Omaha, NE – Winter Travel Advisory: Dense Fog Reduces Visibility; NWS Advises Caution This...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Omaha, NE – Drivers across northeast Nebraska may once again face reduced visibility tonight as fog is expected to redevelop heading into the overnight hours, potentially impacting early morning travel....
Bowling, community and inclusion: Blair Special Olympics athletes take the lanes
Blair Special Olympics athletes hit the lanes at Maplewood for Outlook Enrichment’s bowling bash, preparing for regionals with support from Coach Dixie Trevarthen.
Omaha–Carter Lake Winter Weather Alert: Cold Morning, Fog Tonight, Milder Week Ahead
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska wakes under a pale winter sky as cold air settles across the Omaha metro, stretching into southwest Iowa. Headlights glow through pockets of haze, and damp pavement hints at changing conditions...
Midwest Winter Weather Alert for the New Year: Omaha Sees Freeze Ease Early Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nebraska greets the morning under a quiet, wintry calm, with frost gripping parked cars and sidewalks stiff underfoot. Breath hangs in the air, and the stillness makes the cold feel sharper as the first...
New Nebraska Medicine website signals ramped up fight against NU takeover
OMAHA — The Nebraska Medicine board announced Sunday that it had launched an “informational website” aimed at shaping public opinion against letting one of the nonprofit’s owners sell its 50% leadership stake to the other, the University of Nebraska. The ramping up of the now-public dispute over the group’s future...
Friday accident claims lives of 2 Omaha residents
The Saunders County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle accident Friday morning that claimed the lives of two Omaha residents. The SCSO responded at about 7:09 a.m. to the accident on Highway 77, just north of the County Road H intersection that is about three miles south of Wahoo.
One resident displaced as result of house fire in Carter Lake
CARTER LAKE, Iowa (WOWT) - A fire in Carter Lake has left one resident displaced Sunday morning. Crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire coming from the attic near 11th Street and Redick Boulevard. Crews said they could see smoke coming from the back of the home when they arrived...
Jazz in the Afternoon Best Jazz Recordings of 2025
Michel Petrucciani/ Jazz Club Montmartre CPH 1988/ Storyville Records. The Bigger Badder Bones Featuring Andre Hayward /Sliders/ Summit Records. Jazz in the Afternoon (Tuesdays & Thursdays) OtherMusic Reviews. Chris Cooke has been a voice on radio in Omaha since 1988. While at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he...
Omaha Westside boys, Omaha North girls win Metro Holiday Tournament titles
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Another Metro Holiday Tournament is in the books!. The Omaha Westside boys were locked in a tight battle with rival Creighton Prep and pulled off the 63-61 win. On the girls' side, Omaha North beat Omaha Westview 56-43 in the first all-Omaha Public Schools final...
Reactions in Omaha split on Venezuela military operation
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Local residents expressed divided opinions about recent events in Venezuela, with some supporting the military operation while others protested against U.S. involvement. Richard Mendoza, who owns El Arepon Venezuelan Cuisine in Bellevue, wore the Venezuelan flag as he voiced support for what he...

















