Top Journal Star photos for September 2024
New University of Nebraska-Lincoln students run out onto the field during the tunnel walk tradition at Memorial Stadium on Friday.
Lincoln East's Deacon Gehle (from left) and Presley Hall practice passing back anf forth while waiting out a rain delay at Seacrest Field on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
Waverly celebrates after defeating Lincoln Lutheran in five sets Thursday at Lincoln Lutheran High School.
From left, U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer, Pete Ricketts, 3rd District Congressman Adrian Smith, 1st District Congressman Mike Flood and 2nd District Congressman Don Bacon attended the annual summit hosted by the Nebraska, Omaha and Lincoln chambers of commerce on Thursday at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland.
Runners, including Tyler Pooschke (first left) and Mak Krause (right) are led by run lead Trevor White (first right) as they take off along the Billy Wolff Trail for the first-ever run held by the Telegraph Run Club on Wednesday. The new run club is meant to be a welcoming, open and free to any who wishes to join.
Framed through a children's play set, Jordyn Anderson, 3, pushes her friend Jordan Lara, 4, in a Cozy Coupe toy at the playground outside at Las Abejitas' location at First Lutheran Church on Friday. Las Abejitas, one of only two bilingual child care centers in Lincoln, is opening a second location at First-Plymouth Church in September.
Nebraska lines up on the court before the Red-White scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Thursday afternoon's football game between Lincoln East and Elkhorn South was postponed due to weather. The teams will make up the game Friday at Seacrest Field.
Nebraska's Nash Hutmacher hands a football back to Henry Erikson of Beatrice, 8, and Brent Erikson during football fan day, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Hawks Championship Center.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola walks in the Legacy Walk on Saturday outside Memorial Stadium.
A great blue heron perches on a rock in the shallow water of Holmes Lake on Tuesday.
Nebraska's Leyla Blackwell (11) throws a volleyball into the stands before the match against TCU on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at the Bob Devaney Center.
The Huskers run on to the field to kickoff the game against UTEP on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's MJ Sherman (48) sacks UTEP's Skyler Locklear (9) during the first quarter of the UTEP game on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Norfolk Catholic players line up on the field before during the game against Bishop Neumann on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at Bishop Neumann in Wahoo.
Nebraska's Isaiah Neyor (18) catches a pass while defended by UTEP's Jaylon Shelton (9) in the second quarter, which he ran in for a touchdown on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) watches a husker light show as a highlight reel of last year plays before the match on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at the Devaney Sports Center.
Lincoln Christian's Truman Paulsen holds the Spirit Sword after defeating Lincoln Lutheran on Friday at Aldrich Field.
Ian Plumlee, of Lincoln, dances with his daughter, Josephine, 4, as Sandy Creek Pickers performs during the Nebraska Bluegrass Concert Series on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, on Nebraska Innovation Campus.
Jeff Gold speaks after being installed as the University of Nebraska's ninth president during an investiture ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
Junior Dylan Zephier (center) dances with senior Jordyn Guse next to senior Helina Cooper (back left) and freshman Liam Hoffschneider during a Unified music class, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at East High School.
Wahoo players pray in the locker room ahead of their match against Ashland-Greenwood on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at Wahoo High School.
Lincoln Southeast's Zayvion Campbell (left), Lincoln Southwest's Nathan Mensah (center) and Southeast's Mason Mehta (right) dive after the ball in the end zone during the second quarter on Friday at Seacrest Field. The play resulted in a Lincoln Southwest touchback.
Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is sacked by Nebraska's Ty Robinson (back) next to James Williams (90) and Princewill Umanmielen on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Police investigate the scene of a shooting Sunday in downtown Lincoln near 11th and P streets where one man was killed and another man was injured.
Terence "Bud" Crawford (center) takes the field next to Nebraska's Dylan Raiola (left) and Mikai Gbayor before the Colorado game last September at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Jacory Barney (17) celebrates as fans rush the field after the game on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Tommi Hill (6) celebrates a pick-six during the first quarter of the game against Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska fans storm the field after winning the game against Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska won 28-10.
While teammate Dante Dowdell (23) celebrates a touchdown with his teammates, quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) reacts toward the home sideline in the first quarter on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Dante Dowdell (23) is tackled by Colorado's Shilo Sanders (21) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Members of the UNL Army ROTC's Big Red Battalion climb the steps of Memorial Stadium during a silent stair climb in remembrance of those lost in the 9/11 attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Lincoln.
Staring at 6:00 AM, various members of the branches of UNL ROTC, first responders in the surrounding Lancaster areas, and former military members began a silent stair climb workout that involves climbing 2,071 steps, or about 110 flights of stairs. This was the number of stairs that were present at the World Trade Center, which first responders climbed in an effort to rescue people from the towers. The cadets only count the stairs going up, not down. Representing those first responders who never got a chance to descend safely.
