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Free Land: How the Homestead Act Helped America Expand Westward

President Abraham Lincoln signed into law that any person in the U.S. could have free land 160 acres in fact. But there was a catch.

UNMC's Benschoter was a national pioneer in telemedicine and distance learning

Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of today s telemedicine and distance learning.

50 icons of Nebraska people, history and heritage

Here are 50 icons readers helped select of our state. How many do you know?

Lincoln man charged with felony child abuse for allegedly breaking toddler's leg

The 25-year-old had been under investigation since Dec. 30, when the child s mother reported suspicious bruising on her daughter s right leg before taking her to a hospital, police said.