Macy Byars
Reporter
Macy Byars joined the Nebraska Public Media team in January 2025. As Nebraska's Harvest Public Media reporter, Macy covers agriculture and environment stories from across the Great Plains region and enjoys reporting on how state and federal policies affect the daily lives of Nebraskans. A born and raised Nebraskan from Omaha, she graduated in May 2025 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and enjoys crocheting, journaling and baking when she’s not reporting.
Recent News Stories
- Lincoln police staffing initiative will not be on November ballot
- What will happen to this year’s Farm Bill? Nebraska farmers wait for relief and certainty during Senate recess
- More than half of Nebraska’s federal rural healthcare funds have been awarded to hospitals, partners
- Senate Ag Committee fails to advance Farm Bill over SNAP error rate concern
- As margins get tighter, more Nebraska hospitals consider 'Rural Emergency Hospital' model
- ‘It’s not just a cake': Nonprofit and volunteers provide underserved kids with birthday cakes
- Nebraska ag leaders and Congressman Bacon discuss trade with Mexico and Canada as the high-dollar deal is renegotiated
- As SNAP participation continues to decline in Nebraska, nonprofits struggle to fill the gaps for immigrant and refugee families
- Dawson County granted temporary exemption from Medicaid work requirements due to high unemployment following Tyson closure
- Nebraska and Iowa team up to boost rural bioeconomy with $15 million federal grant
- As wildfire victims continue adding up the damage, help from Nebraska neighbors and government agencies is still pouring in
- Trump approves federal funding assistance for Nebraska’s March wildfires
- Nebraska judge stops transfer of funds from Environmental Trust as lawsuit over legislative power continues
- Pillen talks property taxes, wildfire relief and more during monthly radio call-in show
- Sens. Pete Ricketts and Ted Cruz rally Republicans in Lincoln for close Senate election against 'dishonest' left
- Lincoln-based Zipline Brewing Company abruptly shuts down
- Dan Osborn's Senate campaign submits 12,700 petition signatures, all but confirming a place on Nebraska's general election ballot
- Bill from Nebraska's U.S. senators would expand options for fence replacement following Nebraska wildfires
- Lawmakers pulled money from the lottery-funded Nebraska Environmental Trust. A lawsuit claims that puts conservation projects and the will of voters in jeopardy
- A once-eradicated livestock parasite is back in the U.S. for the first time in decades
- All hail the Oma-dome: Why some Omahans believe the city has a weather force field
- Nebraska restricted gender-affirming care for minors in 2023. Here's where the debate stands, and how kids are being impacted
- Nebraska DHHS data shows 11% drop in SNAP recipients after federal legislation limited participation
- National Weather Service offices in Nebraska are hiring again thanks to public safety push
- Ricketts says Senate E15 supporters are 'looking for a vehicle' to pass a bill. That could be the Farm Bill – again