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Staying cool and dry before better rain chances late in the week
Other than an isolated storm or two out west near Kearney this morning, most of us will be dry and pleasant for this time of year this Thursday. High temperatures will be hovering near 80° across southeast Nebraska after temperatures fell into the upper 50s in the early hours.
'They're here to explain' East O neighbors get answers about airport development
Cars of concerned neighbors lined the streets in front of Sherman Elementary in East Omaha. Residents wanted answers about the Airport Business Park Program and what it means for the future.
Omaha residents asking for change after 11-year-old dies from being hit on scooter
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For the last 45 years North 103rd Street has been home for Atley Wedemeyer. “There’s a lot of positive things about this neighborhood. It’s really well kept,” he said. There’s also a lot of kids around the area. However, for years he’s been...
Sears signs with Braves, excited for pro baseball career
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Brett Sears had his mind set on becoming a professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher admits he didn’t have a back-up career option. “I guess I never had a Plan B,” Sears said. “I said ‘I’m just going to do that.”
Wyoming’s Above-Average Alcohol Consumption May Be Increasing the State’s DUI Deaths
An analysis looking at data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals that eight of the ten states with the highest fatal DUI rates also report some of the highest alcohol consumption levels nationwide. The study looks at the number of deadly crashes involving drivers under the influence of...
Investigators uncover 17 guns in drug raids in Kearney and Funk
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) - Two drug task forces carried out raids in two central Nebraska towns Thursday morning in a regional narcotics investigation. The Nebraska State Patrol said a SWAT team and the TRIDENT drug task force raided a house near 8th Avenue and Highway 30 in Kearney. They recovered 12 firearms, approximately 11 pounds of marijuana, 1 gram of cocaine, 4 pounds of THC wax concentrate, and 4 dozen psilocybin mushroom candy bars.
Sodbusters battle back from 4-run deficit to beat Moo
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Hastings Sodbusters hosted their second home game of their current series with the Fremont Moo on Wednesday. After going down 4-0, the Sodbusters scored three runs in the bottom of the second to trim the deficit to one. Hastings capped off its offensive performance with three runs in the eighth, allowing just one in the ninth to inevitably win 9-8.
Omaha man works to keep blues festival free for 20 years
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An estimated 15,000 people soaked in the blues last weekend last weekend at the Gene Leahy Mall pavilion. The three-day festival carried on through the hot and humid weather. Jeff Davis can easily be confused as a concert roadie, one of the set-up crew. “I’m 77,”...
Owners of four more NE vape shops, stores selling delta-8 settle with AG
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers on Thursday announced legal settlements against four more shops he described as selling mislabeled and “dangerous” THC-containing products. “We appreciate that these stores did the right thing and took these products off the shelves,” Hilgers said in a media statement....
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