Lincoln East's Chase Cole (4) takes a moment to collect himself as the as the clock runs out in the second half on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Seacrest Field. Lincoln Southwest defeated Lincoln East 27-7. Now 0-7 on the year, it’s officially the school’s worst start to a season since a 2005.
Entourage Institute of Beauty cosmetologists Cris Santiago, top left, and Aly Bangert, top right, cut hair for Adam Lucero, bottom left, and Kimberlee Turvey during the Project Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Swimmers enjoy cooling off at the Woods Park Pool on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Crete firefighter Tim McLaughlin carries an American flag up the north stadium steps during the 9/11 memorial stair climb on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Memorial Stadium.
Becky Henderson, far right, hugs Isla Kinnison tight as she says goodbye to her before the first day of kindergarten at Humann Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
Jasper Gonzalez plays in the water from a sprinkler during the cities first ever hydrant party at Densmore Park on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in Lincoln.
Around 3,000 practicing muslims gathered to worship for id Salat al-Eid (congregational prayer) on the day of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Speedway Village.
Lincoln High school players run through drills at Beechner Athletic Complex on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Lincoln.
Members and volunteers with Troop 12 Boy Scouts plant flags at the graves of military members on May 23, 2026, at Wyuka Cemetery. The Troop 12 Boy Scouts have been doing a service project by placing approx. 1,800 flags on the Soldiers’ Circles at Wyuka Cemetery for over 30 years.
Lied Center for Performing Arts ushers Dick and Miriam LeBlanc, who have been married for 60 years, pose for a portrait at The Lied Center for Performing Arts on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Lincoln.
Michael and Tina White cool off in the Ken Good Fountain in Union Plaza on Monday, July 27, 2026, in Lincoln. Michael, who is wearing a boot, keeps it out of the water while Tina supports him.
Lincoln Police investigate the scene of a Fatal crash near the Bison Trail Bridge near Park Boulevard and Speedway Circle on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Lincoln. One person died as a result of a single vehicle crash in southwest Lincoln.
Creighton Prep's Kaleb Griffith leaps into the arms of his coach Rowan Stander after defeating Kearney's Braxton Robinson in a Nebraska boys high school wrestling state tournament Class A 157 pound seminal round match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
Lincoln Southwest graduate Mustafa Ali Ahmed Guma is sprayed with Silly string by family members after a high school graduation ceremony held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Max Graves, center, takes a moment to get some sleep before the start of the 31st Annual MLK Youth Rally held at the Centennial Room of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Union on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Lincoln. Graves' mother, Emily Koopmann, said he was feeling a little under the weather after being sick. He still wanted to show up and perform at his first ever MLK youth rally.
Elgin Public/Pope John’s Evin Pelster (12) and Jarek Erickson (21) defend Archangels Catholic’s Kellan Mundil (24) as he goes up to score two during the Class D-2 championship state basketball game on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
A man walks his two dogs along the Rock Island Trail as traffic navigates snow covered roads on Nebraska Parkway on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Lincoln.
A winter storm that blanketed Lincoln in snow Thursday firmly squashed any thoughts that February's springlike streak was here to stay. Lincoln was also hit hard, with reports of 7 inches,
After hitting a half court buzzer beater in the first half, Milford’s Abby Crabtree (3) celebrates with her teammates as they head to the sideline during a Class C-1 semifinal state basketball tournament game on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Omaha Marian's Leena Brunt (5) collides with Bellevue West's Moriah Sears (20) and goalkeeper Laila Dvorak (1) while attempting to score a goal during the first half of a Class A semifinal game at Morrison Stadium on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Omaha.
Zoe, 6 (left) and Betsy, 7 (right), spend time on the floor with their mother Sen. Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln (center) during the first day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Capitol in Lincoln.
Luis Hernandez tosses his daughter Amor into the air as they play together at the Trago Park Sprayground on Friday, June 20, 2025, in Lincoln. Lincoln is under an extreme heat warning through Sunday night.
A person uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the rain as they make their way across Tower Square on Tuesday June 5, 2025. Areas of Lincoln generally saw about 0.5 to 0.75 inches of rain Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures Tuesday hovered in the 50s and low 60s. Wednesday is expected to be warmer with a high of 76 called for.
