D-Day fallen identified, interred at Omaha National Cemetery
In August of 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, accounted for the group of Service members killed on Omaha Beach in Normandy: June 6, 1944. Several United States Service members who died during the D-Day landings of World War II had gone unidentified for decades – buried as Unknowns at the Normandy American […]
MAH JONGG MANIA: With events up 179%, why do women (and men) in Omaha love the game?
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Spell it mah-jonng, mahjong, mahjong or Mah Jongg. We’re going with Mah Jongg, which relates more to the American version of the game – which is rooted in China in the 1800s. 3 News Now joined dozens of players at a special event at Dillard’s in Oakview Mall. Many of them […]
Metropolitan Community College spotlights Small Business Development Center in Millwork Commons
MCC’s Small Business Development Center becomes an official partner with Nebraska Business Development Center The center is designed to give entrepreneurs everything they need to start, grow, and succeed in one place. 99% of businesses in Nebraska are small businesses, making centers like this a significant driver of the state’s economy. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: Metropolitan Community […]
Hanscom Park silos set for demolition as developers plans apartment complex with about 230 units
Vacant Hanscom Park silos will be demolished for a 200-plus-unit apartment complex The Planning Board voted 6-0 to approve a request for more than $10 million in TIF funding on Wednesday BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Silos that have sat vacant for decades near 35th and Vinton in Hanscom Park are slated for demolition […]
Nebraska’s largest recycling facility in Omaha is offering free public tours in May to encourage recycling
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — First Star Recycling is offering free public tours in May to show Omaha neighbors how recyclable materials are sorted and processed at its facility near 102nd and I streets. The tours are part of Recycling in Action Month, a national initiative. The next public tour is Thursday, May 14 from 1–2:30 […]
70-unit affordable senior apartment building coming to Downtown Omaha
Omaha’s City Council approved TIF financing for a new 70-unit apartment building near 22nd and Douglas reserved for residents 55 and older. Forty-five of the units will be designated as low-income or light tax base, keeping rents affordable for tenants. Developers say the location near public transportation and downtown attractions will benefit seniors and help […]
Some Omaha food truck owners push back on daily commercial kitchen rule, as city delays vote until June
Omaha’s rule requires food truck vendors to visit a licensed commercial kitchen daily The Omaha City Council vote on the rule has been delayed from this month until June BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Some Omaha food truck owners are rallying against a city rule that requires them to return to a licensed commercial […]
If You Give a Child a Book: King Elementary students get 1,830 new books at spring fair
NORTH OMAHA, Neb. (Omaha) — At KMTV 3, we appreciate the simplicity of If You Give a Child a Book. The more money we raise, the more books local kids get. This year, we raised enough to return to King Elementary in North Omaha. The spring book fair totaled 1,830 books — five books each […]
3 teens arrested after gunpoint robbery on ORBT bus along its route in Central Omaha
Two people told OPD they were robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night This took place on an ORBT bus Three teens were arrested by OPD BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – OPD responded to 90th and Dodge after 8 p.m. Saturday after two people reported being robbed at gunpoint on an ORBT bus. The victims […]
JUST REVEALED: New season of Voices AMPLIFIED! is announced, with return of Choose-What-You-Pay
Connect with Omaha Performing Arts, as a KMTV 3 series, is built on neighborhood events and efforts to ensure access to the arts. Voices AMPLIFIED! represents access in a few forms, and the schedule for an all-new season is now out. 26/27 begins with From Page to Stage: Black Playwrights’ Workshop featuring Fry Daddies. This […]