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Through ecotourism operations and an annual Prairie Chicken Festival, the Switzer Ranch realized the immense importance of acting to conserve the Sandhills of Nebraska...

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

On this day 20 years ago, the Northern Ireland peace talks, which had dragged on for two years, culminated in the historic Good Friday Agreement,...

Not many people could successfully sink this difficult shot – so when James Meiergerd pulled it off in front of his whole school, the crowd went wild.

On this day 30 years ago, Belgians and Britons who displayed heroism during the rescue operation of the March 6 Zeebrugge ferry disaster were honored: 31 people received honors for helping to save an estimated 350 passengers after the ship capsized claiming 193 lives. The BBC reported, “One of the highest civilian awards for gallantry, the George Medal, was awarded to head waiter Michael Skippen who died trying to get passengers to safety, and to Andrew Parker who formed a human bridge to allow others to clamber to safety across him: ‘I had no thoughts of heroism at all.’” (1987)

  100 years ago today, an Irish immigrant, Father Ed Flanagan, opened Boys Town as a home for wayward boys in Nebraska. After arriving in...

Ulises Ornelas is an 8-year-old boy who is treating his injuries in a unique way: by selling lemonade to hospital residents and staff. Ornelas recently...

Melissa Kayser was heartbroken when she was forced to realize that she couldn't give birth – but luckily, her compassionate older sister volunteered to be her...

Neuroscientists have long noted that if certain brain cells are destroyed by, say, a stroke, new circuits may be laid in another location to...

Our lives are woven with the thread of friends and family, forming a tapestry of life –especially if you’ve lived more than 89 years. Margaret...

Since Claire Olsen's phone lines were down after Hurricane Matthew, her grandson got too worried waiting to hear from her – so he ordered her a pizza.

You have never seen such a close look at a more bewildered bird

A 14-year-old boy identified only as “James” showed up at the Omaha, Nebraska Police Department with a trumpet, and without fanfare, honored police officers...

Scientists at Temple University successfully removed HIV DNA from living animals, another step forward in their effort to develop a cure for the virus...

America’s appetite for organic food is so big, the largest seller can’t keep its shelves stocked, so it’s loaning money to farmers to grow...

On Nebraska’s high plains, in the middle of a bitter Midwestern winter, you can still pick oranges, lemons and grapefruit–because the citrus grows in...

Like an electric blanket, this slab of concrete promises to keep airport runways warmer and bridges free from ice whenever winter storms strike. Researchers have...

A one-legged, Iraq War veteran has taken it upon himself to clear sidewalks in his snowy Nebraska community — and he does it with...

Artists now have a new medium on which to draw: reversible sequined pillows. Check out the cool video...

Do you know any Star Wars fans? Tell them they can get a 3D LEGO print of their head and put it onto a tiny LEGO Han...