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ScienceJul 11, 2023

Search for children's remains continues at former Native American boarding school in Nebraska

Amid a renewed push for answers, archeologists plan to resume digging for student remains at the site of a former Native American boarding school

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HealthNov 29, 2022

Researchers seek lost Native American boarding school graves

The bodies of more than 80 Native American children are buried at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in central Nebraska

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Climate and environmentAug 18, 2022

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death

Health officials say a child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in the Elkhorn River in eastern Nebraska on Sunday

Government and politicsFeb 1, 2022

Nebraska Farm Bureau backs Republican Jim Pillen for gov

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jim Pillen has scored a big endorsement from the Nebraska Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm group and an influential voice among farmers

General newsSep 14, 2021

Creighton University invests $37M in new 400-student dorm

Creighton University plans to invest $37 million in a new residence hall for freshmen that will be the Catholic institution’s first new dormitory since 2006

General newsMay 13, 2021

Virus variant first identified in India found in Nebraska

Nebraska health officials said an extremely contagious variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in India has been confirmed in the state

General newsFeb 22, 2021

Nebraska launches virus aid program for tenants, landlords

Nebraska has launched a federally funded aid program for renters and landlords who have lost income due to the pandemic, but residents of the state’s two largest counties won’t be eligible

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General newsJan 12, 2021

Environmentalists fight move to reduce beetle's protections

An environmental group is challenging a recent U.S. government decision to reclassify a large scavenging beetle as threatened instead of endangered with a lawsuit

General newsMay 29, 2020

Minorities appear to be hardest-hit by virus in Nebraska

A top state health administrator says the coronavirus pandemic appears to be taking a disproportionate toll on Nebraska’s Hispanic, Asian and black residents