The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, scheduled to complete its track from the Missouri River at Plattsmouth to Lincoln in the spring, was offering good terms on land to ...

Two men claim to be the first settler in Furnas County, first called James County. I. Benjamin Burton (sometimes J.B. Burton) ...

From the column: "Regrettably, we have been reminded once again that our public land estate requires constant vigilance and ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

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IT’S EIGHT 5617 DEGREES OUT. STILL IN THE METRO. THE PAPIO MISSOURI RIVER. NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT PROPOSES NEW NAMES FOR FOUR NEW RECREATION AREAS. ALL PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY, WAVERLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. WELL, FROZEN ICE IS PILING UP ON THE MISSOURI RIVER, JAMMING UP SOME UNITS AT OPD’S NORTH OMAHA POWER STATION. IT’S THE PERFECT STORM TO TEST.

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is the second in a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

Originally, Kansas City, Missouri was known as the Town of Kansas, inspired by the Kansas River, named after the Kansa Native American tribe, according to The Kansas City Public Library.