Thousands of working Nebraskans have seen the pandemic wreck their personal finances, a toll sometimes obscured by Nebraska's nation-best 3% unemployment rate.
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The pandemic pushed Rebecca Brickner of Ralston out of work. She’s found a new job now, but it only pays half as much.
Rebecca Brickner in her Ralston apartment. She is one of thousands of working Nebraskans who have seen the coronavirus pandemic wreck their pe…
As managing editor, I don't report or write stories anymore. But each day, I get a close look at great work by the World-Herald's reporters, p…
"They told me not to give up." Veteran reporter Paul Hammel told the compelling story of Emma Hutchinson, the 36-year-old woman who became the…
Staff writer Henry J. Cordes dug into statistics in July and found that the coronavirus was hitting Dakota County harder than most places. The…
For the first Easter of the coronavirus era, Sam McKewon reported and wrote a beautiful piece on what Nebraskans had already lost during the p…
Out-of-state hunters came to the deep-cut canyons and Sand Hills of Nebraska to bag trophies with the help of an outfitter near Broken Bow. Th…
Led by staff writer Henry J. Cordes, World-Herald reporters sorted through the chaotic scenes and conflicting reports to examine a May 2020 pr…
The governor, who did not rule out further restrictions, said "This is in your hands, Virginia — you know what to do. If we do the right things, we will keep the numbers down.”