Anaya Agarwal, Avya Agarwal and Sanvi Manchikalapati (from left) perform cartwheels in front of the Balloon "Retro" flown by Darrin Harrison (not pictured) during the Hot Air Balloon Festival held at Brenner Field on Friday, June 13, 2025, in Falls City.
Graduating 8th grader Rose Lorenz (right) reacts as she is cheered on by teachers and school staff outside of Lefler Middle School after students were dismissed for summer break on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Lincoln.
Lefler Middle School's annual tradition has each grade being dismissed by age group, starting with sixth graders and ending with eighth graders. After each dismissal, the amount of school staff that cheers on the graduates only grows larger.
Lincoln firefighter Andrew Brenner sprays water from the top of a ladder truck on to the roof of a former Village Inn at 29th and O streets Wednesday morning.
Nebraska offensive linemen Rocco Spindler, center, is held up by his teammates as they cheer on runners and point the way to the finish line of the 5K during the Husker Road Race at Memorial Stadium on Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Lincoln.
Nebraska State Capitol grounds keepers Lexis Funk (left) and Aud Koch clear the west steps of the Capitol as a winter storm hits Lincoln on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.
Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education Professor Theresa Catalano, from left, and Department of Educational Administration professor Sarah Zuckerman hold cardboard coffins as they wait to join a New Orleans–style funeral procession led across campus by the Fine and Performing Arts faculty and alumni on the University of Nebraska Campus on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Lincoln.
Two joggers (bottom left) make their way past a large tree that was twisted from the ground and blocking access to Huntington Ave. near Nebraska Wesleyan University following Monday nights storm on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Lincoln.
Framed through a children’s play set, Jordyn Anderson, 3 (from left), pushes her friend Jordan Lara, 4 in a Cozy Coupe toy while at the playground outside at Las Abejitas located inside of First Lutheran Church on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Lincoln.
Las Abejitas, one of Lincoln’s only bilingual child care centers.
Shadows of athletes are cast on the wall as they warm up on the diving board during the Cornhusker State Games diving competition at Woods Memorial Pool on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lincoln.
Harry Tompkin, owner of Palace Glass Co. sorts through different types of stained glass as he takes inventory and cleans out his shop with Kelly Mathes (not pictured) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Lincoln.
After 43 years of creating stained glass, Harry Tompkin plans to close his shop by September. Most of the remaining pieces are rejuvenation projects or those that were planned before his decision to close.
Wilber native David Rogers, 10 (first right) holds his cousin William Mays, 3, as they dance during the 63rd annual Wilber Czech Festival held in Downtown Wilber on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
A man wearing a leopard print blanket braves bitter cold gusts of snow and wind as he walks down South 17th Street during a severe wind chill advisoory on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
A trio of Sandhill Cranes match speeds as they take off along the Platte River, on Sunday, March 17, 2024, outside of Kearny.
Rain droplets strike a puddle where a nearby street light is reflected in the water, in central Lincoln on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Overton players dogpile on the court after defeating Wynot to win the Class D-2 girls state tournament championship game, Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
This was Overton’s first win at state, closing out a historic run.
A skateboarder passes underneath the P street bridge that runs over the Billy Wolff Trail as Lincolnites take advantage of a warm afternoon on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Lincoln.
Nebraska Wesleyan students Lucas Steuter (from left), Riley Cleaver, Jacob Wertz, and Zane Rosenberg try to hold together as they fly down a hill on their sleds, at Holmes Lake, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Lincoln.
David Campbell, a recent graduate from Union college's international rescue and relief program, climbs and repels from a tree alongside Mike Mikler (not pictured) on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Holmes Lake Park in Lincoln.
Henry Gonnerman, 10, Augustine Milana, 7, and Iris Gonnerman, 7, (from left) parade their flags outside the Capitol while belting out the chorus of America the Beautiful before the start of the Lincoln Veterans Parade, on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
Lincoln High School SRO Ofc. Nolan Hauser stands in the hallway during a passing period to direct hallway traffic at Lincoln High School, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
Tele Phillips and Saniyah Sims react as Science Focus Program student Henry Sline (from left) helps them to dissect a bullfrog during a hands-on learning experience for students from the Malone Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo in Lincoln
Anna Johansen organizes quarter annuals by type on the opening day for Canoyer Garden Center on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Lincoln.
