A Nebraska county of only 625 people contained nearly 100 deep underground nuclear missiles, so the US Air Force halted a green-power project that would have revitalized its economy

Vesta wind turbines in Palm Springs, California, July 21, 2022. David Swanson/Reuters There are hundreds of underground nuclear missiles across Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana.  The US Air Force says wind turbines can't be constructed within a 2-mile radius of these missiles. Due to underground missiles, a wind turbine project in Banner County, […]

Nebraska considers blockchain and cryptocurrency legislation

Four pieces of legislation concerning blockchain technology have been introduced in the Nebraska legislature already this year, three of which were debated in committee this week. Proponents of these bills say they will help to protect consumers while making Nebraska a national leader in the blockchain industry. Opponents are concerned that the technology is too […]

Nebraska announces they have hired Scott Frost as football coach with a moving video

Nebraska Football The speculation is over. Scott Frost is the new head football coach at the University of Nebraska. Several reports indicated that the move was imminent as Frost was coaching Central Florida to a win during the AAC conference championship game on Saturday. When Frost was asked about the reports after the game, he […]

Why citation tracking startup Memosnag left Silicon Valley for Nebraska

On Christmas Eve of 2015, Kim Perkins was helping to unpack a moving truck that had just brought her family from California to Omaha. Perkins and her husband, Lorenzo Staunovo Polacco, moved to the Midwest in the heart of winter to pursue their tech careers in the Silicon Prairie. “We decided to move to Omaha […]

Nebraska Patrol accused of forcing female candidates to undergo vaginal exams

Female recruits for the Nebraska State Patrol were forced to undergo exams that were “medically unnecessary and sexually invasive” before being hired, according to a lawsuit filed by one trooper. State Trooper Brienne Splittgerber, 37, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Nebraska State Patrol, the state of Nebraska, two former patrol heads and various […]