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The first two medical cannabis cultivator license applications have been approved in Nebraska.
10/08/2025

The first two medical cannabis cultivator license applications have been approved in Nebraska.

Nancy Laughlin-Wagner, on behalf of Midwest Cultivators Group in Omaha, and Patrick Thomas of Raymond will each receive an offer of licensure to...

“The inside of that is probably the most graphic video you'll ever see of a water system. It'll make you want to vomit a...
10/07/2025

“The inside of that is probably the most graphic video you'll ever see of a water system. It'll make you want to vomit a little bit.”

The Santee Sioux reservation’s water has dangerously high levels of manganese. Officials hope a $43 million pipeline will provide safe drinking water.

The Santee Sioux Nation reservation in northeast Nebraska has not had drinkable water since 2019 due to dangerously high levels of naturally...

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending...
10/07/2025

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some producers are feeling the effects more than others.

The American Heartland has experienced a boom in wineries over the last three decades. But with U.S. wine sales trending down since 2019, some...

A combine made in Grand Island took the title of Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska this year after more than 40,000 people ...
10/07/2025

A combine made in Grand Island took the title of Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska this year after more than 40,000 people voted in the annual contest.

CNH Industrial’s AF Series Combine combines automation, connectivity and harvesting technology with the industry’s largest grain tank.

Bryan Health announced plans for an Elkhorn campus, which aims to expand health care access in the growing west Omaha ar...
10/06/2025

Bryan Health announced plans for an Elkhorn campus, which aims to expand health care access in the growing west Omaha area. The facility is scheduled to open in spring 2027.

Bryan Health on Monday announced its new Bryan Elkhorn Campus, which aims to expand health care access in the growing west Omaha area. The facility is scheduled to open in spring 2027 to provide a number of outpatient services -- including an urgent care center and diagnostic imaging.

The USDA is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and internation...
10/06/2025

The USDA is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and international trade uncertainty could hurt farmers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and...

A German-based company that makes combines in Omaha for the Canadian market plans to move production overseas to avoid 5...
10/05/2025

A German-based company that makes combines in Omaha for the Canadian market plans to move production overseas to avoid 50% reciprocal Canadian tariffs on steel and aluminum.

CLAAS, which manufactures its Lexion combine in Omaha, said it will move production of the 2026 model year Lexion 8000 back to Germany. The...

The final truckload of solid waste has been hauled away from the AltEn ethanol plant site near Mead. But the health impa...
10/05/2025

The final truckload of solid waste has been hauled away from the AltEn ethanol plant site near Mead. But the health impacts may never be fully understood. A UNMC professor and her team are examining 125,000 records to try and change that.

The AltEn ethanol plant contaminated Mead, Nebraska for years. Questions remain over the health impacts it may have left behind. Researchers are...

Omaha’s car-centered layout makes traversing the city on foot difficult and sometimes dangerous. Members of a group call...
10/05/2025

Omaha’s car-centered layout makes traversing the city on foot difficult and sometimes dangerous. Members of a group called Strong Towns want to change that — one intersection at a time.

Through a mix of local government engagement and light guerrilla tactics, members of a group called Strong Towns focus on incremental changes to...

Not long ago, they were everywhere. Now, roughly 81 remain in the entire state. It’s the payphone. It’s going the way of...
10/05/2025

Not long ago, they were everywhere. Now, roughly 81 remain in the entire state. It’s the payphone. It’s going the way of the dinosaur. But if you know where to look in Nebraska – and look hard enough – you can find one.

Nebraska has only 81 pay phones still operating, according to the most up-to-date numbers from the Nebraska Public Service Commission. The few that remain tend to owe their continued existence to a six-decades-old law meant to ensure access to once-essential technology.

The Nebraska State Patrol said it gave out 354 tickets this summer to drivers going at least 100 mph, the most in at lea...
10/04/2025

The Nebraska State Patrol said it gave out 354 tickets this summer to drivers going at least 100 mph, the most in at least a decade.

A trend that rose in 2020 during COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down. The State Patrol said it gave out 354 tickets this past summer to drivers...

A company that processes immigration records plans to lay off its remaining employees in Lincoln, a move that will cost ...
10/04/2025

A company that processes immigration records plans to lay off its remaining employees in Lincoln, a move that will cost nearly 200 jobs.

ITC Federal said in a letter sent Tuesday to the Nebraska Department of Labor that it will perform a “mass layoff” of 192 employees at its Nebraska...

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