Joe Harris
MMJ / Reporter
Omaha, Neb.
Joe Harris joined the WOWT 6 News team in May 2023. Before that, he spent a year reporting for KPTM Fox 42 here in Omaha.
He also worked for News Channel Nebraska and got his start in TV working for a station in Lincoln, his hometown. Before that, he worked news in radio.
Over the years, he has interviewed Garth Brooks, comedian Kevin Brown, and former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. In addition to doing stories on city council meetings and the Nebraska Legislature, he also covered the Aubrey Trail murder trial.
Joe earned his bachelor's degree from UNL. During his time in college, he hosted a heavy metal radio show on the university’s radio station, KRNU, connecting with local bands, promoting their shows and playing their music on the air.
When not at work, you may find Joe damaging his eardrums listening to — you guessed it — heavy metal.
There’s no such thing as too many story ideas. So if you have a tip, give Joe a holler.
People filtered into the Lancaster County Event Center in Lincoln Tuesday to give their opinions on the regulations for the Let Them Grow Act.
Live music, singing, and plenty of holiday cheer happened at Gene Leahy Mall Saturday night for the annual Holiday Lights Festival.
For two years, Blue Bucket Project founder and executive director Cindy Tefft says her nonprofit group has been helping clean up Omaha.
Volunteers delivered Thanksgiving meals to the doorsteps of those who otherwise would have struggled to have them Thursday.
The Douglas County Health Department says it’s seeing an increase in COVID-19, Flu and RSV cases.
The sixth-annual Chili Crawl at Omaha’s Midtown Crossing took place Saturday.
The man arrested in the death of a 60-year-old woman earlier this year has been convicted of her murder.
Nurses who are part of the program can be “floated” to work at any of CHI’s 30 facilities in Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota.
The Omaha City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a traffic safety plan for the city that has been years in the making.
Omaha resident Rex Gruber said he was a Marine serving in Korea when he earned his two Purple Hearts.
The nonprofit groups 50 Mile March and Moving Veterans Forward are working together on Operation Home Base.
Omaha area pharmacies have felt the pinch of the nationwide shortage, but are now seeing some relief.
An Omaha veteran received a special gift Wednesday.
Omaha Steaks, a longtime family business that has become synonymous with the City of Omaha nationwide, has appointed its first non-family-member to run the company as it joins a local investment firm.
A student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is using artificial intelligence to decipher an ancient scroll.
A funeral procession was held Thursday for Sarpy County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Smith, who died unexpectedly last week.
Leaders in north Omaha and in rural Nebraska say their respective communities face similar issues.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday.
An Omaha woman found guilty of motor vehicle homicide in August learned her sentence Tuesday.
Congressman Don Bacon said Friday that he took “no glee” that Jim Jordan’s nomination for House Speaker had been “defeated,” but that it was the right thing to do for the country.
The Siena Francis House unveiled its newest development of single-occupant homes for the homeless on Thursday.
A group of Senate GOP members, including Nebraska Sens. Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer, have a clear message: The U.S. must continue backing Israel during its war with Hamas.
Officials broke ground in Council Bluffs on Tuesday to make way for construction to begin on Pottawattamie County’s new public health facility.
It was a packed room at the Buck Snort restaurant in Council Bluffs, with people anxious to see Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis.
As the violence continues in the Middle East, pro-Palestinian demonstrators were out at 72nd and Dodge streets.
Members of Jet Linx Aviation, the Omaha Airport Authority and Mayor Jean Stothert cut the ribbon on Jet Linx’s new private terminal Thursday.
Bellevue University is partnering with the Siena Francis House and the New Visions Homeless Center for the 11th Annual Veteran Backpack Project.
During an ongoing national shortage for drugs used to treat attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), one manufacturer is suing the federal government.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved a $450 million renovation plan for Memorial Stadium on Thursday.
A crowd gathered at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for an announcement on the next stage of an effort to increase voter turnout.
The looming possibility of a government shutdown could hurt those who are already food insecure.
For seven years, the nonprofit organization Generation Diamond has served refugees, migrants, the homeless, and those transitioning back into society from incarceration.
Two doves and 100 balloons were released Saturday, honoring Omaha residents who lost their lives to homicide.
The Rural Mainstreet Index surveys around 250 bank CEOs in 10 rural states, including Nebraska and Iowa.
The House of Representatives failed to make progress on a military spending bill Thursday as the country inches toward a government shutdown.
Nebraska Appleseed is circulating a petition to get paid sick time to all employed Nebraskans.
The Nebraska Health Care Association says 10 nursing homes and assisted-living facilities closed across the state in 2022.
The group helps them find housing, gives them household items and essential care products, and moves them into their new homes.
This past Tuesday, the Omaha City Council selected Vinny Palermo’s successor to District 4, unanimously voting in Ron Hug.
Developer Summit Carbon Solutions is fighting to build a carbon capture pipeline in Iowa.
Neighborhood streets in Loveland were in such bad shape, they were getting too dangerous for drivers.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the number of daily veteran suicides was 17 in 2020.
In the shadows of Westview High School near 156th and Ida streets, it’s bumper-to-bumper traffic during the early morning rush.
It’s been two weeks since an Omaha man with dementia disappeared.
There’s no shortage of events this Labor Day weekend. One is already getting the festivities underway Saturday afternoon with a benefit to local businesses.
Overnight, emergency phone lines in several Nebraska counties were out of service.
For the first time since March 2020, interest will start accumulating on student loans Friday.
Since 2017, the nonprofit organization has provided training in software, computer engineering, and aeronautics with drones.
The three-alarm blaze quickly tore through the building’s roof and upper floor.
Omaha Police are asking for help finding a missing elderly man diagnosed with dementia.