Blood smears the face of Chadron's Kenli Boeselager as she wrestles on the mat against Conestoga's Maggie Fiene during a 145 lb semifinal match on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at CHI Health Center in Omaha.
Darlene Jansen, 80, touches up her Serving Hands art piece titled "Monarch Butterfly" located at 78th and Pioneers outside The Monarch hospice, on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Lincoln.
Cross County's Izaac Dickey and Tanner Hollinger pose for a portriat on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Lincoln.
Sparks and smoke rise from a the workbench where Lincoln East senior Blake Allen welds together two pieces of metal on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at The Career Academy in Lincoln.
Six year-old Hsa Lay Hser revels in a cascade of bubbles as he tries to pop them all before they fly away during a free event called Bubblepoolza on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Whittier Field.
A voter leans out of their car to deposit their ballot at a drop box located outside the north side of the Lancaster County Election office on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln Southwest's Hadley Madson (first left) celebrates with her teammatres after hitting a two run homerun in the sixth inning against Lincoln Eastat Bill Smith Softball Complex, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Hastings.
SEM's Colt Schroeder (right) attempts to score three-points over Wynot's Dylan Heine (first right) in the second half during a Class D-2 state semifinal tournament game Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Devaney Sports Center.
Arch Bishop's Koa McIntyre celebrates as he crosses the finish line in the Class C boys 100 meter dash during the state track championships at Burke Stadium on May 21, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska
Waverly's Aden Smith is tagged out while sliding to second base by Elkhonrn North 's Nathan Cunningham in the third inning during the Class B championship at Tal Anderson Field on May 20, 2022, in Omaha, Nebraska.
As seen through open cable holders, avid supporters of Gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster and former president Donald Trump, cheer as Herbster (left) takes the stage during a Trump rally for him at the I-80 Speedway on May 1, 2022, in Greenwood, Nebraska.
Waverly's Tyler Brewer (center) celebrates with his team after scoring in the final minutes of the second half, evening the score 1-1 against Crete during the District B-5 boys championship at Waverly High School on May 7, 2022, in Waverly, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Former president Donald Trump watches as clips of President Joe Biden play, Trump would later call him 'weak', during a Trump rally for Charles Herbster at the I-80 Speedway on May 1, 2022, in Greenwood, Nebraska.
Hastings SC's Erin Sheehy(bottom left) is dog pilled by her team at the center of the court after they defeated Bridgeport during the Class C-2 girls championship at Pinnacle Bank Arena on March 12, 2022, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Demangio Rivers (right) dances before receiving his high school diploma during a graduation ceremony for Northeast High School at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday, June 5, 2021.
Riley Welborne, a five-year-old fairy, searches for hidden fairy treasure in North Buffalo Creek during the Summer Solstice Festival at the Greensboro Arboretum in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday, June 19, 2021.
Ragsdale's Erin Mackie fouls Southeast's Kailey Gates while battling for the ball during the third quarter on the second day of the HAECOisHiring.com Invitational at the Greensboro Coliseum - Special Events Center in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, December 28, 2021.
Dressed as a banana and strawberry, Grayson Kanoy (left) and Anna Conahan dance for tips while on break from Tropical Cafe at the intersection of New Garden Road and Battleground in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday, July 16, 2021. The pair said they were bored and just wanted to do something a little fun. "I'm not sure anyone will actually tip us," Conahan said. Shortly thereafter, someone handed them a $3 tip from their car window.
Jaxson Osborne (first left) and Erin Osborne look for Erin's grandmothers name during the annual Memorial Day ceremony at The Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville, N.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. Throngs of visitors joined the Memorial Day service held at The North Carolina Field of Honor. With this being the first major holiday held without restriction on gatherings since the pandemic began, gatherings across North Carolina returned to a state of normalcy. Guest speaker, retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and Navy SEAL, Steve Nash, shared his story during the ceremony.
