Peter Salter
Omaha World-Herald
Lincoln, NE, United States
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Nebraska mountain lion ends 700-mile trip with ticks, scars and a few extra pounds
For now, the Nebraska mountain lion is living in an enclosure originally built to house leopards confiscated from a meth lab. → Read More
At $27,400 an acre, Richardson County farm sale could be a Nebraska record
Two bidders drove the final $10,400 in the online auction: Charles Herbster and a pair of farmer-brothers. → Read More
Oversized loads needed 2 lanes, 5 troopers and darkness to get through Nebraska
The highway lane is 24 feet wide. The loads were 25. → Read More
Vandals sink pieces of Louisville park's popular floating playground
The park hopes to reopen the floating playground by next weekend, but it's not making any promises. → Read More
Indian Cave's main attraction accessible again, three years after landslide damage
The 420-foot boardwalk cost $800,000. → Read More
‘Another chance to serve my country’ – Former Nebraska teacher happy to fly 7,000 miles to give 500-word speech
Among the expected audience for his speech will be Caroline Kennedy, the late president’s daughter. → Read More
Platte River State Park, which could have been called Wild Turkey or Winding River, celebrates 40 years
The park was the state's fourth-most visited in 2021, behind Mahoney, Fort Robinson and Ponca. → Read More
For couple living at epicenter, Sunday’s quake felt like an 'airliner landing in the pasture'
The earthquake originated about 3 miles below their property. → Read More
Six weeks after female eagle is slain in Seward County, male and chick die, too
The male eagle likely died of electrocution, and the chick in the nest may have succumbed to malnutrition. → Read More
Nebraska Game and Parks rejects turkey hunt changes, approves lion, river otter seasons
Biologists are trying to determine why the state's wild turkey population has dropped 45% since the late 2000s. → Read More
Stored for decades near Sumner, rare Mustang sells for $442,000
The 17 muscle cars sold for a total of more than $1 million Thursday. → Read More
Barn finds: In rural Sumner, a million-dollar muscle car collection goes to auction
Bidding on the 17 cars topped $900,000 Tuesday — two days before the auction is scheduled to end. → Read More
Nebraska game cops seize 265 fish, write $6,200 in fines, at same lake in four days
The confiscated crappie and bluegill will ultimately feed the injured birds of prey at the Raptor Recovery Center. → Read More
The history and mystery behind the mansion for sale in Lincoln
The first owner, who had the house built just as the economy was crashing, didn't live in Lincoln long. → Read More
Watch now: At Lincoln Regional Center, a celebration of a complicated life
"I think her problem was she was born 100 years too early. She wasn’t going to be content living in Omaha.” → Read More
National Geographic's Photo Ark on display at the Lincoln Children's Zoo
The outdoor exhibit will be on display until June 20. → Read More
Watch now: Lincoln forestry crew grinding away at 2,300-stump backlog
The city is still taking out stumps from trees it cut down in 2018. → Read More
Watch now: Capitol construction started with parade, French military brass and a horse-drawn plow
The state's first two Capitols didn't hold up well. → Read More
Dannebrog's sand green golf course gets new (three-year) lease on life
One of the sand greens is surrounded by waist-high grain bin rings, to keep the cows out. → Read More
Finding Cpl. Elliott — Last photo of 102 Nebraskans buried in Netherlands cemetery discovered
"She had a briefcase full of stuff her father had given her, but she didn’t know what was in there.” → Read More