Tony Goodnow, first right, and Samantha Hendrix check the integrity of the balloon "Hocus Pocus" before taking part in the Balloon glow during the Hot Air Balloon Festival on June 13, 2025 at Brenner Field in Falls City.
Lora Miller searches the rubble that was the children’s room for valuables and keepsakes after a tornado hit her sons home in the Denton Circle housing development northeast of St. Libory on Monday, May 18, 2026.
Members of the Yazidi community place roses on the grave of Karwan Breem during a funeral held for Karwan and his sister Carolin at the Yazidi National Cemetery on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Malcolm.
On Monday, Karwan Breem, 18, was driving a Cadillac sedan with his 15-year-old sister north on North Antelope Valley Parkway near Virginia Street at 1:30 p.m. when he changed lanes and accelerated rapidly to pass two vehicles.
Haroon Al Hayder, a 33-year-old Lincoln Yazidi who was one of hundreds who attended Tuesday's burial, said according to Yazidi tradition a "heaviness" falls on the family of a dead person if the deceased is left in the house for a long time. So, Yazidis bury their dead within 24 hours. "It's a religious practice, and I think it's the way that we've been doing this for thousands of years," Al Hayder said.
Nebraska's Laney Choboy (6) dives into head coach John Cook as she tries to save the ball from going out of bounds in the third set, during an NCAA Regional Semifinal match held at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Lincoln.
Elsie Maranville ducks underneath her Bay horse Katniss while her friend Saylor Bontrager, right, works to secures her saddle before the Equestrian dressage competition at the Lancaster State Fair on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Sandhills Global Event Center.
Seward's own Jill Bisel tries to gather up a popped bubble as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest during Seward's 156th annual Fourth of July celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Bisel would go on to win the contest and be named the 2024 bubble gum blowing state champ.
A wild horse jumps onto its back as it tries to throw off a rope held by Troy Graybill (from front) Chris Hajek, and Scott Graves as they try to saddle it during the wild horse race on the final day of Nebraska's Big Rodeo at the Garfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Burwell.
Ignacia Hernandez, 90 (left), kisses her husband Chris, 95,while they are reflected in a mirror that hangs over photos from their time together at their home in south Lincoln, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. The couple is celebrating their celebrating their 75 years of marriage this February.
Norfolk's Jackson Bos prepares to throw during shot put warmups on the first day of the 2023 State Track and Field championships on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Burke Stadium in Omaha.
Shoun Hill walks through a snow covered Lincoln Community Tower Square after an overnight storm suspired Lincolnites the morning of Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lincoln.
Players from the Lincoln special Olympics basketball teams compete on the newly painted courts on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at the Antelope Park basketball courts in Lincoln. The Antelope Park basketball courts near the intersection of Normal Boulevard and South Street were recently repainted as a reproduction of a painting "Red Sea" by African American artist Felrath Hines.
York residents James Turner, left, and his son Cameron dig into turkey legs during the Lincoln Renaissance Festival at the Outdoor Education Center grounds on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
A garbage picker, who wished not to be named, poses for a portrait at an unnamed landfill on Friday, December 21, 2018, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. "My regular income is normally 5,000 Turkig a day 10,000 on a good day.” (2500 is equal to 1 USD)," the garbage picker said. “It is like we do not even exist.”
Southwest High School graduating seniors make their way into the Greensboro Coliseum for graduation a graduation ceremony in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
Hasting's Makenna Asher hugs Bailey Kissinger as their team dogpiles on to the floor after winning their Class C2 State championship game on Saturday. Hastings St. Cecilia repeated as Class C-2 champion, defeating Ponca in a close 41-37 game for the win at state.
Malcolm players are silhouetted by the sun as they warm up before their game against Bishop Neumann on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Malcolm High School.
School children play on a broken swing set after a storm at HVP Gatagara-Nyanza on Monday May 20, 2019 in Southern Province, Rwanda. HVP Gatagara-Nyanza is one of the few government funded schools in Rwanda that integrates those with physical/mental handicaps with children without any. Those born with handicaps are typically outcast in Rwandan society but at the school everyone helps one another regardless of how they were born.
As icy stalactites hang from the ceiling, the Downs neighbor, Macoy Fergus, looks for the family's look for personal effects inside inside of the Downs home near 25th and L street, which was destroyed in Tuesday's fire, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Lincoln.
Boone Central head coach Mark Hudson is splashed with water from the water bucket after winning the Class C-1 state championship, at Memorial Stadium, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
Nebaeh Murphy is knocked back by the force of the hose while training hose deployment during the first day of Camp Spark at the Greensboro Fire Department's training grounds in Greensboro, N.C., on Monday, July 12, 2021.
Camp Spark, a free four day camp that introduces females to the fire service in an interactive and engaging environment. The goal of Camp Spark is to instill self confidence and encourage perseverance, while stressing the importance of keeping a good attitude, showing respect and gaining knowledge. the nine young women started to learn the basics of firefighting from other female firefighters in the Greensboro Fire Department.
Gretna East's Thomas Smith (first left) races over hurdles beside Norris' Brady Wilkinson in the 110 high hurdles preliminary during the first day of Class A & B state track at Omaha Burke Stadium on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.