Writer Britny Cordera is a living anachronism. Dressed in retro clothing from secondhand stores, she is a frequent site on the sidewalks of Omaha’s Old Market. Her writing tool is secondhand as well. She uses a 1904 Corona typewriter to write poetry on request, delivering catharsis to all who seek...

You might not guess it, but Nebraska took in more refugees per capita than any other state last year. For one particular group, Lincoln has become its de facto capital in the U-S, a safe place for people displaced by religious and ethnic persecution. Now, several thousand Yazidi refugees see Nebrask...

After nearly a year of major renovations, the historic Dundee Theater in Omaha is set to re-open later today. Built in 1925, it’s been a nearly constant part of the community for almost a century, and with more than $7 million in upgrades, could be around for a lot longer.

T.J. Stiles, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, delivered the 2017 Nebraska Governor's Lecture in the Humanities on October 3rd, 2017.

A 65-year-old mural damaged in a fire at the Sons of Italy Hall in Omaha earlier this year will look a lot better when it’s returned to its home in 2018. The painting has gotten some much-needed care from an art restoration expert and will once again be the centerpiece of the building when renovatio...

In a red metal barn on a hill in Denton, Nebraska, population 205, a retired Lutheran pastor is giving old organs new life. It’s a hobby that’s helping preserve musical instruments that are long past their prime, but still have a few songs left in them. The antique pump organs that fill Norm Porath’...

National Endowment for the Humanities Acting Chairman Jon Peede was in Omaha recently, his second visit away from Washington D.C. since he was appointed to the role by President Trump in July. Peede spent a number of years with the National Endowment for the Arts in various roles. The NEH has funded...

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln English professor says she’s discovering more evidence that Nebraska author Willa Cather’s longtime friend and partner, Edith Lewis, was much more of a collaborator than earlier thought. Melissa Homestead is working on a book about Lewis and her contributions to Cath...

Most of us know a bit about the history African slavery in North America, but not much is known about the enslavement of hundreds of thousands of American Indians. It was a 400-year ordeal that started around the time of Columbus and ended in the early 20th century. Jack Williams of NET News talked...

As Nebraska celebrates 150th years of statehood, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian says the state’s role in forming the nation into what it is today is sometimes forgotten, but shouldn’t be. T.J. Stiles argues that Nebraska and the Great Plains were actually at center stage for some of t...