Top 6 on 6: This week’s most-watched videos - Aug. 30

6 News viewers tuned in for updates on an officer-involved shooting in Omaha, and for changes to the fan experience for gameday in Lincoln.
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Published: Sep. 1, 2024 at 4:42 PM CDT
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(WOWT) - Below are 6 News WOWT’s most-watched videos, most-clicked stories, and most engaged social media posts for the week ending Friday, August 30.

WOWT’s Top 6 videos

6. Officer-involved shooting at Omaha home leaves 37-year-old man dead

A man was killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning as Omaha Police were serving an arrest warrant.

5. 6 First Alert Weather Day

4. Authorities investigating fatal crash in Fremont

Authorities in Fremont reported a fatal crash on Wednesday.

3. Officer involved in shooting at Omaha home

A 37-year-old man died from his injuries.

2. Bennington farmer celebrates 80th birthday with tractor display

When you imagine a cornhusker, you may as well picture the Dreessen Family.

1. Huskers announce changes to fan experience at Memorial Stadium

The Huskers on Thursday announced a list of alterations that will be made this season and moving forward.

WOWT’s Top 6 stories

WOWT’s Top 6 most engaged social posts

6. Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says

At least eight people have died after being infected with listeria from Boar’s Head deli meats tied to a massive recall last month.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Wednesday, August 28, 2024

5. 17-year-old fatally shot driving sick teammate home from soccer practice

A 17-year-old high school soccer player who was about to become captain of his team died after he was shot in the shoulder while driving a teammate home from practice.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Sunday, August 25, 2024

4. Sarpy County authorities find woman reported missing

BREAKING -- The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office has found the woman reported missing in a Facebook post Monday.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Monday, August 26, 2024

3. Two separate northeast Nebraska plane crashes result in fatalities, report says

BREAKING -- Two separate small planes crashed Monday morning in Nebraska.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Monday, August 26, 2024

2. Familiar faces for WOWT’s 75th Anniversary

It's a "who's who" of WOWT! In preparation for our big 75th anniversary today, we've been combing through lots of photos and videos of 6 News alumni.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Thursday, August 29, 2024

1. 5-year-old girl walked away from school in the middle of the day, parent says

"How does this happen?” The girl's mother said the answers she got from the principal were unsatisfactory.

Posted by 6 News WOWT on Sunday, August 25, 2024