The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in quarantines, businesses shut down and more than 190,000 Nebraskans filed for unemployment benefits. It’s affected everyone across the state including non-profits who rely on donations from the public to help keep their books in the black.

Ricketts clarifies student quarantine policy

During the summer, schools and other community sites that offer children free meals saw soaring demand. Now school’s in session, and this term, at least, meals remain free for all kids. Harvest Public Media’s Amy Mayer reports that’s because with tens of millions of children relying on school meals,...

A movie filmed in Nebraska during quarantine earlier this year will premiere at the World Theatre in Kearney this weekend. The romantic comedy #MyCorona is believed to be the first movie directed remotely over FaceTime.

On Tuesday evening, noted presidential historian and best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin will deliver the 25th annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities. Because of the pandemic, she’ll speak virtually from her home in Massachusetts, with her comments shaped around her recent book, “Leadershi...

Home schooling is nothing new, but because of the pandemic, families who’ve never considered it before are now. The Nebraska Department of Education has received more than 13,000 fillings this school year for homeschool students, a 56 percent increase compared to last year.

COVID-19 has made it more difficult for farmers to sell produce — from farmers markets to restaurants, leaving food in the field. Harvest Public Media’s Seth Bodine reports on how one group in Oklahoma is helping farmers get excess food off the farm and to those who need it most.

After COVID-19 arrived in small towns, rural leaders were faced with a new challenge: getting food to hungry families safely. In one small Nebraska town, Christina Stella of NET News reports they’ve had to find new ways to feed families in need.

Unemployed and underemployed Nebraskans impacted by the pandemic have a unique opportunity to change their careers with little to no expense through 16-million dollars in job training scholarships in The opportunities are offered at all community colleges in Nebraska.

A University of Nebraska research center has been awarded an additional $92 million contract from the Department of Defense. The National Strategic Research Institute, or NSRI, is one of 14 government-funded research centers.