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Migrating sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) depart their overnight roosting area in the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, at dawn (2015).

Nebraska (/nəˈbræskə/ ^ⓘ nə-BRASS-kə) is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th largest state by land area, with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km²). With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 37th most populous state and the 7th least densely populated. Its capital is Lincoln, and its most populous city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation.

Nebraska is composed of two major land regions: the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains. The Dissected Till Plains region consists of gently rolling hills and contains the state's largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln. The Great Plains region, occupying most of western Nebraska, is characterized by treeless prairie. Eastern Nebraska has a humid continental climate while western Nebraska is primarily semi-arid. The state has wide variations between winter and summer temperatures; the variations decrease in southern Nebraska. Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes occur primarily during spring and summer, and sometimes in autumn. Chinook wind tends to warm the state significantly in the winter and early spring.

Indigenous peoples, including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota (Sioux) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European discovery and exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad through Nebraska and passage of the Homestead Acts led to rapid growth in the population of American settlers in the 1870s and 1880s and the development of a large agriculture sector for which the state is known to this day. (Full article...)

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The Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey team, also called the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks and UNO Mavericks, is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Mavericks are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). They play home games at Baxter Arena, an on-campus facility that opened in 2015. The Mavericks hockey program was started in 1997; the team has qualified for the NCAA tournament on four occasions, in 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2021. During the 2015 tournament, the team made their first appearance in the tournament semifinals, branded by the NCAA as the Frozen Four. The Mavericks competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) between 1999 and 2010 before joining the WCHA for the 2010–11 season.

The Mavericks joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference starting in the 2013–14 season along with fellow charter members Colorado College, the University of Denver, Miami University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the University of North Dakota, plus invited founding members St. Cloud State University and Western Michigan University. (Full article...)

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Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfɪt/ BUF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who currently serves as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. As of April 2024, he had a net worth of $139 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of US congressman and businessman Howard Buffett, he developed an interest in business and investing during his youth. He entered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before graduating from the University of Nebraska at 19. He went on to graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment philosophy around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus on his economics background and soon pursued a business career. He later began various business ventures and investment partnerships, including one with Graham. He created Buffett Partnership Ltd. in 1956 and his investment firm eventually acquired a textile manufacturing firm, Berkshire Hathaway, assuming its name to create a diversified holding company. Buffett emerged as the company's chairman and majority shareholder in 1970. In 1978, fellow investor and long-time business associate Charlie Munger joined Buffett as vice-chairman. (Full article...)

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From List of counties in Nebraska

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The following are images from various Nebraska-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1A cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from Nebraska)
Image 2Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Nebraska)

Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

60–70%

(from Nebraska)

Image 4Nebraska in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from Nebraska)
Image 5Football game at the University of Nebraska on September 6, 2008 (from Nebraska)
Image 6The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln (from Nebraska)
Image 7Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Nebraska)
Image 8Population density in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 9Nebraska in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from Nebraska)
Image 10A map of Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 11Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    40–50%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Native American
    60–70%
(from Nebraska)
Image 12A cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from Nebraska)
Image 13Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1866 (from History of Nebraska)
Image 14Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Nebraska)
Image 15The Oglala National Grassland near Chadron, Nebraska (from History of Nebraska)
Image 161859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from History of Nebraska)
Image 17A map of Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 18Wagon train headed to California (from History of Nebraska)
Image 19Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
(from Nebraska)
Image 20Population density in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 21Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
(from Nebraska)
Image 22"Crow Dog", a Brulé Native American in 1898. (from History of Nebraska)
Image 23Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 24Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from Nebraska)
Image 25Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from Nebraska)
Image 26Winter at Scotts Bluff National Monument (from Nebraska)
Image 27Football game at the University of Nebraska on September 6, 2008 (from Nebraska)
Image 28A Dinohippus fossil horse from the late Pliocene found at Ashfall State Historical Park near Royal (from History of Nebraska)
Image 29The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln (from Nebraska)
Image 30Winter at Scotts Bluff National Monument (from Nebraska)
Image 31Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from Nebraska)
Image 32A land offer from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1872 (from History of Nebraska)
Image 33Nebraska National Forest (from Nebraska)
Image 34Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 35Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from Nebraska)
Image 36Nebraska National Forest (from Nebraska)
Image 37Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Nebraska)

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... that the First National Bank Tower, standing at 634 feet (193 meters), is the tallest building in the state of Nebraska?
... that Nebraska once sued a gremlin?
... that after it broadcast for the last time, KHAT became Rock Steady and was part of a Triathlon?
... that a Nebraska radio station chartered an aircraft to search for motorists stranded after a blizzard?
... that Nebraska's "Itch" Oehlrich was lured by the "scratch" of $100 per game to play in the National Football League?
... that the Elmwood Tower may have once been the tallest building in Omaha?

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Largest cities

2014 Rank	City	2016 Estimate^[1]	2010 Census^[2]	Change	County
1	Omaha	446,970	408,958	+9.29%	Douglas
2	Lincoln	280,364	258,379	+8.51%	Lancaster
3	Bellevue	53,505	50,137	+6.72%	Sarpy
4	Grand Island	51,517	48,520	+6.18%	Hall
5	Kearney	33,520	30,787	+8.88%	Buffalo
6	Fremont	26,519	26,397	+0.46%	Dodge
7	Hastings	24,991	24,907	+0.34%	Adams
8	North Platte	24,110	24,733	−2.52%	Lincoln
9	Norfolk	24,348	24,210	+0.57%	Madison
10	Columbus	22,851	22,111	+3.35%	Platte
11	Papillion	19,597	18,894	+3.72%	Sarpy
12	La Vista	17,143	15,758	+8.79%	Sarpy
13	Scottsbluff	14,883	15,039	−1.04%	Scotts Bluff
14	South Sioux City	13,120	13,353	−1.74%	Dakota
15	Beatrice	12,362	12,459	−0.78%	Gage

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State capital and county seat

See List of cities in Nebraska for a full list.

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