When countries like China buy soybeans and grain, that journey might start in a port in the land-locked state of Oklahoma. There was previously no natural way for the crops to be shipped by water....that is until 50 years ago, when the Army Corps of Engineers connected rivers and made them navigable...

Apartments in cheaper ZIP codes in Midwestern cities saw prices increase at a faster pace than more expensive ones, potentially putting more pressure on lower income Americans while the post-pandemic recovery is on the horizon.

An infectious disease expert at Bryan Health in Lincoln says Nebraska is seeing more variants of the COVID-19 virus, including one that’s more prevalent than the others.

Expanded food aid advances; student journalism bill stopped

Grassroots groups from across Nebraska held a town hall in the village of Mead on Monday. The event addressed possible impacts of pollution caused by the local AltEn ethanol plant’s use of pesticide-treated seed corn. With the plant shuttered by the state, community members say they’re looking for n...

Part of the Biden administration's plan against climate change is making cars and trucks more fuel efficient. But so far, there hasn’t been talk about another form of transportation. Harvest Public Media’s Jonathan Ahl reports on the barge industry's future in the green energy movement and how that...

Research organization Autism Speaks says nearly half of 25-year-olds with autism have never held a paying job. But as NET’s Melissa Rosales reports, a fast food chain in Lincoln is helping to change that.

Funds for prison programming, health district increases approved

Levees protect people, towns and agriculture from flooding. But two years ago, parts of the Missouri River and its tributaries reached record crests and many levees failed. Now there’s a rare effort to build a levee higher to better protect one southwest Iowa town.

The NCAA volleyball tournament gets underway Wednesday in Omaha as 48 teams pack into one venue to decide a college champion.

Usually, 64 teams are invited to the post-season tournament and play their way through regionals to get to the final four. This year, 48 teams are all in Omaha at the CHI Hea...