John Chapman
Reporter
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.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By John Chapman
Another metro area family is searching for a loved one with mental health issues who walked away from home.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Once again, customers are driving their cars through the Scooters drive-thru on 30th and Ames.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2024 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The parade of juveniles to come before a judge in connection to the shooting death of 64-year-old Mursal Jama continued Friday.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2024 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Another Omaha metro mayor has serious concerns about the recently-passed property tax reduction plan.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and John Chapman
Gov. Jim Pillen signed the tax reform bill the Legislature sent him on Tuesday, granting some property tax relief to Nebraskans.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Recently, the third development partner has been named, and a new agreement is in the works to help speed things up.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2024 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre and John Chapman
A comparison between the special session of the Nebraska Legislature and the Goonies movie was one highlight on the 13th day of debate.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
After restoring all power outages Friday, OPPD will be giving a presentation Tuesday on their response to the recent storms.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
After all the discussion, nothing has changed, and driving on parts of Farnam Street is still scary and confusing.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2024 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
More than 50,000 students will make their way to OPS schools across the metro.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2024 at 7:49 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
After nearly a decade, finally casino gaming is on the entertainment menu for Nebraska’s largest city.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2024 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Every Wednesday and Saturday, they run a food pantry in Olde Towne Bellevue to help make the food budget for many stretch a little longer.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2024 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The Keystone neighborhood is left with massive tree damage -- with trees snapping off, and large branches sitting on top of homes.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The Douglas County Election Commissioner talked with 6 News on Wednesday, promising local voters who want to cast their ballots by mail that their postcard applications are in the mail.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:52 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Wind gusts of 90 miles per hour blew out power to more than 200,000 homes in the metro.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2024 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
U.S. Senate candidate Preston Love has called out his opponent, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, to for not responding to his invitation to debate.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The Martin Luther king Memorial on 24th and Lake is getting some much needed repairs.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
An attempt was made to end the second day of the Nebraska Legislature’s special session before senators got down to work.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
A program in Omaha is finding some success dealing with men coming out of prison who have addiction issues.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Omaha Public Schools partner with a number of outside agencies to provide health care or after school services.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The City of Bellevue is working to change its image through trying to attract entertainment, housing, and jobs to the city.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2024 at 4:50 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The City of Bellevue is hoping attracting visitors from hundreds of miles away to play in the water will result in property tax relief for people who live in the city.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2024 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Officials from Nebraska’s three largest counties are teaming up to support Governor Pillen’s efforts to reduce property tax in the state, but that support comes with some concern.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2024 at 4:33 PM CDT
|By John Chapman and Gina Dvorak
The Nebraska Democratic Party said Monday that all 34 of its delegates will be casting their votes for Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention next month.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak, John Chapman and Elaina Riley
The global CrowdStrike outage affecting Microsoft users on Friday was also impacting some Omaha hospitals and transportation services.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 7:34 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak and John Chapman
In the hours since Gov. Jim Pillen shared details about his push to reduce Nebraska property taxes by 50%, reactions have been coming in from organizations, state senators, and even the mayor of Omaha.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Technology helped police track down an apparent car thief Wednesday morning, starting in Council Bluffs and ending up in a dead-end alley in Omaha.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM CDT
|By John Chapman and Ben Burke
A South Omaha man says he shot and killed a man who was violent and refused leave his house early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2024 at 5:59 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
A 911 call with incomplete information had Omaha Police scrambling to find what the caller described as a “child locked in a hot car.”
Updated: Jul. 11, 2024 at 10:31 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Circumstances forced a mother and son into homelessness in Omaha. Now, they're working to get back on their feet.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 5:37 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Things are beginning to take shape at Omaha’s WarHorse Casino.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2024 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Omaha Police are investigating a shooting in North Omaha early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2024 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By John Chapman and 6 News staff reports
Omaha Police are investigating a shooting in North Omaha early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2024 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Officials say if the weather cooperates, they estimate it will take 4 to 6 weeks until the sink hole is closed, and the street is revamped.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2024 at 1:29 PM CDT
|By Elaina Riley and John Chapman
Nebraskans planning to vote early in November’s general election can now submit early voting applications to their county election office.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The big bang of the fourth of July is over. However, while many people are enjoying the holiday, some businesses are dealing with the after holiday hangover.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
For 24 years, a fruit and vegetable stand has stood on the corner of West Kanesville Blvd. and 8th St. in Council Bluffs.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Omaha’s Field Club neighborhood gets all dressed up before the annual Independence Day parade begins.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 4:55 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Rain fell on top of floodwater Tuesday just as the highest levels of the river were beginning to recede — exactly what western Iowa residents did not want to see.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2024 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The OHA is facing another legal battle.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2024 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The Omaha Star is one of more than 200 Black-owned community newspapers in the U.S.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2024 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The suit alleges OHA did not inform tenants the agency could waive the minimum monthly rent of $50 if families were experiencing financial hardship.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2024 at 7:44 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Thursday, there were still thousands of people in Omaha without power in their homes while others continued working to repair damge to their homes and clean up their yards from all the tree debris.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Some Bellevue neighborhoods took some big hits from some big hail stones that fell duing Tuesday night’s storms.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Back in February, Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen talked to community members about the changes coming to their North Saddle Creek neighborhood -- new sidewalks, better lighting, landscaping, and more parking.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is currently closed, due to the Missouri river levels continuing to rise.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2024 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Harrison County, Iowa officials are preparing for potential record flooding as both the Little Sioux and Missouri Rivers rise.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Many of the descendants of Rachel and Paul Gallagher were in the park that bears their name Thursday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating improvements there.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2024 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
More than 100 entrants in this year’s Juneteenth parade marched down Omaha’s North 24th Street corridor, bringing the community together and providing a teachable moment.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
The Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors 400 military personnel who were killed in action.