An overlooked jewel hugging its very own lake—Lake Lugano—the city has long been a haven for writers and artists drawn to its palm tree-lined beauty, Alpine foothills, warm summer weather ...

A much-touted 2022 state plan for a new multimillion-dollar marina at Lake McConaughy would be dropped under Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025-26 budget recommendations released last week. The Nebraska ...

Pillen, whose budget plan would trim the state’s 2025-26 general-fund spending by 1.7%, also recommended canceling a $30 million, 110-slip marina at Lake McConaughy near Ogallala to help close a ...

Whether a proposed giant lake between Omaha and Lincoln is dead in the water isn’t entirely clear, but no state money would be left for further studies of such a project under Nebraska Gov.

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Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...