Henry J. Cordes

The four-person research department inside the Nebraska Department of Economic Development vanished. Two deputy directors disappeared.

A new analysis from SPN’s sister publication, The Flatwater Free Press, shows the state has fallen behind its neighbors in job growth. Business leaders are diagnosing why — and hoping new efforts will reverse the troubling trend.

Not long ago, Nebraska's growth was quite literally a national cover story. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts soared through the air wearing skis and goggles on

Millions in dark money ads spent of behalf of candidate Denise Powell have told Democratic primary voters that State Sen. John Cavanaugh going to Congress could give Republicans a filibuster-proof majority in the Legislature. But that's far from the whole story, some experts argue.

A number of Omaha-area legislative seats will likely decide whether Republicans have filibuster-proof control of the Legislature. Democrats are optimistic they may flip a few, based on voting patterns and the national moodl.

Not long ago, he was in a college honor society and gave campus tours to prospective UNK students. But recent online messages viewed by Flatwater show Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez calling himself a soldier, urging action and suggesting secret “big projects in the works.”

In his public activities online, the change Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez hoped to sow seemed nonviolent.

Friends and former classmates say they never expected the charges now facing an Omaha man accused in an alleged plot to kill President Donald Trump.

Eight men have been indicted on terror charges, over an alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House in June.

Friends and former classmates say they never expected the charges now facing an Omaha man accused in an alleged plot to kill President Donald Trump.