Top Journal Star photos for October 2024
Nebraska's Sarah Weber (42) celebrates after scoring a goal in the 58th minute against Illinois on Thursday at Hibner Stadium.
A person can be seen walking past a shadow of a tree while going into the game between Omaha Westview and Lincoln North Star on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Seacrest Field.
Wicked Bones band members Marshall Johnson (left) and Jobe Sullivan rock out onstage during at UNL's Battle of the Bands on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Bourbon Theatre. Six local bands comprised of UNL students competed for a spot to perform as part of UNL's homecoming. The final two bands will perform during Cornstock on Friday.
Mark Thornton, executive director of Jacob's Well, sees potential in an old grocery store at 2001 J St. He hopes to create a new gather place and make it part of the neighborhood again.
Teacher Maileigh Camp holds Tailey Helmstadter, 7 months, at an Early Head Start classroom Tuesday at the Community Action Head Start K Street Center.
Lincoln Southwest's Brenly Noerrlinger (from left), Ja'Sara Wilson and Hadley Madson sing a chant during a game against Fremont on Tuesday at Doris Bair Complex.
Malcolm players are silhouetted by the sun as they warm up before the game on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Malcolm High School.
Henry Oetjen augers corn from his combine into a grain cart while harvesting on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at Oetjen Farms near Walton.
Nebraska players huddle up the North endzone in the fourth quarter against Rutgers on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Isaac Gifford (2), Nebraska's Ceyair Wright (15), DeShon Singleton (8) and Nebraska's MJ Sherman (48) celebrate a defensive stop during the third quarter of the game against Rutgers on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Jahmal Banks is defended by Rutgers' Eric Rogers is ruled as a incomplete pass, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Lincoln Southwest's Sage Strait competes in the Girls 5K during the LPS cross country championships at Pioneers Park on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Lincoln.
Russ Marr works on a wooden portion of "Vlad the Impaler" — an art piece depicting a goose that has the fangs of a vampire, the tongue of a serpent and the tail of a rattlesnake. The body of the piece uses an original tank from a 1977 Harley-Davidson Super Glide.
Malcolm's Cole Tiedeman (center) celebrates with his teammates after the Clippers defeated Raymond Central 27-19 on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Raymond Central High School.
Lincoln Northwest High School seniors Brookelynn Wheeler (from left), Tyjian Deerinwater, Kareem Yahya and Haylie Helmick investigate a crime scene during a forensics class on Tuesday.
Lincoln Lutheran's McKenzie Sidlo (center from left) goes to hit the ball over the net while defended by Pius X's McKenzie Becker and Faith Venable (2) during the third set on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Lincoln Lutheran High School
As seen from outside the UNL Union, Sen. Deb Fischer (right) speaks about her responsibilities as a senator and answers questions from students during a UNL College Republicans meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at the UNL Union. Fischer, the Republican from Nebraska seeking her third term in the US Senate.
Lincoln Southwest's Ja'Sara Wilson kicks up dirt as she slides into second base in the first inning of the A-2 district championship on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Doris Bair Complex .
Pius X's Faith Venable (left) is mobbed by her teammates after scoring the set winning kill in the second set on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Lincoln Lutheran High School
Norris' Crew Moeller (4) dives into the endzone over Waverly's Trev Greve (2) to score a touchdown in the second quarter to score a on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at Norris High School.
Lincoln North Star junior Skyler Shaw practices welding at The Career Academy. Ten years since its grand opening, The Career Academy at Lincoln Public Schools has more than doubled its enrollment and district officials expect that growth to continue.
Factory Manager Dan Neil (from left), associate maintenance manager Tanner Winberg, predictive maintenance tech Kenny Rose, PDM Tech Chu Fung Wong, and IT tech Gary Schellhorn pose for a photo alongside their new Boston Dynamics robot dog Spot at Nestle Purina Petcare Company on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Crete.
Oliver Degner, 4, (from left) Charlotte Degner, 6, and Noelle Gormley, 7, all of Lincoln, run to the finish line during the Pumpkin Run on Sunday in Lincoln's Haymarket.
First grade student JaMaya Arnolds (center) leaps over Tinikeling sticks held by Ben (left) and Linda Witfoth while playing a rhythm game during the Music Studio LNK after school program held at McPhee Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.
Ira and Marlina Bowdery of M & J's Southern Style Food pose for a portrait next to their food truck.Â
Lincoln Public Schools psychotherapist Liesel Hogan and her therapy dog, a 3-year-old standard poodle named Yeti, are greeted by students during a passing period on Wednesday at Scott Middle School.
Voters wait in line outside of the Lancaster County Election Commission Office to register and vote early on Monday.
Gov. Jim Pillen answers questions from reporters during a news conference on Tuesday at the Capitol.
Since introducing the Electrogator center pivot irrigation system over 50 years ago, Reinke Manufacturing has been flooding the irrigation industry with its mechanical and technological advancements.
