John Chapman
Reporter
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John Chapman is a veteran member of the WOWT 6 News team. The award-winning news and sports reporter has worked for close to three decades in the Omaha area.
John has covered everything from presidential visits to Husker football.
John likes to spend his spare time with his family and listening to music.
Every year, organizers make Christmas in the Village bigger and better -- this year the annual north Omaha Christmas celebration will feature live nativity animals.
This is the 29th year for the Salvation Army’s Turkeyfest, the Army delivers hundreds of meals to senior citizens in the metro area.
This year COVID-19 has forced many families to cancel the big family get-togethers in order to keep everyone safe. The virus has also forced families to end other Thanksgiving Day traditions.
First responders on the scene investigating Saturday night’s shooting will most likely remember what happened here for years.
The town of Bellevue is still trying to make sense of an act of violence that has most people here in shock. The snow-covered memorial still in place in front of the Sonic drive-thru. But the snow can’t cover up what happened here Saturday night.
It wasn’t that long ago when voters wrapped themselves around the Douglas County Election Commissioners Office to vote early, in the Presidential Election. After a campaign season that seems like it went on forever, and now with the upcoming Omaha City Election on the horizon, it seems like around the clockwork for people in the Election Commissioner’s Office.
COVD-19 prevented an Omaha non-profit from doing business as usual this year. Habitat for Humanity Omaha still managed to improve neighborhoods by building new homes, they just had to build them a little slower.
The Blackstone Hotel has been an Omaha landmark for decades, now the Blackstone has been renovated, renamed, and starts a new chapter Tuesday in the history of the historic building.
Omaha’s Riverfront Science Center was named the Kiewit Luminarium on Monday.
Omaha celebrates its 21st season of the Holiday Lights Festival this year.
The invasion of COVID-19 has forced Veterans Day celebrations around the country to take on a different look this year.
A young Omaha woman could possibly be a member of president-elect Joe Biden’s team. Symone Sanders has been mentioned as a candidate who could be in Biden’s inner circle.
One of the first things on President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda is to change the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new COVID-19 testing site opened Friday at the Metropolitan Community College - Fort Omaha Campus.
Even with all the COVID-19 precautions in place, Pottawattamie County officials say trying to find poll workers was the spark that lead to long lines at some county voting precincts.
If you’re still holding on to your early ballot, Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse says don’t put it in the mailbox -- it needs to go in one of 13 drop boxes around the county to make tomorrow night’s deadline.
A legendary Nebraska state senator is vying for a seat on the Douglas county board.
The city of Omaha has put out tons of information about the city’s new garbage hauler and how residents should transition to the new company.
Seven positive COVID cases in recent days forced Omaha Public Schools to shut down Highland Elementary School and teach all the students through remote learning.
The mass departure from the MAGA rally at Eppley Airfield made for long treks home Tuesday night, but not the way many on social media — and even Joe Biden himself — make it seem.
A Council Bluffs boy is doing fine after a Council Bluffs Lead Reduction Program took the lead out of his family’s home.
Another Omaha business has changed gears, using materials that they have on hand to help people get through the pandemic.
Election night watch parties will have a different look this year, both parties in Douglas County plan to be safe as they celebrate or mourn election night results, but the parties will deal with election night in different ways.
Nebraska’s only African American owned newspaper has a new publisher. Terri Sanders takes the helm of the historic Omaha Star.
Many Omaha Public Schools teachers are concerned, even afraid, about being back in the classroom. But state education officials say they are working to support teacher decisions.
Except for families, there will be no fans allowed in stadiums for Big Ten football games this season.
Firefighters in Columbus say they had not had a fatal fire in years -- but all of that changed early Saturday morning.
Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, is visiting North Omaha today for an early vote event.
Gretna High School has traced a surge of over 40 cases back to a large gathering on October 3 and is now urging students to take advantage of free testing Friday.
Our weather forecasters say strong winds could increase fire dangers in our area, but could they also increase the travel of the coronavirus?
For more than 50 years the Keystone Little League has provided a baseball league for hundreds of youngsters.
At home and across the country, customers are seeing some historic price increases in lumber.
The Love’s Jazz & Arts Center has been operating for about 15 years. But city leaders and Love family members say the doors will re-open again.
The 2020 election is drawing more people to the polls in Douglas County than ever before and there are also more new voters planning to get involved in this year’s election.
We’ve heard the terms for months, mask mandate. Many people in Omaha are following the mandate by wearing a mask while in public, but words do matter.
Fifty-four days and counting. That’s how long Omaha neighborhoods will have to wait to see those new trash and recycling cans be put to use.
Organizers say once the constitution is changed to allow gambling in Nebraska -- the state will never be the same.
The Douglas County Health Department is encouraging Omaha’s City Council to extend its mask ordinance.
Researchers continue to work on a vaccine for COVID-19, but there seems to be one group left out of the clinical trials: children.
Retailers are expecting the number of people shopping online this Christmas season to increase.
Dealing with a record number of early voting requests, officials with the Sarpy County Election Commission had to make a couple of additions so collecting all those ballots is a little easier for voters.
For years the Heart Ministry has provided food, healthcare, and job programs to an underserved area of the city.
Luck hasn’t been on the side of members of the Sons of Italy for decades. The organization has helped area and international charities, but lately, the Sons of Italy have been fighting to keep the bills paid and the doors open.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Empowerment Network’s 9th Annual African-American Leadership Conference to be a virtual event this year.
Nebraska Medicine is currently addressing a security incident affecting some of its IT systems, and that is affecting patients who had scheduled appointments for care.
A $500 million project will take the place of the old Crossroads. The mixed-use project will include retail restaurants, apartments and office space.
Now NorthStar will be able to help more boys expanding their current facility from 33,000 square feet to more than 50,000 square feet.
Wednesday’s announcement that the Huskers will play football was welcomed news in north downtown and the Capitol District.
The City of Bellevue has made a deal with a local businessman to clean up and reopen Haworth Park.