Damage from the tornado was estimated to be anywhere between $250 and $500 million, with nearly 300 homes completely destroyed in its wake and three people dead. Read More

Nebraska lawmakers are set to update the state's rules of the road - and levy harsher penalties on the drivers who break them. Read More

Seeing the public safety need for weather readings, U.S. Rep. Mike Flood helped bring back the Omaha / Valley National Weather Service's balloon launches as well as staff to facilitate them ... Read More

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Three people were sent to the hospital following a crash in West Omaha Monday night. The accident happened around 7:30 p.m., along West Dodge expressway and I-680. Sign up for our Newsletters ... Read More

One year after an EF4 tornado tore through the Elkhorn, Bennington and Blair areas, some residents who lost their home have moved back into rebuilt homes. Others are still waiting. Read More

Since March 20, the NWS Omaha / Valley office has ceased daily weather balloon launches. Now, Congressman Mike Flood said that suspension is being lifted. Read More

A possible tornado was spotted near Omaha on Thursday after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the Nebraska city and a couple of other cities in Iowa - Council Bluffs and Carter ... Read More

A tornado warning late Thursday afternoon caused a brief scare for residents of densely populated areas of Omaha. The National Weather Service in Valley issued the warning as a severe storm tracked ... Read More

One person is in the hospital after a crash late Wednesday in Omaha. Police report in a social media post that they were conducting a traffic stop on a stolen car near 13th St. and 13th Ct. when the ... Read More

Elise Cole, a 16-year-old sophomore at Millard West High School in Omaha, Neb., died when another car collided with hers near her school. Read More

An Omaha man was sentenced for motor vehicle homicide. Terrell Turner pleaded no contest on Feb. 21 in the four-vehicle crash that killed a woman on Dodge Street in September 2024. The incident ... Read More

A 16-year-old was killed in a crash near Millard West High School on Monday night, Omaha police said. The crash occurred near 176th and Q streets around 7:24 p.m. At the scene, officers found a 2006 ... Read More

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two people were taken to the hospital after a high-speed crash early Sunday morning in South Omaha. Authorities say the crash happened near 48th and L streets shortly after ... Read More

Single vehicle Fatal Crash near 72nd St and Izard. The vehicle went off road at what appears to be a high rate of speed. The crash is still under investigation. Read More

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in North Omaha early Saturday morning. The crash took place around 1 a.m. near 72nd and Izard streets, according to Omaha Police. Read More

KETV anchor Bill Schammert captured what appeared to be a tornado on the ground as severe weather moves through Nebraska.Schammert was tracking the severe weather near 132nd Street and Bennington Road ... Read More

Several communities across the Omaha metro were ravaged by severe weather Thursday night, as multiple tornadoes were reported in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Bennington and Manley in Nebraska ... Read More

There were reports of tornadoes and large hail causing property damage as a severe storm swept across eastern Nebraska late April ... to avoid the area of 72nd Street to 78th Street from Omaha ... Read More

Video Location: Near 129th Ave. & Military Ave. in Omaha, Nebraska, US Video Recording Date / Time: April 17, 2025 at 19:00h Spectee - Video Posted: April 18, 2025 | Last updated: April 19, 2025 ... Read More