Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/.

The April 20 themed episode, “Life in the Middle of Everywhere,” features stories about immigration, including the Homestead Act of 1862; Lincoln as a federally designated refugee settlement city; a citizenship ceremony at Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Neb., and Zabuni Coffee in Grand Island, Neb., which helps small African coffee farmers