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The holiday spectacle that inspired Nebraska’s Christmas City moniker requires roughly 12,000 lights, 100 actors and plenty of small-town hardiness.
Foreign companies have serious ties to Nebraska agriculture, but those ties don’t often lead to ownership of Nebraska farmland – thanks partly to a 19th century law.
In the past five years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought twice as much Nebraska land as the second biggest buyer. If they keep it up, they’ll soon own more than anyone.
Max Contreras is like any other toddler learning to walk, taking a few falls and bumps as he navigates putting one foot in front of the other. But…
From Kandahar to Lincoln, a brotherly bond forged nearly 50 years has endured unimaginable obstacles and come full circle.
Seven out-of-state buyers, including a Utah church, a Philadelphia corporate farm and a California investment fund, spent nearly $250 million in the past five years on pricey Nebraska farmland, FFP analysis shows.
See the Top 100 buyers of Nebraska farmland, by both money and amount of land.
In one district a librarian resigned and a school board member could be recalled. It’s not the only community where tension over book removals has spilled out of the library.
In the wake of the Saint Francis debacle, the State of Nebraska has taken over case management inside the Omaha-area child welfare system. It’s still struggling, experts and the state’s own metrics show.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an investigative series by the Des Moines Register exploring abuse allegations and financial practices at Boys Town. OMAHA, Neb. — Shaelyn…