Emily’s First Alert 6 Forecast - Mild Friday, then a return to a cooler and active pattern
The forecast cools down over the weekend... Highs fall back to the 30s Saturday with a gusty N wind in the afternoon. Light ...
Nebraska Lawmakers consider another school voucher bill
A committee within the Nebraska Legislature heard arguments over a new school voucher bill Thursday.
Knicely Done: Elite Omaha athlete prepares for ultimate test
An Omaha man is preparing to run the steps of the First National Bank Tower in Omaha, from top to bottom, 20 times on ...
Omaha man who led police on high-speed pursuit learns sentence
A young Omaha entrepreneur has run into another hurdle as she tries to expand her business.
Nebraska Legislature considering bill that could allow EBTs to be used at certain restaurants
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a hearing on Tuesday, Nebraska lawmakers discussed LB 46. The bill would create the Nebraska ...
2 of 7 arrested after stolen firearms found in Omaha hotel not charged in case
Two of the seven people arrested in December on charges related to stolen firearms found in an Omaha hotel room in December ...
New Nebraska bill would allow food stamps at some restaurants
A new bill would allow food stamps to be used in some Nebraska restaurants.
Man sentenced for leading Omaha Police on dangerous, high-speed pursuit
A man who led Omaha Police on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through the city last fall will spend the next five years ...
American Heart Association raises awareness for heart disease in February
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- February is American Heart Month. Throughout the month American Heart Association chapters across the ...
3 in hospital after crash in northwest Omaha
ELKHORN, Neb. (WOWT) - An adult and two children were injured in a crash in northwest Omaha on Thursday. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to First Alert 6 that authorities were dispatched ...
Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump’s tariff threat
Masked and armed National Guard members picked through brush running along the border barrier on the outskirts of Ciudad ...
Flu, respiratory illness at its highest in Nebraska after delay in peak season
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cold and flu season is at its peak. During the last full week of January, there were 860 flu cases in Douglas County, which was 145 more than the week before.