Flatwater Free PressWe want to tell the stories of all the communities outside our metros, too. Whether they be plain old good yarns or long-term investigations, we’re committing a major part of our content mix to doing journalism throughout the state.
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A June FFP investigation found that in the past decade, one of every three state civil forfeiture cases in Nebraska happened in Seward County, population 17,608. Now, a bill seeks to end the practice statewide.
Loup County Public Schools, one of the smallest school districts in state, has managed to stay open. It’s backers argue that it’s working for students and point out…it’s growing.
Out-of-state investors are buying up Nebraska land in part because of the groundwater that can be placed on crops. But there are restrictions on what they can do with that water.
Bill Gates’ Nebraska neighbors don’t know he owns the soybean field down the road. Here’s the story of his spending spree, including the massive loan he took out against his land.
WEST POINT – Gwen Lindberg sits in her plush beige recliner, and listens to the news. Not from the television, or the radio, but from the loud and…
The billionaire founder of CNN has long owned more Nebraska land than anyone. What becomes of it when he’s gone?
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.
See the Top 100 buyers of Nebraska farmland, by both money and amount of land.
The University of Nebraska campus plans to end or cut deeply into several programs in the arts and humanities. Leaders say there’s little choice and the programs have low enrollments.