Community members gather for a city council meeting in Omaha, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Omaha City Council member Pete Festersen listen to public testimony during a city council meeting in Omaha, on ...

An amendment approved by the Omaha City Council Tuesday will provide $150,000 in funding for four Omaha food banks. The funding is from a contract with the city of Kearney and Big Red Keno. The ...

The Omaha City Council appeared set to vote down a proposal to ban homeless encampments on public property in Omaha. Instead, the council narrowly allowed a delay.

The Omaha City Council reviewed development proposals, zoning changes and liquor license applications, approving most items ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - “We disagree with an approach where individuals would be arrested and criminalized for being homeless.” Omaha Mayor John Ewing introduced a plan on Monday to address homelessness ...

City Council meets on Sept. 17 to go over issues including discussion on overriding the mayor's fire staffing veto and plans for the Crossroads development. City council members discuss overriding the ...

A NONPROFIT ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN THE METRO SAYS CRIMINALIZING IT WOULD UNDERMINE THEIR WORK IN OMAHA. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RECENTLY INTRODUCED AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BAN ENCAMPMENTS ON PUBLIC ...

A man is in the hospital after an incident involving felony assault in downtown Omaha late Monday. Shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, Omaha police officers got a call for a shooting and located a man ...

BILL. JULIE. OKAY. GOT IT. THANKS, BILL. WELL, THE CITY OF OMAHA HAS A NEW APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS. TODAY, MAYOR JOHN YOUG JUNIOR JOINED OUTREACH ORGANIZATIONS TO DETAIL THE NEW ...