Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of October 2025
See our best Omaha staff photos & videos from October 2025.
The sunsets as seen from Fairfield, Neb. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Nebraska's Carter Nelson (29) celebrates returning a blocked punt for a touchdown during the first half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
A worker combs a Budweiser Clydesdale prior to a college football game between the Nebraska Huskers and the Michigan State Spartans in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, center, walks ahead of Mayor John Ewing and other police command staff as police investigate a shooting at a QuickTrip convenience store at the corner of 120th and Webster Streets in Omaha, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. One officer was shot and a suspect is in custody, according to police.
Nebraska's Emmett Johnson (21) celebrates a touchdown that tied the game at 21 during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Thomas Kluver harvests soybeans in Fairfield, Neb., on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Millard North's Abby Beard (5) connects during the third inning of a high school softball game against Lincoln Southwest in Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
Nebraska's Jacory Barney Jr. (2) runs the ball against Michigan State's Joshua Eaton (7) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Michigan State's Brandon Tullis (7) makes a catch against Nebraska's Vincent Shavers Jr. (9) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott watches his team practice at the McDermott Center in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Creighton's Kendall McGee (1) runs during practice at the Ruth Scott Training Center in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Scenes from a fire that had erupted from a home causing damages in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Monarch butterflies rest and pollinate flowers while in a garden Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Children tackle each other while player their own game of football on the field after the second half of a high school football game in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.
Michigan State's Jack Velling (12) celebrates with Michigan State's Aidan Chiles (2) after his touchdown during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola (15) celebrates with Nebraska's Nyziah Hunter (13) after their touchdown pass during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Nebraska fans celebrate after Michigan State turned the ball over on downs during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Rosendo Robles stands for a portrait in Omaha, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
Members of the Super Novas cheerleading team preform tricks in the air during the Terence "Bud" Crawford victory parade in downtown Omaha, on, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.
Lola Browder, 7, shoots bubbles out of a bubble gun during the Terence "Bud" Crawford victory parade in downtown Omaha, on, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.
Nebraska's Quinn Clark (18) stiff-arms Minnesota Kerry Brown (14) on a 43-yard reception during the first half of a college football game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola (15) throws a pass as he is hit during the first half of a college football game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Ashland golfer Marty Petersen figured he was one of those people who would never make a hole in one. Then he sank two within a month.
Nebraska's auditor blasted a Lincoln nonprofit as "a fiscal train wreck and disgrace" after a probe revealed it may have improperly spent 99% of the grant dollars it received.
President Donald Trump lashed out at cattle ranchers Wednesday, while advocates said he was undercutting Midwestern beef production.Â
Dan Osborn's campaign and political action committee have paid $114,456 this year to his wife's new consulting business that was left off the couple's initial financial disclosure form.
In April, Nebraska's auditor flagged the state's $129.27 million balance in unpaid individual income taxes. Last week, the state laid off 13 employees responsible for collecting them.
Nebraska Lottery ticket sales dropped by more than $36 million in the fiscal year that ended July 1 in a shift the state's auditor attributed to the rise of casino gambling.
Students at Omaha's Hillside Elementary School are now enjoying the bigger, brighter building they've watched rise next to their old school over the past year.Â
The World-Herald is rerunning some of our favorite and most important stories from 2025 to ring in the new year. This article was originally published online Oct. 14.
Colorado told the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday that the South Platte River Compact offers no room to make it curtail Front Range surface water or groundwater usage for Nebraska's use.
