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Nebraska Man Makes World’s Longest Journey by Pumpkin Boat on 60th Birthday

On the morning of August the 27th, a Nebraska man woke up on his 60th birthday with a single goal—to raft the mighty Missouri...

Nebraska Teen Runner Helps Competitor Finish Race After He Collapsed, Giving Up His Own Qualifying Hopes

In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves, and with each race they strive to...

In a Landslide, Nebraska Voters Say ‘No More’ to 404% Interest Rates on Payday Loans

On Election Day, voters in Nebraska voted to put significant limits on the interest rates payday lenders can charge.  A 400% interest rate on small-dollar...

Inspired By 6-Year-old’s Kindness, a 43-Foot Bridge is Donated to Flood-Affected Nebraska Town

A determined Virginia man has successfully managed to donate a 43-foot bridge to the people of Nebraska after he learned about a Utah youngster's good deed.

Woman Buys Out Entire Shoe Store So She Can Donate 204 Pairs to Nebraska Flood Victims

This 25-year-old college graduate paid for over 200 pairs of new shoes so she could donate them all to flood victims in Nebraska.

Tiny Town in Nebraska (Population: 2) Gets a Reunion Thanksgiving Feast From Ancestry Company

Mary and Mike Finnegan are the only two residents of their Nebraska town – so Ancestry decided to give them some company for the holidays.
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Visionary Ranchers Help Conserve Nebraska’s Sandhills – And Save a Way of Life

Through ecotourism operations and an annual Prairie Chicken Festival, the Switzer Ranch realized the immense importance of acting to conserve the Sandhills of Nebraska...
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Healthiest Cities in US: Lincoln, Nebraska is #1

The top four healthiest cities for 2007 according to the US Centers for Disease Control are: Lincoln, Nebraska; Fargo, North Dakota; Boulder, Colorado; and...

US Bookstores Coming Back as Barnes & Noble Celebrates Banner Year While Indie Shops Flourish

Ask most people around the country about the number of bookstores in their town over the last 20 years and the answer will almost...

2,000-Year-old Scroll Burnt in Pompeii Decoded and Read for First Time by Three Genius Students

In October, GNN reported on the first winner of the Vesuvius Challenge, which sought to inspire young people to use AI technology to decode...

Good News in History, December 31

Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Ben Kingsley, the English actor who has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors...

How Zinc Helps You Fight Off Infections, Including Colds

(Originally published by Knowable Magazine – written by Diana Kwon) Walk down the cold-remedy aisle of almost any pharmacy and you’ll see a shelf full...

Good News in History, December 12

121 years ago today, Theodor Mommsen received the Nobel Prize for Literature, with a special mention for A History of Rome, a history so well-researched, so...

Farmers Show off Mammoth Produce at County Fair Headlined by 1,300 lbs. Pumpkin

At last weekend's Malvern Autumn Festival in the UK, growers from across the Isles showed off the truly frightening proportions that vegetables can grow...

Teen Girl’s Secret Message Left in a Wall 48 Years Ago is Found: ‘I was Absolutely Shocked!’

A 150-year-old house was being restored in a small town outside of Peoria when a construction worker found a message left in a bottle...

Good News in History, May 10

199 years ago today, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public in Trafalgar Square, Westminster. It houses a collection of over 2,300...

Good News in History, April 28

19 years ago, a famous fugitive was apprehended. Shrek the Sheep, a resident Merino "wether" (a castrated adult male sheep) of Bendingo Station, New...

Good News in History, April 10

Happy 82nd birthday to American author Paul Theroux. As well as having written many fiction novels, Theroux is credited as launching somewhat of a...

Hero or Nuts, He Ran a Marathon Every Day in 2022–And Then Went to Work at His Job–Raising a Million for Charity

For many, running a marathon is an accolade of life, a culturally-fixed way of proving athletic ability and determination—but for Gary McKee, it's literally...

Winter Hilarity Continues in Annual Name-a-Snowplow Contest: Join ‘Snowbi Wan Kenobi’ with Your Submissions

For the third year in a row, Minnesota is opening the now-traditional "Name a Snowplow" contest to residential voting. The contest, held by the MN...