Posted: 11:14 AM Tickets are officially on sale for the first ever BaconFest Omaha at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.

Posted: 9:55 AM The Iowa Supreme Court says volunteers who serve on governmental bodies cannot be held personally liable for unintentional violations of the Iowa Open Meetings Act.

Posted: 6:41 AM A former student who posed naked on a Lincoln Catholic high school campus has been cited by Lincoln police for trespassing and public nudity.

Posted: 6:38 AM A Des Moines car dealer has been sued over money paid for distribution rights to electric vehicles that never turned up.

Updated: 6:42 AM An Alvo, Nebraska man is dead after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a cable guardrail system.

Posted: 10:57 PM Bronco Billy's farm, just North East of Council Bluffs, is always full of equestrians Thursday evening. People come out to compete in barrel racing and timed pole events.

Updated: 10:21 PM After nearly two decades, Harrah's is closing the boat portion of the casino and opening a new one on land.

Updated: 6:22 PM Authorities in Council Bluffs are up in arms after four suspicious packages were delivered in the area.

Posted: 5:55 PM If you're looking for a taste of Italian, it won't get much better than the annual Santa Lucia Festival in downtown Omaha.

Posted: 5:45 PM Toilet paper, laundry detergent, and socks are all items many take for granted.

Updated: 5:44 PM People in a west Omaha neighborhood are upset because the city's yard waste pick up have been off a day or two for about a month.

Updated: 3:36 PM State and local agencies announced better than expected news Thursday concerning levels of lead at a city park in Plattsmouth. Soil samples were taken from areas at Rhylander Park. One small area about the size of a half acre was found to have lead at levels that will require more investigation.

Updated: 4:39 PM Do those electronic signs that post your speed actually slow down drivers? We decided to check it out.

Updated: 3:25 PM Parents are always concerned about what their children eat during the day and want to insure they eat healthy foods. That's sometimes hard during the summer.

Updated: 6:21 PM The drought in the Heartland has become almost non-existent.

Posted: 1:32 PM Nebraska lawmakers have set the stage for battles next year on many of the same issues that they failed to agree on during the 2013 session.

Posted: 12:00 PM Billionaire Warren Buffett's giving is being recognized by a group of his fellow philanthropists.

Posted: 11:57 AM Eight former TierOne Bank officials are being sued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. because regulators say the board members and executives improperly approved risky loans in Las Vegas that contributed to the bank's failure.

Posted: 11:42 AM A simple question made last December has snowballed into a bit of a controversy in Iowa. Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Brian London asked investigators looking for two missing cousins if they had tracked down any tips from psychics.

Updated: 11:25 AM Forget Kansas, there's no place like the Omaha Community Playhouse for the Wizard of Oz. WOWT is proud to sponsor the show now on stage through June 30th.

Posted: 10:53 AM An Omaha man told police he was driving in the area of 16th and Willis Wednesday evening when someone opened fire at his vehicle.

Updated: 1:41 PM Funeral arrangements have been finalized for the three boys killed in single-car crash just southeast of Fremont Monday night. All of the boys were 16 years old. A fourth boy remains hospitalized.

Posted: 10:21 AM The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee says the top secret court order for telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon is a three-month renewal of an ongoing practice.

Updated: 3:42 PM Suspected catalytic converter thieves caught stealing along the road.

Updated: 3:35 PM Four young children removed after being found dirty and unkempt.