Nebraska

State legislatures around the country have been trying to prevent transgender girls and women from competing with their peers. How that's playing out in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa depends on politics and people.

NU Regent Jim Pillen defeated Trump-endorsed Charles Herbster in the Nebraska GOP Gubernatorial Primary. A review of voter turnout shows more Nebraskans turned out to the polls than the would in a race with an incumbent governor.

With current Gov. Pete Ricketts term-limited, Nebraska Republicans will decide who will represent their party in early May. All signs point to a very tight race.

Researchers say even a small amount of the toxin can harm kids’ development. One 2021 study found Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri had some of the highest rates of elevated blood lead levels in children.

COVID relief money was supposed to be a lifeline for small towns recovering from the pandemic, but some found the paperwork too daunting and missed on on the funds.

Nebraska's governor proposed a new “canal and reservoir system” to redirect water as part of the 1923 South Platte River Compact. But particulars about the plan are scarce, leaving agencies involved with the river hungry for more details, and some experts confused as to how Nebraska would pull it off.

As President Biden visited the Midwest to tout the recently passed infrastructure measure, the Midwest Newsroom breaks down a regional “wish list,” and explains how some of the money will be spent.

Communities across the Midwest are tempting new residents with cash and free land, with mixed success and some lessons learned.

New York-based Alden Global Capital is offering to buy Lee Enterprises, which owns a dozen newspapers across Nebraska.

As more drivers buy electric vehicles across the Midwest, utility companies work to establish a charging network.