Death of a Nebraska Farmer

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Arthur Kirk's death during a 1984 standoff with a SWAT Team became intertwined with America's farm crisis, but the real story is more complicated. Economic collapse, political decisions and growing desperation collided in one of Nebraska's most tragic chapters of rural history.© 2026 Nebraska Public Media Foundation. All rights reserved.Discover images and additional information about the series at https://NebraskaPublicMedia.org/onceagain.

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