Nebraska

Your Friday afternoon will be another warm one! With the possibility of some temps threatening records set in 2020! In terms of Friday night football games, you can expect it to feel more like an August game, with some southerly breezes keeping temps around the lower 80s, upper 70s!. Records:

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A dispute has emerged between the Douglas County sheriff and the county Department of Corrections over an alleged error in the bond amount set for a suspect in a misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide case. The alleged error occurred while the suspect, Jose Ortega Romero, was held...

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents passed a $500 million increase to Project Health, a teaching hospital being built in Omaha. The project increased from $2.19 billion total for a 1.25-million-square-foot building to $2.748 billion for a 1.5-million-square-foot building. NU President Jeffrey Gold said the increase is due to more space needed for future patient volumes and student enrollment along with rising construction costs.

Nebraska veterans and National Guard members will soon have a new resource to help navigate veterans benefits under an agreement signed by Gov. Jim Pillen and state officials on Friday. Pillen and Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly joined Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director John Hilgert and Nebraska National Guard Adjutant...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Democratic candidate for Nebraska governor Lynne Walz and her running mate, Ben Steffen, met with farmers and policy experts Friday to discuss rising property taxes and potential solutions. The roundtable, held at FUSE Coworking in Lincoln, focused on the financial burden facing Nebraska homeowners, farmers...

Matt Rhule said he believes in “what it could be” at Nebraska ahead of a huge matchup with No. 7 Indiana in Lincoln.

A nationally acclaimed country music artist will take the stage at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Bob Devaney Sports Center, the first major concert held at the venue in more than two decades, the athletic department said Friday in a news release. The release said the event will celebrate the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Some tension today in a Gretna neighborhood. It comes after the city carried through with the removal of a longstanding tree. As chainsaw sounds echoed down the tree-lined streets, across the street, neighbor Lori Bratka made enough noise that Sarpy County deputies got called in to keep emotions in check.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The mayor announced Thursday that 22 homes in the Millard Woods mobile home park are now deemed unlivable following flooding. Residents are being told they need to move out in the next 10 days. The mobile home park sits on the banks of Papillion Creek. Resident...

HUMPHREY, Neb. — From volleyball serves to third down stands, the front yard of Kim and Gary Bender’s Humphrey home has become a must-see Halloween display celebrating sports over the last four years. “Gary coaches and we’re big sports fans, so we started four years ago with football...