GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – At least three people were killed as a powerful winter storm created blizzard conditions across parts of the Midwest, part of a sprawling storm that brought a dangerous mix of severe weather, including tornadoes, flooding, heavy snow, blizzards and high winds. Officials urged people to stay at home as the winter storm blew through the Des Moines, Iowa, area Wednesday morning with blistering wind gusts. Footage posted by Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner shows conditions on U.S. Route 20 in Webster and Calhoun counties, where he...

A Southwest Airlines flight nearly involved in a collision at Chicago’s Midway International Airport originated from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield Tuesday morning. Video posted on social media showed the Boeing 737 passenger jet, operating as Southwest Airlines Flight 2504, was just about to land at 8:48 a.m. when a smaller aircraft crossed the runway in front of it. The Southwest pilot had to abort the initial landing — known as a go-around — and attempt the landing again. CNN reported the other plane was a private plane. The national media outlet...

A Southwest plane almost collided with a private jet as it was landing at Chicago's Midway International airport.

The Southwest Boing 737-8H4 had departed from Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday morning.

Footage of the terrifying moment shows flight SWA2504 aborting its landing as the private plane was entering its path.

The Southwest pilot performed a quick go-around after briefly touching down on the runway in order to avoid a catastrophe.

DailyMail.com has reached out to Southwest Airlines for comment on this story.

A homeless woman who died at an encampment in Nebraska amid frigid temperatures is being remembered for her kindness and advocating for the less fortunate. The body of Krysta “Krissy” Gallagher-McMillan, 40, was found in a tent at a homeless encampment in east Omaha on Sunday, Feb. 23, the reported. At the time of her discovery, temperatures fell 1 degree below zero with wind chill readings of about 10 to 15 degrees below zero, a National Weather Service meteorologist told the paper. According to an initial autopsy conducted by the...

Greg Sharpe, known as the “Voice of the Huskers," died Friday after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61. After a six-year stint at Kansas State, Sharpe began work at Nebraska as the football program’s play-by-play announcer to close the 2007 season. For 17 years, he showcased his talents through Nebraska Athletics and the Husker Radio Network as a host, producer and senior broadcaster. He was most recognized as Husker Radio’s play-by-play voice for Nebraska football and baseball. On April 15, Sharpe announced that he had been diagnosed...