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-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
- Worsening Nebraska drought could impact tree health amid wildfire concerns
- Nebraska representatives celebrate as E15 passes the House, now decoupled from wider Farm Bill
- Pillen, Walz advance in Nebraska governor's race
- Pillen requests nearly $10 million in federal disaster relief following historic Nebraska wildfires
- A research facility closure could bring more USDA scientists to Nebraska. That could benefit research – if the staff make it here
- All three Nebraska House members vote to advance Farm Bill
- As Medicaid work requirements go into effect Friday, Nebraska DHHS and advocates disagree on how implementation will go
- Officials hope community connection and conversation will spark Latino civic engagement at the ballot box
- Wildfires burned a million Great Plains acres this year. Experts say future preparation is key
- Nebraska looks to ban using SNAP benefits to buy candy
- Proposed USDA budget reductions could deepen SNAP cuts, stall farm and ranch relief in Nebraska
- Nebraska Legislature passes bill enshrining retroactive Medicaid coverage
- Nebraska DHHS will pay health care providers to live and work in rural areas
- Soon after massive honeybee deaths, Trump moves to close the nation's premier bee lab
- Gretna East admins pulled a student journalist’s cartoon about ICE. Now, students are looking to change district policy