WOWT announced that veteran First Alert 6 investigative reporter and weekend co-anchor Brian Mastre will take over as main co-anchor of First Alert 6, after John Knicely’s retirement.

An Omaha family lost everything in the Highpoint apartment fire earlier this month, including a unique prosthetic that helped their son.

According to a list compiled by LoveExploring, the "most shocking" weather event to ever occur in Nebraska was the Easter ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - First Alert 6 has the headlines you need to know to get your Wednesday started. An teen who killed an ...

If there’s a fire, tornado, or other safety threat, Nebraska students practice. It’s required by state law to do these drills ...

A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.

President Donald Trump’s call to possibly eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has Nebraska officials waiting and worrying, with two former disaster response officials saying that doing ...

The Nebraska State Patrol’s crackdown on drunken driving led to a surge of arrests in the Omaha area in 2024. The State Patrol’s Troop A recorded a 135% increase in driving under the influence ...

If speed is what you care about, Cox and Quantum have the quickest 2-gigabit plans in Omaha, with prices of $110 and $95 per month, respectively. The average starting price for internet service in ...

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of England today as the UK and Ireland braces for 125mph winds from Storm Eowyn. A level two alert has been issued by the European Storm Forecast ...