Top Journal Star photos for April

The wildfire that has ripped through 35,000 acres in south-central Nebraska was considered 50% contained Monday. No appreciable precipitation is expected in the area.

Siena Francis is building 50 tiny houses, about 275 square feet each, near the group's downtown shelter. The houses are designed to provide the next step for people who formerly were homeless.

Pianist Sarah Fernandes, 10, enjoys making people happy with music. Her music teacher, an internationally known pianist, says she is performing at the level of a college freshman.

A peregrine falcon that died in a nest box on the WoodmenLife Tower in downtown Omaha tested positive for avian influenza.

Temperatures in the 60s and 70s are predicted for most of the next week. There isn’t a 30-degree night in sight. That warmer weather could release a flood of shoppers into garden centers. 

The fall of Kabul late last summer spurred a mass exodus from Afghanistan. Roughly 75,000 Afghans have come to the United States since then. As of last week, state officials say that 1,214 have resettled in Nebraska.

The Arbor Day Foundation is known for its international work as the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to tree planting in communities, neighborhoods and critical forest lands, and it all takes place in the heart of downtown Lincoln.

Marian Andersen's life of service ended Thursday when she died in her sleep at her home. She was 93, and had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a month ago. 

Forecasters say people heading to the rally in Greenwood featuring former President Donald Trump should be prepared for "strong, potentially severe" thunderstorms.

Callie Witt, a Nebraska native who was an exercise rider for a prominent horse trainer, died Friday after being thrown from a horse at a Kentucky training facility.

As avian influenza strikes across the state, Nebraska Game and Parks officials are keeping a close watch on the state's raptors, especially eagles.

A Benson High School student is in the final months of pre-production work for his slasher horror film, titled "F", which is scheduled to be shot at a closed junior high school.

After the pandemic forced the last two meetings to be streamed online, Buffett clearly relished the chance to bring Berkshire’s loyal and devoted shareholders back to his hometown for what he likes to call “the Woodstock of Capitalism.”

The city attorney declined to comment on a new federal lawsuit filed earlier this week in Lincoln involving the actions of the same Cozad officer, John Peden, earlier this spring.

The regulations approved this week and set to go into effect on Monday open the window for potential casino operators to apply for licenses some 18 months after voters approved expanded gambling at the state's horse tracks.