After 17 Years, Florida-Nebraska Insurance Dispute Continues January 26, 2015 By Josh Funk Seventeen years after it started, a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute between the state of Florida and a Nebraska company continues to...
Corps of Engineers Denies Causing Missouri River Floods July 7, 2014 By Josh Funk The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shouldn’t be blamed for causing major flooding along the Missouri River that has affected...
Damage Assessment Begins After Twin Tornadoes Flatten Nebraska Town, Kill 2 June 18, 2014 By Josh Funk A storm packing rare dual tornadoes tore through a tiny farming town in northeast Nebraska, killing two people, crumpling grain...
Two Dead in Blast at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant; Cause Unknown January 22, 2014 By Josh Funk After a blast caused much of an Omaha, Neb., manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris...
Recent Wrecks Belie Railroads’ Safety Record June 3, 2013 By Josh Funk It’s easy to think the railroads are unsafe when there are pictures of burning, derailed cars on the nightly news....
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Relying Less on Insurance Units September 4, 2012 By Josh Funk Warren Buffett’s recent birthday was good news for Berkshire Hathaway investors who could celebrate another year of the Oracle of...
Drought-Stricken States Welcome Rain from Isaac August 29, 2012 By Josh Funk Tropical Storm Isaac could bring welcome rain to some states in the Mississippi River valley this week, but experts say...
Receding Missouri River Reveals Badly Damaged Land September 26, 2011 By Josh Funk As the Missouri River slowly recedes, farmers seeing their fields for the first time since June are encountering sand dunes,...
Berkshire Reveals Stakes in Dollar General, Verisk August 17, 2011 By Josh Funk Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Neb.-based company, Berkshire Hathaway, revealed new investments in retailer Dollar General and insurance data specialist Verisk Analytics...
Nebraska Nuke Utilities Say Safety Prevails Amid Flood June 29, 2011 By Josh Funk The utilities that run Nebraska’s two nuclear power plants want the public to know the facilities are safe, even though...