Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.

This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories.​ In 2017, after about 10 years of discussions, then-superintendent …

Debate Uncertainties Swirl Around Nebraska Midterm Elections

LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska tradition returns as the Senate race between registered nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts will likely have only one debate at the state fair.  Some Nebraska elected …

Nebraska Cyclosporiasis linked to national outbreak

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has just been notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that 92 Nebraska cyclosporiasis cases have been linked to an ongoing multi-state outbreak. Nebraska currently has 218 …

Longtime WOWT anchor John Knicely inducted into Nebraska Broadcasters Hall of Fame

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - John Knicely, a longtime Omaha news anchor, was inducted into the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening. Knicely retired last year after more than 50 years in broadcasting. He began his career at WOWT as a …

Nebraska sees measurable decline in access to maternity care, five new counties became maternity care desert

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — In a new study by March of Dimes, maternity care deserts are being recognized across the U.S. Nebraska saw measurable declines in access, according to the study. Five counties became maternity care deserts in the last eight years. A …

Nebraska’s new defensive coordinator aims to honor Blackshirts legacy with physical, violent style

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Simple, fast and violent. That is the defensive philosophy new Nebraska defensive coordinator Rob Aurich has brought from San Diego State to Lincoln. Following a full-pads, physical preseason practice on Tuesday, the first-year …

After delay, new North Omaha all-girls school gets OK from Nebraska Board of Education

After delay, new North Omaha all-girls school gets OK from Nebraska Board of Education OMAHA, Neb. —Following a contentious delay last week, the Nebraska Board of Education unanimously approved Identity Prep Academy, an all-girls middle school, on Tuesday …

Central Nebraska Museums swap classic cars for exhibit

Field day set to discuss conservation practices in northeast Nebraska

Nebraska State Treasurer reports $13.7 million in unclaimed property returned so far in 2026