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WOWT | Local News | Omaha, NE
Updated: 37 minutes ago
|By Harper Lundgren
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will be live at 11 a.m. for an update on the state of COVID-19 in Iowa.
Updated: 1 hour ago
|By Harper Lundgren
The Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo asked for the community’s downed branches after Monday’s wind storm.
Updated: 1 hours ago
|By Harper Lundgren
Omaha Police were called to a shooting scene near Turner Boulevard and Mason Street Monday afternoon where they located a 23-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The suspect vehicle identified at the scene was also reported to be involved in an accident near Leavenworth and Turner Boulevard.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Alex McLoon
If you live in Bellevue, would you want a mask ordinance?
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Mike McKnight
Hundreds of Douglas County property owners are finding out if their property taxes will go up more than they think is fair.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By Lileana Pearson
The Elkhorn Public Schools board met Monday evening to review the district’s plan for going back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Harper Lundgren
Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, and Dodge counties are seeing large amounts of power outages as straight-line winds blow through those areas.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Tara Campbell
A mother’s search for justice; her son the victim of hit and run back in May. On Monday they both sat down with 6 News to tell their story.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
FIRST ALERT 10 Day Forecast
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Gina Dvorak
Gov. Pete Ricketts said Monday that “the White House was using bad data” when it put Nebraska on a list of “red zone” states for COVID-19 last week.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Richard Ochoa
Omaha firefighters raced to the Pines at Q Plaza near 86th and R Plaza late Sunday night after flames erupted at the apartment complex, according to Omaha Fire Department.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Michael Bell
The Omaha City Council will vote on a mask mandate Tuesday, while details on how the ordinance will work were revealed through city documents released Monday.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Harper Lundgren
Senator Ben Sasse is pushing for college football to continue amid the pandemic in a letter written to Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 11:23 AM CDT
|By Leigh Waldman
Papillion is known for its iconic butterfly signage throughout the city, but now work is underway to bring more life to the symbol.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is holding a back-to-school briefing with representatives from Nebraska’s private and state colleges.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 2:39 AM CDT
|By Richard Ochoa
Millard Public Schools will welcome students to class on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 6:58 PM CDT
|By Alex McLoon
Omaha Public Schools’ decision to start the semester fully-remote has impacted back-to-school shopping.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By Lileana Pearson
Sunday night, the Fremont Soccer Club is planning a brainstorming session as they wish to make sure the Christensen Soccer Fields they use remain a place for the community.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 1:26 PM CDT
|Two Iowa men are facing several charges after authorities say they tried to crash a vehicle into the Muscatine police headquarters.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 1:09 PM CDT
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 9:31 PM CDT
|By Ashly Richardson
OPD says there was a disturbance between two men inside of a home, and one of them was stabbed.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
A police presence forced the closure of Madsen’s Billiards and Bowling on Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Mike McKnight
A strange crash in southwest Omaha caused extensive damage to a man’s truck and a lot of head-scratching.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 2:37 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
Nelson Mandela Elementary will follow the decision by Omaha Public Schools to hold their first term of the academic year completely online, the school’s principal said Saturday.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Lileana Pearson
Misinformation has become a glaring problem for many. Over the past few weeks, attention has been drawn to some of the false beliefs people have shared on social media, including 6 News’ Facebook page, about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 1:05 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell and Alex McLoon
A group of protesters organized by ProBLAC gathered in the Old Market Friday night chanting “defund the police” while interactions between the group and officers remained peaceful.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:39 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha Public Schools will go to 100% remote learning for at least the first quarter of the school year, starting Aug. 18 — a week later than previously scheduled.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:36 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
A City of Omaha employee was spat upon by a woman in the parking lot of Mega Saver Monday afternoon after the man saw her in an argument with a group of people and stopped to see what was happening.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Two Omaha-metro officials who have been vocal during the debate about a local face mask mandate gave comments following the OPS news conference Friday about the district’s decision to move to 100% remote learning.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:25 PM CDT
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Ashly Richardson
Omaha Police responded to more shootings in July than any other month so far this year.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:03 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Some business owners in Douglas County believe their financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic should qualify them for a property tax break recently afforded to property damaged by natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, or fire.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By Harper Lundgren
The Omaha Community Playhouse has revamped its season lineup and added new safety measures for 2020/21.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Michael Bell
All inmate visitation and volunteer programs have been halted across the 10 facilities overseen by the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services for at least the next two weeks, NDCS announced Friday.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM CDT
|By Cecelia Jenkins
Today we find out if Omaha Public Schools will have fall sports. In a late-night virtual meeting, OPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Logan stated her decision could make the “athletes mad.”
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By Cecelia Jenkins
A day after White House coordinator Deborah Birx put Omaha on a list of 10 cities across the country seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, another member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force addressed what he’s seeing in the state of Nebraska.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By Harper Lundgren
The antlerless elk season has been open since August 1on all seven elk management units in Nebraska.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:33 PM CDT
|By Emily Dwire
With music halls and concert venues closed across the country, groups are finding creative ways to let musicians continue to play to live audiences that can enjoy the show and stay safe.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 9:50 PM CDT
|By Lileana Pearson
William Thompson was scalped 153 years ago. A piece of him is in our public library today.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:34 PM CDT
|By Kevin Sjuts
Keven Lightner is in the intensive care unit while battling COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre
The City Council is poised to push forward with an emergency mask mandate. But will it have the votes?
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
When OPS students return to school this year, some of the teachers they expect to see in the classroom won’t be there.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 1:36 PM CDT
Nebraska and Iowa have released their weekly unemployment claim update.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 12:09 PM CDT
|By Harper Lundgren and Gina Dvorak
A semi-truck has flipped off the Interstate-80 eastbound ramp onto the Interstate-680 southbound ramp.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By WOWT staff reports
Here is a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials across Nebraska & Iowa.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Ashly Richardson
This week the Sarpy County Board of Commissioners approved a new schematic design.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:52 AM CDT
|By Abbie Petersen
Judge hears arguments in City V. Madsen’s.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:49 AM CDT
|By Richard Ochoa
Omaha Police officers swarmed a home near 37th and Dodge Streets around 1:30 a.m. Thursday after a reported home invasion, according to investigators.