Skip to contentOMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha officials said a stretch of West Center Road will be closed for a few hours Tuesday after a construction crew knocked down a power line.Just before 12:30 p.m., Omaha Public Works issued an emergency shutdown of a segment of West Center Road, between 90th Street to the frontage road near 94th Street, just east of Oakdale Elementary School.The section is expected to be close for four hours while Omaha Public Power District crews repair a power line that Omaha Police said was knocked down by a construction crew.Drivers were encouraged to find another...…Skip to contentOMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha officials said a stretch of West Center Road will be closed for a few hours Tuesday after a construction crew knocked down a power line.Just before 12:30 p.m., Omaha Public Works issued an emergency shutdown of a segment of West Center Road, between 90th Street to the frontage road near 94th Street, just east of Oakdale Elementary School.The section is expected to be close for four hours while Omaha Public Power District crews repair a power line that Omaha Police said was knocked down by a construction crew.Drivers were encouraged to find another...WW…

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A day after Major League Baseball handed an economic blow to the city of Atlanta, citing the state’s new election law, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts tweeted in support of fellow Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, stating on Saturday that Nebraska stands in solidarity with Georgia.Ricketts tweeted Saturday that the recent corporate attacks on the Georgia legislation ”are promoting Democratic disinformation” while Kemp, who March 25, “is expanding voting options in Georgia” — by way of a voting law President Biden called “Jim Crow in 21st century.”Nebraska stands with Georgia and...…OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A day after Major League Baseball handed an economic blow to the city of Atlanta, citing the state’s new election law, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts tweeted in support of fellow Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, stating on Saturday that Nebraska stands in solidarity with Georgia.Ricketts tweeted Saturday that the recent corporate attacks on the Georgia legislation ”are promoting Democratic disinformation” while Kemp, who March 25, “is expanding voting options in Georgia” — by way of a voting law President Biden called “Jim Crow in 21st century.”Nebraska stands with Georgia and...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that he would not allow vaccine passport programs in Nebraska.“Nebraska will not participate in any vaccine passport program,” the governor said in a statement Wednesday. “This concept violates two central tenets of the American system: freedom of movement and healthcare privacy.  Nebraska will take any necessary action to protect the private health information of our citizens and the freedoms we cherish.”Proposed vaccine passports, also known as “vax passes,” would document that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or...…LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Pete Ricketts said Wednesday that he would not allow vaccine passport programs in Nebraska.“Nebraska will not participate in any vaccine passport program,” the governor said in a statement Wednesday. “This concept violates two central tenets of the American system: freedom of movement and healthcare privacy.  Nebraska will take any necessary action to protect the private health information of our citizens and the freedoms we cherish.”Proposed vaccine passports, also known as “vax passes,” would document that a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 or...WW…

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An explosion outside the Nebraska Chinese Association left its members and police scratching their heads.Officials say someone started a fire Thursday night, but they can’t yet confirm if it was a hate crime because it’s unclear what the intent was. The explosive was detonated on concrete stairs that lead from the sidewalk to the NCA property.The NCA lends part of its building to Tribe Church, which hosts a bible study on Friday nights.“Tribe Church is 100 percent behind the Nebraska Chinese Association,” Sebastian Baxter said. “We’re with them, our community, and our...…OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An explosion outside the Nebraska Chinese Association left its members and police scratching their heads.Officials say someone started a fire Thursday night, but they can’t yet confirm if it was a hate crime because it’s unclear what the intent was. The explosive was detonated on concrete stairs that lead from the sidewalk to the NCA property.The NCA lends part of its building to Tribe Church, which hosts a bible study on Friday nights.“Tribe Church is 100 percent behind the Nebraska Chinese Association,” Sebastian Baxter said. “We’re with them, our community, and our...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Pete Ricketts and others opposed to legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska held a news conference Wednesday in the Capitol rotunda just ahead of a Unicameral hearing on the matter.The issue is in front of Nebraska lawmakers for a fifth consecutive year months after losing ballot approval in the 11th hour last fall following .As state leaders consider once more to make medical marijuana legal in the state, the governor said “big pot — big marijuana — is a big industry.”These big brands are trying to go around the regulatory process and experts say it’s...…LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Pete Ricketts and others opposed to legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska held a news conference Wednesday in the Capitol rotunda just ahead of a Unicameral hearing on the matter.The issue is in front of Nebraska lawmakers for a fifth consecutive year months after losing ballot approval in the 11th hour last fall following .As state leaders consider once more to make medical marijuana legal in the state, the governor said “big pot — big marijuana — is a big industry.”These big brands are trying to go around the regulatory process and experts say it’s...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska and 16 other states have joined demanding that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be invalidated.Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia as well as the Trump campaign have also filed Tuesday by Republican Ken Paxton.“It is absolutely essential that credible claims of election improprieties be brought to light and fully investigated,” Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen...…LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska and 16 other states have joined demanding that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin be invalidated.Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia as well as the Trump campaign have also filed Tuesday by Republican Ken Paxton.“It is absolutely essential that credible claims of election improprieties be brought to light and fully investigated,” Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen...WW…

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said during his news conference Monday morning that the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week shows there’s a lot of people who are still skeptical about the election results and a lot of “middle-class folks” who are unhappy about U.S. policies that don’t put “America first.”The comments came in response to a question about what Ricketts thought provoked Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. The governor said Congress should take steps to ensure election integrity, and he reiterated his support of forming a commission to investigate the...…LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said during his news conference Monday morning that the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week shows there’s a lot of people who are still skeptical about the election results and a lot of “middle-class folks” who are unhappy about U.S. policies that don’t put “America first.”The comments came in response to a question about what Ricketts thought provoked Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. The governor said Congress should take steps to ensure election integrity, and he reiterated his support of forming a commission to investigate the...WW…

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In an announcement Thursday from a popular north Omaha eatery, the said it is backing as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in the November election.Love is the 2nd associate chairman of the state Democratic party and also serves at the 1st vice president of the . According to a news release from his campaign, he “worked in the civil rights movement alongside many icons of the movement" and today is .“2020 has been a unique year," he said in a news release. “Many of our young people can’t go to school, many of our adults are not working, evictions are at an all-time...…OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In an announcement Thursday from a popular north Omaha eatery, the said it is backing as a write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in the November election.Love is the 2nd associate chairman of the state Democratic party and also serves at the 1st vice president of the . According to a news release from his campaign, he “worked in the civil rights movement alongside many icons of the movement" and today is .“2020 has been a unique year," he said in a news release. “Many of our young people can’t go to school, many of our adults are not working, evictions are at an all-time...WW…