For the last few years, conservationists have fought a precedent-setting proposal to send excess water from the basin south to another part of the state. They argue the region has none to spare.

Cheyenne State Recreation Area, part of the chain of lakes along Interstate 80, features a 15-acre lake in a 32-acre park ...

The Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO) is calling on photographers across the state to participate in the ...

Nestled along the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, Kearney offers that perfect small-town charm with just enough ...

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of cranes converge in Nebraska. The phenomenon draws in artists, conservationists and curious friends alike.

Sandhill Crane aficionados prepare for a sunset view of cranes from a blind at the Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, Nebraska, on March 20, 2025. (Andrew J. Nelson/Courthouse News) Crane numbers in Nebraska ...

Record-High 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska During Spring Migration Peak—With No Signs of Bird Flu, Despite Concerns After more than 1,500 of the lanky birds died in Indiana, wildlife ...

We leave you this Sunday morning amid the sights and sounds of the great spring migration of sandhill cranes in Grand Island, Nebraska. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.

On another note, Ostrom said an estimated 15,000 sandhill cranes actually stayed in Nebraska the entire winter. She said cranes have stayed for part of the winter but not the entire time.

There’s nothing like the spring sandhill crane migration as 1.2 million birds rest and refuel in Nebraska’s corn fields while flying between wintering areas in Texas and Mexico and their ...

Just take a short road trip to Fort Kearny State Historical Park in Nebraska, where this month, around one million Sandhill Cranes are passing through an 80-mile stretch of the Platte River on the ...