NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska – After nearly a decade of neglect and finger pointing, peace and plans for a positive future are breaking out at one of Nebraska’s leading historical attractions.

Mayhew Cabin and John Brown’s Cave has been closed since 2019 after flooding damaged one of Nebraska’s two Underground Railroad sites on the National Park Service’s “Network to Freedom.”

SUGARLOAF, Pa. (AP) — For John Zola, the 40 acres were like a paradise: apple orchards tucked into northern Pennsylvania's rolling hills, a barn, meadows and more than enough land for four houses: one for himself and his wife and each of his three adult children.

LINCOLN — Nebraska policy-makers have talked “ad nauseam” about a statewide housing and worker shortage and the need to do something about it, State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln said Monday, echoing the sentiment of several colleagues.