One of the founders of Lincoln sports data company Hudl plans to step back from a day-to-day role at the firm.
Nebraska prosecutors charged a York man for his alleged role in notarizing dozens of false signatures a medical cannabis petition circulator forged earlier this year.
Nebraska business leaders invited to join the Governor's Industry Roundtables are also asked to make a minimum contribution of $10,000 to Gov. Jim Pillen’s campaign committee.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church said on its Facebook page that its parish center building burned down after an explosion early Monday morning.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen indicated nearly 100,000 signatures submitted by Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana could be "tainted by fraud or malfeasance" and potentially rejected.
Adam Sparks, a Nebraska native, wanted to create an app that would aid students in growing their writing skills while also helping teachers with instruction. So, he did.
This year, the average ACT score for 2024 graduates across Nebraska decreased slightly, but was still competitive when compared to similar states.Â
More than 121,000 Nebraska families ate better this summer because of a new federal food aid program that Gov. Jim Pillen initially refused.
Forecasts say Nebraska likely to see either average conditions or slightly warmer and drier conditions due to La Nina.
Fans of Hulk Hogan gathered at Hy-Vee and Old Chicago on Thursday to meet the wrestler and get an autographed case of his new beer.
A Missouri man is suing the city of Fairbury over funding for a project to restore and redevelop the old Fairbury high school building into affordable senior housing.
A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years of probation and 90 days in jail for a rollover crash last November near Mead that killed an Ashland man.
An attorney for TikTok asked a Lancaster County judge Wednesday to dismiss the Nebraska Attorney General's civil case against the company, calling the allegations "puffery."
According to the suit, Clarissa DeBock ate at a McDonald's restaurant in Nebraska on Sept. 18 and became ill on Sept. 23. She went to a hospital on Sept. 25.
In a lawsuit filed Friday, Sarah Johnson of Eagle says she became ill after eating a Quarter Pounder at the McDonald's in Waverly on Sept. 28.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office has arrested multiple people accused of stealing items from a Garner Industries facility between Lincoln and Waverly in the past several weeks.
Republicans retained their 33-seat majority in Nebraska's formally nonpartisan Legislature following Tuesday's election and could feasibly capture 34 seats as one race remained too close to call Wednesday.
A federal judge has awarded $5.8 million in damages to the wife of a Papillion flight instructor killed in a plane crash near Leshara eight years ago.
Five years after Nebraska legalized hemp, there are 24 licensed hemp farmers in the state, where the industry has faced slow-walked and arbitrary regulations and a market that never materialized.
"Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story" will be shown numerous times at various Omaha theaters on Tuesday.Â
The Nebraska State Patrol trooper who fired one round Tuesday while pursuing a suspect in Waverly has been placed on administrative leave while officials review the shooting.
A gift shop in Ashland will be participating in the Nebraska Holiday Passport program for the first time this year.
At about 2 p.m. Sunday a combine had a bearing overheat, which sparked the fire at a field near North 80th Street and Branched Oak Road.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau is selling a program that offers many health care benefits, but because it rejects some applicants it can't be considered insurance.
The second phase of Lincoln's WarHorse Casino will open Nov. 4 and will include table games. But it will start out with only blackjack tables and no craps tables.
Southeast Community College will name a floor after Florence "Jo" Anderson, who graduated from the nursing program at 67 years old and jumped out of an airplane at age 92.
A federal jury on Wednesday found an Omaha man guilty of selling fentanyl resulting in the death of a 4-year-old boy.Â
The Capital Humane Society, which has contracted with the city to provide shelter for stray pets, nearly tripled the amount it wants to charge the city for those services.Â
The Lincoln Young Professionals Group celebrated young leaders during an awards ceremony on Thursday which named seven winners.
A Weston man has been sentenced to eight to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at a Cinco de Mayo party in 2022.
"Nebraskans are entitled to receive the credit owed to them for property taxes paid in 2023," a handful of state lawmakers led by Sen. Steve Erdman said earlier this week.
Casey Ricketts is the new executive director of the Racing and Gaming Commission after Gov. Pillen approved her appointment Wednesday.
The Lienemann Charitable Foundation pledged the gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation in honor of Delmar Lienemann Sr., who graduated from NU in 1941.
More than 400 students from across Lancaster County had the opportunity to have hands-on experiences with a variety of agricultural industries this week at the 25th annual Agricultural Literacy Festival.
Two more cases of E. coli linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers have been identified in Nebraska, bringing the number to 11 sickened in a multistate outbreak.
More details emerged Thursday about an incident involving a western Nebraska school superintendent who is facing a felony charge after a student fell to the ground during a scuffle.
Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries has secured enough funding to restore Crystal Springs Lake at Carol Joy Holling Camp in Ashland.
The Nebraska State Patrol arrested an Omaha woman Wednesday in Lincoln after she attempted to flee from a traffic stop.
The center, which will cover Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, is one of 10 in the U.S. focusing on bolstering public health preparedness and response.
