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After dozens of people were detained in an ICE raid at an Omaha food processing facility, families are still recovering from the fear it instilled. Parents and children alike are more hesitant to participate in summer educational activities which, according to one childcare provider, can have lasting impacts on their...

OMAHA — A banker, a convention center manager, a real estate couple and cousins behind the “Omaha Steaks” brand are entering the Greater Omaha Chamber’s Business Hall of Fame. The 2025 inductees represent the “highest caliber of entrepreneurial leadership, civic dedication and transformative impact” on Nebraska’s...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cole Jensen is back in his old stomping grounds. “I grew up playing right in this building,” he said after training at the Omaha Sports Complex. A soccer career that blossomed at Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs has led him back where it all began.

PAPILLON, NEB. – The Omaha Storm Chasers fell 9-5 in Sunday night’s series finale against the Iowa Cubs. Right-hander Justin Dunn got off to a shaky start, as Iowa took a 4-0 lead in the1st inning on an RBI single, 2-run throwing error, and RBI groundout, though two of the runs were unearned to Dunn.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was sent to the hospital after a shooting in North Omaha Friday afternoon. According to the Omaha Police Department, the shooting happened just before 1:30 p.m. near Florence Boulevard and Sprague Street on July 4. The victim, a 40-year-old woman, was taken to Nebraska...

Bob Gibson, beloved by many in the UNO and Omaha communities, passed away Saturday, June 28th from a heart attack. He was 85 years old. Gibson will be remembered most for his work at UNO. In a time where budget cuts hurt the athletic programs, Gibson left a positive impact during his tenure as UNO’s athletic director.

Mulhall's is partnering with the nonprofit Whispering Roots to encourage home gardeners to donate their extra produce for neighbors facing food insecurity.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha Police Department said Sunday the second victim in a fatal South Omaha crash has died of their injuries. OPD says 24-year-old Lionel Martinez, the front-seat passenger in the crash that killed 22-year-old Edwin Dubon, died of his injuries in an update sent Sunday. On...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As the holiday weekend wraps up, tonight will start out quiet with partly cloudy skies. As we head into the new work week, scattered storms return. The work week brings storm chances back though; each day includes at least an isolated to scattered chance for storms with the most likely days...

Overnight, we drop into the upper 60s. A cluster of storms will roll out from central Nebraska, but it will be dying by the time it reaches our area. Still, a few showers are possible west of Omaha for the AM commute. A remnant boundary from the morning storms will...