Pet owner bitten trying to save dog from attack in Omaha’s Dahlman Park

Bruno had a tough name, but walking on a leash through Dahlman Park with owner Deisy Enriquez, the 12-pound mini poodle stood no chance against a mixed-breed dog four times his size that came running ...

“We were just happy to be able to return the favor”: Central Nebraska Humane Society takes in cats from Lincoln shelter

After experiencing many cases of being at max capacity themselves, the Central Nebraska Humane Society (CNHS) is thankful to have been in a place to take in 12 cats after a hoarding situation in ...

Humane societies across Nebraska provide space after over 100 cats rescued in hoarding case

To help make room, CHS is working with the Central Nebraska Humane Society out of Grand Island and the Nebraska Humane Society in Omaha to place some of the cats the facility was already caring for.
Opinion

Proposed bill prioritizes rats over people | Rachel Gabel

Democrat Sens. Lisa Cutter and Cathy Kipp, and Rep. Elizabeth Velasco have introduced a rat’s nest of a bill in SB26-062 Rodenticide Use Restrictions. The three mouseketeers are seeking to prohibit a ...
KSNT

Strange and rare wildlife spotted in Kansas

Many people in Kansas can claim to have spotted something out of the ordinary at least once while living in or traveling ...
The Poultry Site

Costco sued over salmonella at poultry plant

Costco is facing a new lawsuit over its rotisserie chicken, after an animal rights nonprofit claimed that the retailer's ...
Lincoln Journal Star

Seeing winter through animals’ eyes

Does the cold affect how animals see? The short answer is no. Winter changes how the world looks, and animals respond to that shift in ways that are easy to ...

Could the puzzling case of slain Nebraska teen Mary Kay Heese be solved after 50 years?

The unsolved murder of Mary Kay Heese, 17, a high school junior from Wahoo, Nebraska, has hung over the community for five decades. Will what is believed to be the state's oldest cold case finally be ...
Family Destinations Guide

7 Old-School Steakhouses In Nebraska That Are Totally Worth The Drive

Johnny’s Cafe’s iconic red sign has been beckoning hungry Nebraskans for generations. Like a neon lighthouse for steak lovers ...

“These birds were part of our family”: Edgerton grieves three raptors, praise heroic efforts to save eagle

AURORA, Neb. (KSNB) — A fire at the Edgerton Explorit Center on Friday killed three raptors, but first responders were able ...
WFRV Local 5

Collared cougar found dead on railroad tracks in Wisconsin, traveled from Nebraska

A male cougar was found dead in central Wisconsin after traveling from Nebraska. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), on February 9 a dead cougar was ...

Costco sued over alleged salmonella risk in rotisserie chicken

Costco is facing a new lawsuit over its rotisserie chicken, after an animal rights nonprofit claimed that the retailer's chicken processing plant in Nebraska suffers from salmonella contamination.