John Chapman
Reporter
John Chapman is a veteran member of the WOWT 6 News team. The award-winning news and sports reporter has worked for close to three decades in the Omaha area.
John has covered everything from presidential visits to Husker football.
John likes to spend his spare time with his family and listening to music.
The teen boy accused of raping a Westside High student during a school day last week was in court Friday morning to face adult charges.
As the years go by, Nancy Stirek appreciates her father more and more.
Donations made during our Dec. 7 food and toy drive will help Omaha and surrounding communities
Donations made during our Dec. 7 food and toy drive will help Omaha and surrounding communities
Police are investigating the shooting death of a woman at a central Omaha hotel early Monday.
The OPPD Arboretum is one of over 100 affiliates of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Program.
In October 2022, the orange barrels came out and shut off the flow of traffic to the 42nd Street bridge just south of Interstate 80 in Omaha.
The Omaha Opportunities Industrialization Center, or OIC, was the place to go for job opportunities in north Omaha for years.
Time is running out for outdoor activities, as colder weather will soon force everyone indoors at a time when medical officials are dealing with a litany of illnesses.
Counselors were on hand at Omaha South High School to help students and staff who might need help processing what transpired Monday when someone called police and falsely reported a shooting in the school.
Officials say online shopping accounts for 37% of sales, and that number is on the rise.
For an Omaha family, Thanksgiving went from a time to give thanks to an unbelievable tragedy.
In 2014, Legends earned the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, given each year to the best comic book store in the world.
Vintage Oasis Omaha is a store that sells vintage items, from Big Bird statues to giant pink flamingos and everything in between.
One steakhouse in south Omaha continues to carry on the family tradition.
With the growing need for help with food in the Omaha metro, there are some who are keeping a close eye on the multi-year legislation.
The Toy and Joy Shop is expecting to bring Christmas cheer to thousands of families in need.
Lines wrapped around the Catholic Charities Juan Diego Center Monday morning for their 19th annual Turkey Day.
Many of us haven’t even picked up our Thanksgiving turkeys yet -- but there are people out there with Christmas on their minds.
About five years ago, Julian Young and his wife Brittany opened a coffee shop at the corner of 30th and Ames.
An organization has outreach leaders with lived experience in the streets of north Omaha hoping to stop the city's growing rate of youth violence.
A small business doesn’t get much smaller than this: a mother, a daughter, and a friend.
Police and the family of a missing Omaha man teamed up Wednesday to once again ask for help.
This year, Omaha’s annual Holiday Lights Festival, celebrating its 24th year, is making a major change.
The Salvation Army is setting the table to serve more community members and offer more services in an area of Omaha where the need continues to grow.
The rakes are out and people are going to work. Lawns across Omaha are beginning to fill up with leaves as they start their annual invasion of our yards.
Back in September, a box truck too tall for the drive-thru awning caused major damage to the building.
Daniel Castaneda is bringing year-round color to the South 24th Street corridor.
Property owners in the Elkhorn School District have a multi-million dollar decision to make -- and an important deadline is looming.
Nebraska gaming officials are making clear that the sport of kings has not been forgotten.
We all see the visible need on Omaha’s streets -- people without homes needing food, shelter, and clothing.
Mark Donavan lives on a 20-acre spread in rural Washington County. A few days ago, his peace and quiet were interrupted in a frightening way.
For the first time ever, Husker fans will be able to bet on the Big Red right at home in Omaha.
For the first time in about three years, the Nebraska Motorist Assist Program is back on the road.
This time of year, Minne Lusa Boulevard becomes one of Omaha’s most colorful roadways.
You’ll notice a lot of new signage on your way to Eppley Airfield’s terminal.
The Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative is holding a meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the realities of possessing a firearm.
A lot of activity is going on outside the former Horsemen’s Park at 63rd and Q Streets in Omaha.
Property owners in the Elkhorn School District will soon have a hundred-million-dollar decision to make.
Property values in most cases are going up. Property owners are having to pay for increases from local government and schools.
Habitat Omaha is receiving a quarter of the $12 million handed out by the state of Nebraska to fight the affordable housing crisis.
With four vacant house fires in north Omaha so far this month, people in the area have become concerned about the safety of those living without shelter.
Omaha’s city ice rinks have historical significance.
Council Bluffs is teaming up with a DEA program to get rid of something they believe a lot of people are just throwing in the trash.
Residents of Mills County who live in the Loess Hills are worried dirt bike races could cause major damage to the rare landscape.
Omaha’s ice rinks get a lot of use, and officials say keeping them maintained helps in keeping them open.
Omaha’s neighbors across the river are winning the race in youth sports attraction.
With growing healthcare needs of people with little money or no health insurance, federally-qualified community healthcare providers across Nebraska are in crisis.
A judge has found probable cause for two men arrested in an Omaha hate crime investigation to proceed to trial.
An Omaha reentry program is helping parolees stay out of prison and land on their feet.
