Contagious disease historian Dr. Kristin Watkins provides insight on the marked similarities between two pandemics that happened 100 years apart - COVID-19 and the 1918 influenza.

Nebraska Stories: Pandemic Parallels, 1213

Dr. Tawana Grover, Superintendent of Grand Island Public Schools, shares her perspective on the unprecedented challenges COVID-19 has presented education and how her school system is working to not only meet the educational and emotional needs of teachers and students, but also finding avenues for t...

Nebraska Stories: COVID Curveball, 1213

Two University of Nebraska-Omaha students fought pandemic boredom by visiting every town in Nebraska, all 531 to be exact. Armed with sanitizer, face masks and the latest guidelines for social distancing, the pair hit the road to learn more about their state.  Posting visits to historic landmarks an...

Nebraska Stories: 531 Nebraska, 1213

Where Were You?A personal essay from NET Executive Producer about the wake-up call of COVID-19 and how it resonates through the history of Nebraska, and the world. Christine and her crew were nearly stranded in Boston while working on a documentary about Thomas Wilkins, Director of the Omaha Sympho...

Where Were You? A personal essay from NET Executive Producer about the wake-up call of COVID-19 and how it resonates through the history of Nebraska, and the world. Christine and her crew were nearly stranded in Boston while working on a documentary about Thomas Wilkins, Director of the Omaha Sympho...

Nebraska Stories: When the World Changed, 1213

The Grand Dame of Raptor RehabA window into the world of Betsy Finch, the “grand dame of raptor recovery” in Nebraska.? We visit the nonprofit there Raptor Conservation Alliance, located on Finch’s acreage in Elmwood, where injured raptors are rehabilitated before being returned to the wild.  We al...

The Grand Dame of Raptor Rehab A window into the world of Betsy Finch, the “grand dame of raptor recovery” in Nebraska.? We visit the nonprofit there Raptor Conservation Alliance, located on Finch’s acreage in Elmwood, where injured raptors are rehabilitated before being returned to the wild. We al...

Nebraska Stories: The Grand Dame of Raptor Rehab and More, 1212

Cindy Chinn

Cindy ChinnA Las Vegas artist bought an old school building in Chester and transformed it into her private studio where she creates unique work in many mediums. Chadron Fire RecoveryRancher Sandy Montague Roes still gets emotional thinking back to the devastating wildfire that roared through her...

Cindy Chinn A Las Vegas artist bought an old school building in Chester and transformed it into her private studio where she creates unique work in many mediums. Chadron Fire Recovery Rancher Sandy Montague Roes still gets emotional thinking back to the devastating wildfire that roared through her...

Nebraska Stories: Artist Cindy Chinn and More, 1209

Cindy Chinn was expanding her Las Vegas art studio when she discovered an old school in Chester was up for auction on eBay.  It was such a good deal she bought the big old building and transformed it into her private studio where she creates unique works in many mediums.

Nebraska Stories: Old School Cool, Artist Cindy Chinn, 1209

Producer Christine Lesiak shares a personal essay about the wake-up call of COVID-19 and how it resonates through the history of Nebraska, and the world. Christine and her crew were nearly stranded in Boston while working on a documentary about Thomas Wilkins, Director of the Omaha Symphony, when th...

Nebraska Stories: Where Were You, 1213

In the early 1900s before they built a paved road in their town, the residents of Nelson built a cement walkway to the cemetery that sat on a hill…on the other side of deep ravine.

Nebraska Stories: Cemetery Walkway, 1211

Ginger’s LabyrinthIn September 2013 Ginger Theisen went horseback riding at Mount Michael Abbey in Omaha.? Minutes after she left the paddock, her horse stumbled and fell on her and the world went dark. Twelve days later, Ginger emerged from a coma, just as friends and family were saying goodbye. G...

Ginger’s Labyrinth In September 2013 Ginger Theisen went horseback riding at Mount Michael Abbey in Omaha.? Minutes after she left the paddock, her horse stumbled and fell on her and the world went dark. Twelve days later, Ginger emerged from a coma, just as friends and family were saying goodbye. G...

Nebraska Stories: Ginger's Labyrinth and More, 1211

Nebraska Stories explores compelling personal tales and journeys via new video segments highlighting people, ideas, and events that inform Nebraskans' sense of place and their unique perspective on American life as it is lived on the Great Plains.

Since 2007, Les Vilda's run for president of the United States.  Even though he rarely earns any votes, his unique campaign style does earn smiles and cheers from those who support him -  and that’s enough to keep him looking forward to the next election.

Nebraska Stories: Les Vilda, 1211

On a beautiful fall day Ginger Theisen was horseback riding at Mount Michael Abbey in Omaha.? Minutes after she left the paddock, her horse stumbled and fell on her and the world went dark. Twelve days later, Ginger emerged from a coma, just as friends and family were saying goodbye.  Over time Ging...

Nebraska Stories: Ginger's Labyrinth, 1211

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