There are war movies that entertain. And then there’s Saving Private Ryan — a film that punches you in the chest and leaves you sitting quietly after the credits, not sure what to do with yourself.

When Benjamin Patterson stood at the grave of a 23-year-old World War II combat engineer from North Lawrence, he didn’t just ...

Take a flight of discovery high above significant WWII sites, including the Holocaust Memorial, Auschwitz, Oradour-sur-Glane, the Reichstag, the American Cemetery, and Omaha Beach. This poignant drone ...

KTBS has featured Powell as one of its Hometown Patriots. Powell served in the Army, taking part in close contact combat in ...

Carl Felton, who died on July 30, 2024, at age 98, was buried last week at Arlington National Cemetery. Felton, who lived most of his life in County, joined the Navy at 17 and served during World War ...

Retired Omaha World-Herald columnist Michael Kelly writes that singer Anne Marie Kenny’s life and a move to Prague inspired her memoir, a love song to the spirit of the Czech ...

Monsignor Richard Wolbach was the longtime chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Omaha. He survived the attack on Iwo Jima as a Marine at 20, and died last week ...

A unique beachfront hike in New York awaits on the Long Island Sound, and it's the perfect place to search for treasures from ...

Audiences didn’t know what they’d signed up for when they took their seats to see the filmmaker’s ear-shattering masterpiece ...

Maxine Barnett, a tireless advocate for domestic violence victims and co-founder of Anna Maries Alliance, passed away at 83, leaving behind a lasting legacy of compassion and support.

While most storming Omaha Beach were in their 20s, one man stood out—not for youth, but for age and sheer courage. This is ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The city’s Director of Parks and Recreation recently notified the mayor that he will step down. Matt Kalcevich was appointed to the postition, succeeding Brook Bench, in 2020 by ...