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Good Samaritan removes old tires illegally dumped at Omaha church
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Illegal dumpers drove behind a church to leave a disgraceful eyesore. 6 News’ story told how the small congregation of senior citizens at Mount View Presbyterian Church doesn’t have the physical or financial strength to remove the old tires. “We would have to pay...
New Kimball restaurant had successful first week open
KIMBALL -- A Colorado family has brought a new restaurant to Kimball – Heritage Cafe. The Cafe took the place of Karen’s Kitchen located at 214 S. Walnut St. The grand opening was July 11, and Owner Debra O'Conner says they had a much bigger turnout from the community than they expected.
Lincoln's recycling event aims to rehome unused medical equipment, July 22-27
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Recycling Council is hosting its first Rescue and Reuse event in Lincoln, Nebraska from July 22-27. Program Director of the Nebraska Recycling Council, Allison Majerus mentioned the event's goal is to take in used medical equipment and rehome it or recycle it, instead of having the equipment going to landfills.
6-foot gnome stolen from home; Seward family offers $1,000 reward
SEWARD, Neb. (KLKN) – A Seward family is offering a $1,000 cash reward for their stolen 6-foot garden gnome. It stood on the edge of the Hartmann family farm outside of town, but they noticed it was missing on Monday. The towering fiberglass lawn ornament has blue eyes, a...
Aiming the WWII Canteen story at Broadway
Broadway writers Sue Fabisch Ericco and Johnny Rodgers will be in North Platte on July 30 to talk about of how they will bring to life the story of The North Platte Canteen: A Musical Miracle. The two have written the musical, which will debut at North Platte’s downtown Fox...
OPPD says power has been restored to over 1,000 residents
OMAHA, Neb. — Over 1,300 OPPD customers are without power on Tuesday evening. The majority of the customers are in the Millard area. As of 9:45 p.m., OPPD reported power has been restored to the Millard area. As of 7:30 p.m., OPPD's website showed 1,333 without power. OPPD said...
‘Human rights issue’: OHA tenant says mold-filled house the cause of health issues, repeated ER visits
OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — After a monthslong investigation into the living conditions at the Omaha Housing Authority, KETV Investigates was flooded with messages, calls and emails from residents revealing bugs, rats and broken appliances, but one of the biggest issues they said is mold. With hundreds of units and...
2024 Team Talent Preview: Nebraska
Welcome to the 10th part in our series looking at the rosters of every Big Ten team as we head ever closer to opening day. The order is organized by my team talent rankings. For more information on how those numbers came about, check out the intro for the Northwestern post. And while you’re there, go ahead and read the whole thing then come back. We’ll wait for you.
WWE To Hold Double Taping Of WWE SmackDown On 7/19
WWE will hold a double taping of WWE SmackDown. WWE will tape the July 26th episode of WWE SmackDown at the taping on July 19th, which will emanate from the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. No SmackDown taping is scheduled for July 26th. WWE will be in the midst...
Warhorse Casino interviews candidates for positions at its new Omaha casino before August grand opening
OMAHA, Neb. — Warhorse Casino interviewed candidates for positions at its new Omaha casino. Warhorse Omaha's full casino is slated to open on Aug. 6 at Horsemen's Park off Q and 60th streets. Its temporary location is already open. There will be over 900 gaming options. The company is...
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