Blue-green algae are back—and this time, it’s triggering health concerns. Recent tests show toxin levels are above the state’s safety threshold.

The number of fatalities on Douglas County roads has decreased significantly since 2024, according to new data from the ...

Thanks to our recent rain & storms, we have made good progress on the status of the drought over eastern Nebraska and western ...

Nebraska has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, for three Nebraska ...

Metropolitan Community College is increasing its presence in Sarpy County as construction begins on its new 144-acre campus.

At its peak, the Omaha Public Power District’s outage map showed over 9,000 customers impacted by outages at 10 p.m. Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Tuesday started. Dan Osborn is expected to make an announcement Tuesday morning that he will run for Senate in the ...

Samples taken earlier this week indicated that the toxin level given off by the algae is higher than normal, according to ...

Hundreds of OPPD and MidAmerican Energy customers are without power after another round of storms blow through the Omaha area ...

The investigation into a daughter’s claims that her father killed and then buried bodies in wells on about 400 acres of ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has officially approved emergency regulations for a commission to begin licensing medical cannabis ...