Paul Bahnmaier is president of the Lecompton Historical Society which operates the Territorial Museum and other historic ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska students earned the highest composite score nationally compared with states that test all their students on the ACT exam that measures college readiness in English, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Nebraska woman says a jump meant to thrill visitors at one of Kansas City’s iconic haunted houses left her with two broken ankles, and now she’s suing the attraction, claiming it ...

Established by Congress in 1854, the Nebraska Territory extended from the present-day state’s southeastern tip all the way to what is now the Idaho/Canada border in the northwest, the middle of North ...

A recent court ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, has led him to consider invoking the Insurrection Act, as he discussed with reporters ...

THE SHOOTING IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL ARRESTED A KANSAS MAN AFTER A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN BUFFALO COUNTY. THAT’S IN THE CARNEY AREA, TROOPERS SAY ON FRIDAY, THEY GOT A REPORT ...

Franklin Pierce grew up in a New Hampshire home built by his war-hero dad. By 1853, he was in the White House, but his term soon hit a wall. When Senator Stephen Douglas pushed a bill to let new ...

Editor’s note: Flatwater Explains is an occasional series during which FFP reporters explain the people, places and things that make Nebraska what it is while answering questions that both longtime ...

This story is the third of three parts in the series "Border Tales," which chronicles the unique hostility between Mizzou and Kansas ahead of their football game Saturday. It dates back to at least ...

Mizzou-Kansas football rivalry stems from Civil War violence and border raids. Mizzou left the Big 12 in 2012, halting annual rivalry games with Kansas. Saturday’s game reignites historic tensions ...

The Border War is back between Missouri football and Kansas. For the first time since 2011, the Tigers (1-0) and Jayhawks (2-0) will face off at 3:30 p.m. in front in front of a sold-out crowd at ...

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