Nebraska senators advanced a bill to bar trans students from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity, saying the measure protects women's sports.

During her tenure, Jean Stothert, Omaha's first female mayor, emphasized development in the urban core, including a move that is changing the city's skyline, as well as fixing the streets, managing the city budget and more.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha voters headed to the polls again on Tuesday to cast ballots in the city’s general election. Here’s the early ballot totals released after polls closed at 8 p.m.

Voters in Omaha, Nebraska, have ousted three-term Republican Mayor Jean Stothert after she blanketed airwaves with anti-trans attacks during her recent bid for reelection.

In a last-minute plot twist, a bill to dilute voter-approved increases to Nebraska's minimum wage failed in the Nebraska Legislature, though supporters are still scouring for ways to keep it

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha’s mayor-elect started as an Omaha Police officer, elevated to the position of Deputy Chief, then moved into politics, becoming the Douglas County Treasurer. But he didn’t make that journey alone.