Efforts are underway in Nebraska to help small businesses in the beginning stages of growth. Brandon McDermott of NET News attended a recent conference attempting to bring Nebraska startups and investors together. He looks at one new Nebraskan business owner looking to make a name for her product an...

The outbreak of pair of contagious diseases half a world away have the attention of a specialized medical team here in Nebraska. We became familiar with the Nebraska Bio-Containment Unit four years ago when the group treated patients infected with the Ebola virus. Recently Bill Kelly spoke with the...

People who live next to large livestock operations sometimes sue their neighbors over strong manure smells and air quality issues. But a successful lawsuit in North Carolina showed how to go after meat companies instead of farmers.

Dairy farmers are feeling pressure from a market flooded with milk. Prices have plummeted amid supply from foreign producers and larger operations squeezing out small farmers. The crisis has dairy farmers looking to other countries for solutions.

Mark Twain once said, “There are only two types of speakers in the world: the nervous and liars.” The fear of public speaking can be debilitating for some, something they avoid at all costs. Now, a professor at Hastings College is trying to turn that fear into confidence. He’s using virtual reality...

More Nebraska voters are registering as non-partisan. Fewer as Democrats. We take a deep-dive into voter registration trends.

Nebraska preparing for wildfires

The island of Vieques, part of Puerto Rico, is known for things like its beautiful beaches and its history as a navy bombing range. But following last year’s devastating hurricanes, a handful of Nebraskans also found it brought them together around another feature – its humanity.

The lack of high-speed internet is a real problem in rural areas. Without it, businesses locate elsewhere, young people flee, — communities are at risk of becoming ghost towns. Plus, Netflix is sucking up a lot of what bandwidth there is.

The U.S. Attorney for the State of Nebraska announced Nelson Nicolas Nunez-Acosta, 52, and Felipe Genao Minaya, 47, both of Newark, New Jersey, were charged with possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl. The penalty for these charges is 10 years to life in prison.

While piloting a semi-trai...