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Historic Omaha building to be implemented into new urban garden project
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - There’s a new kind of urban garden being constructed in the Old Market area. That garden will also include a piece of Omaha’s history.
Omaha doctor weighs in on FDA cracking down on some third party weight loss medications
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The FDA is cracking down on off brand weight loss products similar to Ozempic. GLP-1 drugs for weight loss like Wegovy or Zepbound were previously in a shortage.
Top 6 on 6: This week’s most-watched videos - May 23
First Alert 6 viewers tuned in for updates on two cases involving Nebraska doctors, a fatal deputy involved shooting in North Omaha, and severe weather creating at least one tornado in the Dodge ...
Nebraska softball defeats Tennessee, moves within one win of Women’s College World Series
With a win in Saturday’s Game Two, the Huskers would clinch a berth in the Women’s College World Series for the first time ...
Big Ten adjusts schedule for Saturday’s Big Ten Baseball Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Big Ten made several changes to the schedule to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The league ...
Pet killed in North Omaha house fire, OFD says
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One dog was killed in a house fire in North Omaha Friday evening, the Omaha Fire Department said Saturday. According to an OFD release, crews responded to the scene near ...
Bo’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Gloomy & rainy holiday weekend
Mostly cloudy skies are likely to win out over the majority of the Memorial Day weekend with more rain chances. Most of ...
UNO professors start program that helps kids prepare for kindergarten
Educators say the key to developing good learners is to start early, and a program at the University of Nebraska Omaha is doing just that.
Bo’s First Alert 6 Forecast: Rain holds off for Nebraska baseball game, rain returns tonight
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Due to rain lasting longer than predicted Friday night, the Oregon vs. Nebraska baseball game was postponed to 9 AM Saturday morning. The weather will cooperate for the game as it ...
Woman awaiting sentence in Omaha crash that killed her children charged with assaulting cellmate
Rachel Bickerstaff, set for sentencing next month in a fatal drunk-driving crash that killed her three children and another driver, is accused of attacking her cellmate at the Douglas County Jail.
OPPD, Douglas County authorities on the lookout after recent string of copper thefts
Officials said stealing to scrap copper from OPPD can land you in jail, and is very dangerous because electricity could be involved. Damage from recent copper thefts has cost the utilities in the six ...
Inside Iowa Politics: The decision that this Iowan didn’t expect to make
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Lynn Evans expected to head home to Aurelia when the Iowa legislative session ended and prepare to start his third year at the Statehouse when ...