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Nebraska tribe: Proposed data center threatens water rights
Google is planning a proposed data center on about 900 acres in Salix, Iowa, just across the state line near the Missouri River.
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Nebraska tribal colleges face challenges from federal cutbacks
A new report showed federal cuts and scarce philanthropic dollars now threaten progress amid tribal colleges.
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Nation’s largest factory feedlot for cattle planned in Nebraska
Today more than 90 percent of the animals consumed as food in the U.S. are raised in industrial confinement, including cattle that start their lives on pasture but are “finished” in feedlots.
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Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe reclaims sovereign land
The federal government has officially returned 1,600 acres of land to the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska once condemned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe reclaims sovereign land
More than 50 years after the land was condemned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Winnebago Tribe has regained 1,600 acres in northeast Nebraska under a federal land transfer signed into law in 2024.
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Veterans’ cross-country bike trek reaches Nebraska
Six military veterans are bicycling across the country as part of a 3,700-mile journey to support veterans after they leave the military.
