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Mahoney State Park restaurant is third to close at Peter Kiewit Lodge location since 2020
13+ min ago (744+ words) By Theodore Ball, News Intern Nebraska Public Media July 16, 2026, 1:28 p.m. · Carl's at Mahoney, the restaurant in Eugene T. Mahoney State Park's Peter Kiewit Lodge, will close on Aug. 7, continuing a pattern of turnover in the dining space that has outlasted three…...
Twelfth Nebraska county temporarily bans data centers
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (260+ words) By Noelle Annonen, Multimedia Reporter July 16, 2026, 1:30 p.m. · The Logan County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve a moratorium on data centers, making Logan the 12th county in the state to temporarily halt any data center construction. The 12-month development ban also…...
Dan Osborn has qualified for Nebraska Senate race
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (182+ words) By Matt Olberding, News director Nebraska Public Media July 16, 2026, 1:34 p.m. · Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has officially qualified for the ballot. The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office announced Thursday that Osborn collected more than 6,000 valid signatures, well more than the approximately…...
After four years, the Pershing mural is resurrected at Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (393+ words) By Maddie Ames, Reporter July 16, 2026, 12:53 p.m. · Luke Holle, owner of Superboy Construction, gets every square inch of the bottom left corner of a 50-foot concrete wall covered in mud before he lays that last square of the Pershing mural. That final…...
More Stories on Nebraska Public Media’s History Podcast Connect Past to Present
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (326+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (July 16, 2026) – The past meets the present in six stories from Nebraska and the Great Plains that began decades ago but still shape conversations. The second season of Nebraska Public Media’s “Once Again” history podcast premieres today, available wherever…...
‘We need to embrace it’: Hallam commission hears data center plans
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (508+ words) By Maddie Ames, Reporter July 16, 2026, 10:52 p.m. · Monolith employees outnumbered board members six to four at the Hallam Planning Commission meeting Wednesday. The Hallam auditorium was empty otherwise, with a handful of residents popping in for the meeting. And the meeting agenda…...
The Invention That Changed Farming
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (246+ words) Nebraska Public Media The Invention That Changed Farming The center pivot irrigation system transformed agriculture around the world. It began when Nebraska farmer Frank Zybach began looking for an easier way to water his crops. When Valmont Industries began mass…...
Nebraska’s tax receipts come in below projections for fourth month in a row
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (631+ words) By Noelle Annonen, Multimedia Reporter July 15, 2026, 1 p.m. · Tax receipts for June have once again come in lower than expected. The state received 7% less than the forecast $725 million, collecting only $674 million for the month. This is the fourth month in a row…...
Nebraska and Iowa team up to boost rural bioeconomy with $15 million federal grant
1+ day, 13+ min ago (550+ words) By Macy Byars, Reporter Nebraska Public Media News July 15, 2026, 3:08 p.m. · More companies that turn biological materials into consumer products could be coming to Nebraska. With the help of a $15 million, two-year grant from the National Science Foundation announced Tuesday, RuralSTAMINA will…...
Nebraska DHHS announces leadership change, heightened oversight at youth treatment centers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (317+ words) By Scott Koperski, Digital News Content Producer, Nebraska Public Media July 15, 2026, noon · Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced a leadership change within its Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center system following months of accusations, arrests and controversy....