Today is a First Alert Day as a strong winter storm brings heavy snowfall to the region. The biggest snow of the season is winding down but will have a big impact well into Tuesday as it takes a while to clear!
A court affidavit alleges a Kansas teenager posted a video on social media showing the setting of a blaze that heavily damaged a Topeka mall in December.
Gov. Pete Ricketts is defending Nebraska’s approach to distributing coronavirus vaccines, saying the state won’t redirect doses away from rural areas that are outpacing Omaha and Lincoln with vaccinations.
Winter storm could delay arrival of Nebraska National Guard. The first of six flights was scheduled to take off from Joint Base Andrews Sunday night, with flights landing in Lincoln over the next 24-hours
On Sunday, the Public Works Department and Environmental Quality Division announced trash collection to be delayed for one day due to Monday’s expected winter storm.
For the upcoming winter storm that is expected Monday morning, the Nebraska State Patrol and the Nebraska Department of Transportation are warning drivers to prepare if they have to travel. But if you don’t have to travel, don’t.
A mass vaccination event in Lincoln that helped Nebraska record one of its most productive days in its campaign to distribute shots could serve as a model for future events.
In light of January being cervical cancer awareness month, there is good news for young women worldwide. The World Health Organization says cervical cancer could be the first cancer ever eliminated.
The Iowa Democratic Party chose a state representative from Ames to lead the party as it works to retain its spot as the nation’s first caucus in presidential elections.
“Our son was placed with us in 2007 so, quite a while ago, when he came to our home he came with a single black trash bag with very few clothes,” says Amber Richardson, Foster Love Founder.
Family members say a 21-year-old woman found dead outside a sorority house at Iowa State University was the daughter of a Minnesota Supreme Court justice and prominent hospital executive.
The Nebraska men’s basketball program lost one of its legendary performers with the recent passing of James Buchanan. He died of natural causes at the age of 90 in Hudson. Fla.
Amid a deeply divided Congress, Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon made his case for unity and bipartisanship Friday during an interview for “Heartland Focus,” a weekly news program that airs Saturday mornings on WOWT.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts took a moment during his news conference Friday morning to make a political comment on the impeachment of former President Trump and call on President Biden to stop the trial from moving forward.
A federal judge in Washington says a right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa seen prominently in videos taunting a U.S. Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6 riot must remain in custody.
Authorities are investigating the death of a 21-year-old woman who was found unconscious in the parking lot of a sorority house at Iowa State University.
A Florence area bar that was shut down after complaints from neighbors and police is once again back in business. The former Reign Lounge will take a new name, new ownership and there are plans to return the once-troubled bar back into a neighborhood tavern.
“It’s huge for our fans and players especially because they come from all over the world to come here and play hockey,” says Brandon Hofstra, Omaha Lancers Media Relations Director.
Quiet and cold overnight, but wintry weather returns tomorrow. A light wintry mix leading to icy and snowy conditions across the region by Saturday evening.
