Nebraska Update

Few things are more valuable to a farmer in the arid Great Plains than irrigation water. Without water, the land turns dry and dusty. If a fast-growing city is your neighbor, your water holds even more value, and some farmers are choosing to sell.

Kintner fined for sexual Skype on state computer

When a local performing arts group took over a theater in the small, central Nebraska town of Ord, they had big goals. In the last year, they’ve created a space for local and traveling acts to shine.

Omaha Public Schools is set to open its Virtual Learning School this month. It will be the first district-run online school in Nebraska, and it’s chosen a specific student demographic to appeal to

Hillary Clinton campaign on economy, against Trump, in Omaha

Despite many university programs in agriculture enrolling a majority of women, it's often the sons in a family who return home to run the farm. The 2012 Census of Agriculture counted women as nearly a third of the nation’s farmers.

The recent downturn in the coal industry is having an impact beyond just miners. Small railroad towns are feeling the pain.

A proposed transmission line through the Sandhills and a wind farm near Kilgore provoke debate over economic opportunity vs. environmental preservation.

Random drug testing is now allowed before any bout in Nebraska and in cases where an official believes there is “reasonable cause” to justify tests for banned substances. The state’s Athletic Commissioner has the power to order tests for all the competitors in any championship contest held in the st...

It can be difficult to find mental health care in rural America. There simply aren’t enough providers to cover the need over wide-open spaces. A small town in Nebraska hopes to groom local students to pursue hometown careers in behavioral health.