Mark Wetzel coaches baseball and softball hitters how to see the ball better, even though he's been blind most of his life. Mark has macular degeneration. It started affecting his eyesight when he was about 11.

In February, the Nebraska Attorney General sued the City of Omaha for enacting a mask mandate. He’s now dropping that suit because of a decision the city council made Tuesday night. The council voted 5-2, adding two layers of approval for the mandates from the Douglas County health director. The ordinance requires the mayor and city council to sign off on decisions – like a mask mandate.

National Library Week: Omaha Public Library

Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada speaks to Lincoln Public Library Director Pat Leach for National Library Week.

A vast amount of soil has eroded from farm fields in the Midwest. A new University of Massachusetts Amherst- led study that found topsoil in the Midwest is eroding on average nearly 2 millimeters per year.

Nebraska legislators advanced a proposal to cut a series of taxes, after rejecting a bid to expand tax breaks for middle-income earners.

The race to replace Jeff Fortenberry in Nebraska’s first congressional district got a little clearer Tuesday. The Democrats picked Patty Pansing Brooks to represent their party for the June special elections. Mike Flood is hoping he’s the GOP pick. The vacancy in the 1st Congressional District follows Jeff Fortenberry’s resignation last month.

Farmers in ten states (including Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota) are now free to use a herbicide that had been restricted in January.

Ford is electrifying its best-selling F-150 pickup. The F-150 Lightning is a pitch to rural drivers that you don’t need to be an early adopter or environmentalist for an electric vehicle to make sense.

The Nebraska Legislature advanced proposals Thursday to revitalize north Omaha and research effects of pollution from the AltEn plant in Mead, while appearing deadlocked over criminal justice reform.