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You can call it a triumph of the human spirit. A Creighton University professor took on a challenge like no other, leading a group of hikers to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

You can help fight hunger and provide holiday gifts by donating to the WOWT Stuff the Bus Food and Toy Drive sponsored by Methodist Health System.The drive is scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2022. It will be held in the parking lot of the Methodist Women’s Hospital at 192nd and Dodge St, and a second location at 87th and Dodge. We will start collecting food at 5 a.m. and continue until 7 p.m.

Food is disappearing off the pantry shelves at MICAH House and donations aren’t coming in fast enough to fill them back up.

A tribute to Officer Torrey Gully stood tall for several years near an entrance to Horseman’s Park main building.

There’s a never-ending stream of bikes to repair at Rich Settje’s house.

Omaha’s mayor was back doing something the COVID-19 pandemic took away, hosting a town hall meeting.

Omaha's mounted patrol has added several new areas to its patrol routes.

With inflation, it’s getting harder to get into the spirit of giving. Unfortunately, local shelters are feeling it too. And with donations down, changes must be made.

The organization, Autism Action Partnership, works with 20 employers across the metro area to match job seekers on the spectrum with openings.

As the rain moves out, animals that were evacuated from the path of the wildfires are moving back to their homes.