Nebraska's Harper Murray (27) embraces Bergen Reilly (2) after scoring a kill against Creighton in the first set on Tuesday at the Devaney Sports Center.
Lincoln East's Raheem Popoola (13) leads his team out onto the field before the game against Grand Island on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at Seacrest Field.
Lincoln Christian's Brett Maher (14) sits in the locker room with his teammates ahead of the game against Auburn on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 at Lincoln Christian High School.
First District Republican incumbent Mike Flood (left) and Democratic challenger Carol Blood debate on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Nebraska Public Media.
Lincoln Bike Kitchen Executive Director, Shari Shanks, hangs bike pedals on hooks at the new Lincoln Bike Kitchen headquarters inside the old Muny Pool building Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The Lincoln Bike Kitchen accepts bikes in all conditions and will break unusable ones down for scrap parts.
Gypsy Anton of Lincoln, 13, (from left) listen to music with her brother Silver Anton, 11, mother Jen Leonard, and sister Sophia Leonard, 12, during Porch Jam Sunday near Cooper Park.
Nebraska's Ty Robinson (right) blocks a pass by Northern Iowa quarterback Aidan Dunne (10) in the second quarter on Saturday, Sep. 14, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Volunteers Devin Flemming (left) and John Sjuts, of Lincoln, fill bags of food to distribute on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at West Lincoln Elementary. The Backpack program allows students in need to take backpacks full of food home.
Nebraska's Jacory Barney (17) dances in the endzone as he celebrates scoring a second quarter touchdown against Northern Iowa on Saturday, Sep. 14, 2024, at Memorial Stadium.
Opening night will be in a new location this season for Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball, moving outdoors.
A Grand Island man allegedly turned in petition pages that included the supposed signatures of eight deceased people, a Hall County Sheriff deputy wrote in an arrest warrant.
A two-vehicle crash in rural Colfax County on Friday resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man and left two others with life-threatening injuries.
A 27-year veteran of NU, Chris Kabourek announced the "difficult but necessary decision" to leave NU in a letter to NU President Jeff Gold on Monday.
Two small planes crashed in northeast Nebraska within an hour of each other Aug. 26. New NTSB reports note fog in the area at the time of the fatal accidents.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen asked a court to potentially invalidate two more ballot measures he certified earlier this month before they can be voted on by Nebraskans.
Omaha Sen. Mike McDonnell said he doesn't support a pressure campaign to replace the state's unique way of awarding presidential electors to a winner-take-all system.
A Garden County Sheriff's deputy and youth pastor in Oshkosh was arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in his church youth group.
Wakefield has grown from less than 1,100 people in 1990 to more than 1,500 today, growth that has been totally due to immigration.
How Rienk Mast is staying involved despite being out for the upcoming season, and more on Fred Hoiberg's upcoming procedure.
Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong rejected Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana's motion to dismiss the lawsuit from former state Sen. John Kuehn until more evidence is heard.
Excitement and expectations for a Nebraska women’s basketball freshman have rarely been higher than they are for five-star Britt Prince. Teammates are already sold.
The 45-year-old man who died after an incident involving a utility vehicle in rural Lancaster County on Sunday night was identified Tuesday as Andrew Koss, of Madison.
The Lancaster County Board on Tuesday approved a special permit allowing an acreage owner to continue to operate a helicopter from his property 2 miles west of Davey.
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum will be hosting its Plants & Pints fundraiser to raise money for tree planting, garden creation and environmental education throughout Nebraska next month.
This seventh grade social studies and science teacher at Bennington Middle School was named the 2025 Nebraska Teacher of the Year during a surprise ceremony on Thursday.
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum will be hosting its Plants & Pints fundraiser to raise money for tree planting, garden creation and environmental education throughout Nebraska next month.
Documents submitted by an environmental contractor set a tentative end date of August 2025 for removing the remaining 100,000 tons of pesticide contaminated wet cake from AltEn.
Acknowledging he’s in a "dead heat" as he seeks a fifth term in the U.S. House, Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon on Monday welcomed the endorsement.
A former Omaha teacher has pleaded no contest in Douglas County District Court to taking $76,000 from the Nebraska High School Press Association.
NWU's degree offers students access to a network of innovators, entrepreneurs and alumni — providing hands-on learning experiences, internships and networking opportunities.
“We’re so proud of this building and so honored we can preserve it as a resource for the community,” Kim Henze, director of museum operations, said.
Two Ashland small businesses are collaborating in what is believed to be the first use of generative AI in an Ashland business' day-to-day operations.
