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Onlookers in Omaha and Council Bluffs were treated to a rare sight on August 4, 2016, when a waterspout formed over Lake Manawa.

It's almost time for kids to head back to school and volunteers as well as organizations are making sure they have the supplies they need.

Pierre Minor of Aspen Lofts Apartments in Omaha describes his late night encounter with a mountain lion on the evening of August 1, 2023.

Santa Lucia Festival celebrates another day of fun, food and music

Gothicon promises a spooky weekend for visitors of Happy Hollow

Nebraska Red Cross volunteers are preparing to head to Maui to help after devastating wildfires destroyed communities.

Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen has introduced a resolution amending the 2024 recommended budget.

Around 300 students on Creighton's campus are from Hawaii, for some the island of Maui is home. With recent wildfires devastating the community, students organized a donation drive to help from Omaha.

Former Omaha City Councilman Vinny Palermo will continue to be lodged in the Saunders County Jail until sentencing.

Voters in Pottawattamie County said they didn't miss Trump at the first GOP presidential debate on Wednesday.

If you are driving around Omaha this weekend you might see a man running down the side of the road. He looks like an ordinary guy out on a run with his American Flag, but behind that ordinary man is an extraordinary journey. “It's my way of bringing America together by honoring the American military,” said Noah Coughlan.

Former Omaha Police Captain Rich Gonzalez entered a plea deal during a hearing on Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in exchange for a dismissal of other charges.

A petition was filed on July 3rd with the Cass County Election Office. The petitions were completed and circulated on July 25th. Finally, petitions were returned on Aug. 24th.

As the Labor Day holiday approaches, many petitioners with the paid sick leave initiative will be out and about gathering signatures.

3 News Now Reporter Molly Hudson listened into the call on Thursday afternoon as Cohen shared the state of COVID-19 right now.

Burgum, a former technology entrepreneur, was one of eight candidates who participated in the first primary debate last month. 3 News now caught up with him at Keg Creek Brewing Company in Glenwood.

On May 8, 1965, multiple violent tornadoes swept through central Nebraska. The most destructive of these tore through Primrose in Boone County.

A small group of students are selected to receive the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Scholarship. Of the thousands that applied, one senior was selected from Council Bluffs.

Tammi Larsen, the mother of a La Vista boy who has been missing since 2021, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Papillion La Vista Community School District.

Bellevue West junior Danny Kaelin recently de-committed from Mizzou and will now play for Matt Rule and the Huskers in 2024.

Crumbl Cookies has opened its newest location in the metro. The shop in Papillion is inviting cookie lovers to get a piece of the action.

Blake Collingsworth started a community-centered program after his two-year-old son drowned in the family pool. The incident happened in June 2008. Collingsworth recalls the moment Josh was discovered in the pool by his wife. “I started to walk out my office door then I heard her scream. She looked out the back window and saw him face down in the pool,” he said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the 2024 presidential hopeful, was in Council Bluffs on Wednesday afternoon. He hosted a "Great American Comeback" event with his wife Casey at The Grass Wagon.

A petition effort officially kicked off to repeal what was LB 753, now the Opportunity Scholarships Act, which is set to take effect in 2024.

The Heartland of America Park and the Lewis & Clark Landing are set to reopen on Aug.18. After about four years of construction, the RiverFront has made significant strides towards the goal of completing its 72-acre parks. "When there was talks about what we could do to kind of, breathe new life into downtown Omaha, certainly the RiverFront's redesign was a paramount piece of that conversation," said Kristyna Engdahl, MECA's director of communications.