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Don Cox charges a Tesla Model S at a Tesla Supercharger station at a Runza parking lot in Lincoln on July 16, 2024. In the early days of owning an EV in Nebraska, before there were reliable public chargers, Cox said he sometimes had to charge at an RV park. Photo by Naomi Delkamiller/Flatwater Free Press

Nebraska’s EV conundrum: Charging options can get you places, but future will require growth

The state’s electric vehicle ownership is soaring. But it’s unevenly dispersed across Nebraska.

Yanqi Xu and Naomi Delkamiller • Jul 26

The improbable return of ‘the beer that made Omaha jealous’

Tim McMahan • Jul 25

The SBH Review: Bold tacos in the suburbs? Believe it.

Sarah Baker Hansen • Jul 25

Nebraska got $30.5M to build an EV charging network. It likely won’t open until 2026.

Pillen directed agencies to make ‘unprecedented’ cuts ahead of special session

Trail on trial: To York leaders, it’s a dream. To neighbors, it’s something else.

Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned

Home Elusive Home: Low-income Lincoln renters often turned away

Lincoln skaters built a massive social media following. Now they’re helping kids like them.

QUICK HIT: Pigs and Power

Pillen’s promises: Economic boom and little harm for neighbors. They haven’t always panned out.

‘Without our language, we die’: Nebraska’s Native tribes fight to save their languages

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HIGHLIGHTS

Who’s Buying Nebraska? Corporations, investors grabbing giant chunks of Nebraska farmland

Yanqi Xu and Destiny Herbers • Nov. 16, 2023

Pillen’s Water: High nitrate detected on hog farms owned by Nebraska’s governor

Yanqi Xu • Sep. 7, 2023

Using loophole, Seward County seizes millions from motorists without convicting them of crimes

Natalia Alamdari • Jun. 15, 2023

Norfolk’s buses stopped running after $1 million went missing. The main suspect is still on the run.

Evelyn Mejia and Natalia Alamdari • Feb. 24, 2023

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Statewide

Nebraska abortions, uncounted by state, likely happening by pill, mail

Yanqi Xu • Jun 28

Abortions performed by Nebraska doctors crater following state’s 12-week ban

Yanqi Xu and Sara Gentzler • Jun 28

Soft-serve survivors: How Zesto endured in Nebraska after its ice-cream empire melted

Jeremy Turley • Jun 27

‘I’m really sorry’ – Nebraska lawmaker tells woman he failed her during abortion ban negotiations

Sara Gentzler and Yanqi Xu • Jun 26

Metro

Class-action lawsuit claims Omaha Housing Authority violated tenants’ rights for years

Jeremy Turley • Jun 28

Soft-serve survivors: How Zesto endured in Nebraska after its ice-cream empire melted

Jeremy Turley • Jun 27

After 40 years, Omaha’s queer choir has a story to tell about the city’s history

Chris Bowling • Jun 20

How Omaha struck out on landing the College Baseball Hall of Fame

Greg Echlin • Jun 13

Greater Nebraska

Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail still incomplete nearly 30 years later

Heidi Beguin • Jun 28

After 5 years without drinkable water, Santee asks: When will our tap water be safe?

Destiny Herbers • May 17

Before she became a national champion, Doane University wrestler grappled with depression, doubt

Brady Oltmans • May 15

Family tradition: For Nebraska ranch families, cattle branding is springtime rite

Lori Potter • May 10

Historically Excluded

After 40 years, Omaha’s queer choir has a story to tell about the city’s history

Chris Bowling • Jun 20

Years after landmark study, number of missing Natives in Nebraska has nearly doubled

Naomi Delkamiller • May 31

After 5 years without drinkable water, Santee asks: When will our tap water be safe?

Destiny Herbers • May 17

QUICK HIT: Why is unsheltered homelessness rising in Omaha?

Chris Bowling • May 9

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