Michaela Isaacson assembles a bicycle donated to Toys for Tots inside of a warehouse lended by Totally Floored which is used for toy storage, in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Sara Cox dances through a rainbow refracted by water sprayed by the Greensboro Fire department during the Fun Fourth in Downtown Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday, July 3, 2021.
The Fun Fourth festival is took place along Elm Street, from February One Place down to E. Gate City Boulevard. After being canceled in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, event organizers Downtown Greensboro Inc have planned a streamlined event, modified for safety.
Three-year-old Quentin Deardden passes through a swath of light as he tours the inside of the Capitol rotunda with his family at the Nebraska State Capitol on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Millard North's Saint Thomas (1) dances down the sideline after hitting yet another three-point shot in the third quarter during a class A semifinal, Friday, March 12, 2021, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Cody Sykes crowd surfs the Malcom student section during a timeout in the fourth quarter during the C1-1 district championship on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Malcolm High School. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Brothers of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity use a pickup truck to pull their friends on mattresses through UNL’s campus during a winter storm in downtown Lincoln on Monday, January 25, 2021. The National Weather Service called it "historic" and "the big one." The Weather Channel sent reporters to Lincoln and Omaha. In the end, the winter storm that hit Lincoln and most of eastern Nebraska on Monday lived up to its billing. By 7 p.m. snowfall had already covered the tops of footlong rulers in some locations, with the Lincoln Airport recording 13 inches, an all-time January single-day record. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Temi Onayemi waves an American flag with an"X" painted on it in protest during a protest against police violence on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in the Lincoln Mall. The Protest was one of the most attended protests in Nebraska history with thousands in attendance. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Reverend Thomas Dummermuth started a project in quarantine to put together a handwritten bible where people around Nebraska would write chapters of the bible by hand. Originally, he was inspired by a church in his home county of Switzerland who originally had this idea. After asking the church for permission, he decided to start his own project in Lincoln. Since then, the world has gone through unprecedented change and work on the bible is still being completed. "It is beautiful work that people send in, some of it is just amazing," Thomas said. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
A driver makes their way east as the sun, obscured by smoke from wildfires in the west, sets behind them Monday, September 21, 2020, in Denton, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Lea Ehly (left) swings high after getting a push from her sister Alexis Ehly while they take a break from raking leaves with their family outside their Lincoln home on Sunday, November 08, 2020, in Lincoln , Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
A man places his hand on the LPD cruiser honoring Officer Herrera and takes a moment to himself before he` enters PBA during a funeral ceremony for fallen LPD officer Mario Herrera on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Best friends Luke Willams (left) and Grady Turner enjoy cotton candy while watching a race at Eagle Raceway on Saturday, June 06, 2020, in Eagle, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
A Red Fox makes its way between headstones at Wyuka Cemetery on Sunday, September 27, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Sunday greeted Lincoln residents with cloudy skies and a high of around 78 degrees and a low of 62 degrees. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Diller-Odell rushes the floor to celebrate their win over during the Class D-2 CWC state championship match on Saturday, November 07, 2020, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Sta
Beatrice outside hitter Avery Gaertig dives in time to make a save during the B-5 district final at Ashland-Greenwood High School on Saturday, October 31, 2020, in Ashland, Nebraska.
A pedestrian crosses over a footbridge during their walk through Holmes Lake Park on Monday, January 04, 2021. A warm and sunny day brought out all kinds of creatures out of their dens. After last weeks heavy snow, High temperatures in the upper 40s were a welcome relief. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Jerry McDonald uses a leaf blower to clear derbies from his rental property on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Elsa Gauksson, Kendra Gauksson, and Kathy Ponte (from left) tie blue ribbons around trees in the Eastridge neighborhood where Mario Herrera lives to show their support for the LPD officer and his family on Monday, August 31, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Demetrius Alexander (left) throws up his fist as Taylor Morris leans on him as the crowd sings Amazing Grace during a candlelight vigil remembering those lost on Friday, June 05, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star.
Ken Dewey one of the all-time popular professors at UNL for his love of weather poses for a portrait on Friday, May 22, 2020, at Holmes Lake Park. The rainbow seen is achieved using a triangular prism. Ken spends most of his retirement still studying weather and updating his website and local weather providers on what is happening with the weather. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star