Steve White

2 weeks ago | nebraska.tv | Steve White

TAYLOR, Neb. — Thirty years ago, doctors gave Tom McNeil a choice: undergo a heart transplant or face just months to live. Today, at 89, McNeil continues to defy the odds, thriving on his ranch in the heart of Nebraska's sandhills. "I was the sixth one done," McNeil said. "They told me seven to ten years would probably last me that long, so make some plans.

2 weeks ago | nebraska.tv | Steve White

TOPICS:Vietnam veteransHeroes' welcomeWar's endTributeIraqAfghanistanHall CountyMemorial50 years after the end of the Vietnam War, veterans receive a heroes' welcome. The war ended on April 30, 1975 when North Vietnamese tanks rolled through the gate of the Presidential Palace in what was coined the "Fall of Saigon". To commemorate that, veterans of more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan felt it was time to give Vietnam veterans the tribute they never had.

2 weeks ago | nebraska.tv | Steve White

With more funding sources uncertain for local nonprofits, everyone has a chance to keep vital services and projects in Hall, Hamilton, Howard, and Merrick Counties going through the 12th Annual Go Big GIVE. In 2025, 167 nonprofits have signed up to Set Sail for Giving during one of central Nebraska’s biggest days of giving. While Go Big GIVE is held on May 1, donors don’t have to wait to contribute at GoBigGIVE.org. Go Big GIVE Pre-Give wraps up April 30.

2 weeks ago | nebraska.tv | Steve White

Corn growers are quickly moving along with 20 percent of the crop planted in Nebraska where the lack of moisture remains a concern. For the week ending April 27, 2025, there were 5 days suitable suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Some farmers wouldn't mind losing a day or two to rain. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 24% very short, 40% short, 36% adequate, and 0% surplus.

2 weeks ago | nebraska.tv | Steve White

TOPICS:EPAE15EthanolWaiverNebraskaCornSalesVehiclesOMAHA, Neb. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an emergency waiver allowing the sale of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15 percent ethanol, nationwide this summer. This decision permits the blend to be used in all vehicles manufactured in the last 25 years. The emergency nature of the waiver underscores ongoing issues surrounding ethanol sales.