Matthew Hansen

Boone County has raised an estimated $14 million – almost all local donations – to build projects including an aquatic center, a walking trail, a theater, an endowment and many more. It's proof that small towns can build a better future if residents quite literally invest in making that future possible.

He sits solitary on the front porch of the most famous literary home in Nebraska, bundled in a purple ski jacket to endure the too-cold April morning. The

Earnest Jackson is innocent and should be released from prison, say two family members of the man he’s convicted of murdering. Their public support of

WALTHILL-The children of the Omaha Reservation begin descending on the town park in late afternoon. They arrive unannounced in twos and threes on a recent Monday, cluster in…

Pretend for a moment that Nebraska somehow halted all use of nitrogen fertilizer – not a single speck more on our lawns, golf courses and corn

In its first full year of publication, FFP bested all newspapers and nonprofit newsrooms in an 8-state region to win three Great Plains Journalism Awards, awarded May 5 in Tulsa.

I can’t tell you how disappointed I am to report what follows, but it’s news you deserve to know and need to understand. As you may know, the Nebraska

Before becoming governor, Jim Pillen grew Nebraska's biggest hog empire. A year-long collaboration between the Flatwater Free Press and Investigate Midwest sought to tell the story. How he did it. And how it impacted Nebraskans.

The Flatwater Free Press published 173 stories in 2024. Stories that dug deeper. Stories that tied us together. Here are a few of our 2024 favorites.

Generations of Nebraska families have known Johnny's Cafe as a steakhouse classic. Now it's getting an honor that cements that classic status nationally.