Nebraska Update

A University of Nebraska researcher has teamed up with several universities around the country to chase super-cell thunderstorms and tornadoes over the Great Plains and study them with fixed wing drones.

Paying for a lawyer can be daunting, and in rural areas even finding a lawyer can be difficult. A model that lets clients pick just what they need offers a third way. Unbundled legal services could be particularly useful in rural places.

A high school student with a dream and an art teacher with the know-how have combined to open a brand new contemporary art gallery in the basement of an old building in downtown Grand Island. It’s an unlikely paring and an even more unusual location. The gallery helps fill a void in Central Nebraska...

With the latest attempt at immigration legislation failing by a wide margin in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, it remains a time of great uncertainty for U.S. immigrants and immigration policy. That includes the six-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program. This pro...

As Congress considers legalizing hemp, Nebraska growth is slow

Since 2009, Creighton University’s Financial Success Program has helped promote behavioral change through financial education with potential health benefits for 800 low-income single mothers in the Omaha-metro area.

Genetic engineering has revolutionized the sugar beet industry. But an upcoming decision from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on which foods must carry GMO labels has many farmers wondering whether they’ll need to ditch their biotech seeds.

Online sales tax gets mixed react from candidates for governor

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...

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...