, First Alert 6...
Nebraska National Guard paratroopers make final jump after 40 years of airborne operations
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - About 200 members of the Nebraska National Guard made their final parachute jump last Friday, as the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment’s airborne operations came to an end. While the 2nd-134th Infantry has been conducting its mission since its creation in 2019, the Nebraska National...
Police identify man killed in South Omaha crash
Join our team at 7 a.m. weekdays for the latest morning headlines. The latest on addressing medical marijuana in the Omaha metro, Husker volleyball opening Big Ten play, and more. Today in History - Sept. 24: CHI Health Center holds first event. Updated: 9 hours ago. The brand new convention...
Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: Decade-Old Tragedy Ottumwa Fire
Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a house fire that followed a 21st birthday party nearly a decade ago in south central Iowa. “The investigation in 2006 was closed and the fire was ruled undetermined at that time. Recently, new information was brought forward alleging the fire was...
