Zach Williamson

2 days ago | 3newsnow.com | Zach Williamson

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — For the third consecutive year 3 News Now's Zach Williamson will serve as the emcee for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Omaha. KMTV is also a proud sponsor of the annual event. It's a huge fundraiser in the fall raising money to support patients and their families fighting blood cancer and for lifesaving research. Two people who can speak to that lifesaving research – a patient and his oncologist – sat down with Zach to share their story.

1 week ago | 3newsnow.com | Zach Williamson

ASHLAND, Neb. (KMTV) — The Morning Lift takes us to Ashland to pick up Lee. G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park Deputy Director Gary Pettit. The Wildlife Safari Park has been voted the top safair park in the country in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for five consecutive years. Pettit tells us it has come a long way since the property was first purchased by Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium back in 1996. In 1996, he says it was mostly cornfields.

2 weeks ago | 3newsnow.com | Zach Williamson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — In 1885, Pottawattamie County built a new county jail. It wasn’t just any jail; it was a squirrel cage jail — or a rotary jail. One of just 18 ever made and one of three still standing today. It officially closed in 1969. Since then it has served as a museum. Some even consider it to be haunted.

4 weeks ago | 3newsnow.com | Zach Williamson

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The 2025 Greater Omaha Heart & Stroke Walk is set to return Saturday, May 17. This year, it is happening at a brand new location — the Gene Leahy Mall. 3 News Now's Zach Williamson will serve as the emcee this year. He met with American Heart Association Nebraska Communications and Marketing Director Shannon Hilaire ahead of the annual fundraiser to give us an idea of what to expect and how we can make a difference.

1 month ago | 3newsnow.com | Zach Williamson

OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — In this edition of the Morning Lift 3 News Now's Zach Williamson heads to our north Omaha neighborhood to pick up CHI Health Immanuel President Anthony Ashby. Ashby is originally from Baltimore. He has lived in Omaha and been with CHI Health Immanuel for about six years and is closing in on six months as the hospital's president. He says his family has fallen in love with Omaha and the community. His daughter, who is almost one year old, was born at CHI Health Immanuel.