Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of June 2022
Drone downtown fire aftermath
Drone photography after a three-alarm fire at the Nox-Crete chemical warehouse in Omaha on Tuesday.
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Andrea Vanderheyden, the artist behind this community art project, ties a ribbon to help create a pride flag on the corner of the Ashton building on Tuesday to kick off the start to Pride month.
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A man sprays down the roof of a neighboring building while also filming the scene of a three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete, Inc., 1415 S. 20th St on Monday.
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Lighting can be seen behind the scene of a three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete, Inc., 1415 S. 20th St on Monday.
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Flames shoot up at the scene of a three-alarm fire at Nox-Crete, Inc., 1415 S. 20th St on Monday.
Search dogs identify possible site of lost Genoa Indian School cemetery
Genoa search
Ben Crawford, a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act assistant with the Winnebago Tribal Historic Preservation Office, watches as dogs search for the cemetery site.
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Haydn Nichols, 9, rides the Musical Chairs ride during Taste of Omaha at Elmwood Park in Omaha on Friday.
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Jerry Swiercek uses a leaf blower to clear hail and leaves stripped from trees following a hail storm outside the home he shares with his wife, Annette, at 44th Avenue and F Street in Omaha on Tuesday evening.
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A deer looks back at a fallen tree on Terry Avenue near Sherry Drive in Bellevue, Nebraska on Wednesday. A storm came through overnight bringing high winds.
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Rick Trapani clears out a storm drain after a car got stuck in floodwaters near 40th and Valley Streets in Omaha on Tuesday. Rain and hail from a storm pelted the area.
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A sea lion swims under tree debris that washed into the Owen Sea Lion Shores exhibit at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on Tuesday. A hail storm the night before shredded leaves of many plants in parts of Omaha, Nebraska, leaving piles of plant debris. "I am sure some of the animals were startled by the storm, like the rest of us, but they don’t mind the debris and 'messiness" as much as us humans. To a lot of the animals, the leaves and twigs, like in the photo with the sea lions, are considered enrichment and new things to explore, " said Dennis Schnurbusch, Senior Vice President and COO of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
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Oklahoma volunteer assistant coach Reggie Willits, left, Carson Atwood , far right, Kendall Pettis, comfort Trevin Michael after Michael gave up the winning runs to Ole Miss in the College World Series on Sunday.
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Charles Schwab Field grounds crew member Alex Loosbrock uses a lawnmower to clean up the confetti after Ole Miss defeated Oklahoman 4-2 to win the College World Series on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
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Ole Miss celebrates their win over Oklahoma in the College World Series on Sunday.
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Oklahoma's Peyton Graham (20) stands in a strip of light during the Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma baseball game, the first of the championship series, of the College World Series in Omaha on Saturday. Ole Miss won the game 10-3.
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Wyatt Martin, of Atlanta, celebrates the final out of the seventh inning during the Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma baseball game, the first of the championship series, of the College World Series in Omaha on Saturday. Ole Miss won the game 10-3.
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A grounds crew member retrieves a beer from the outfield warning track during the Ole Miss vs Oklahoma College World Series game on Saturday.
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Oklahoma's Kendall Pettis makes a diving catch in the ninth inning against Ole Miss during a College World Series game on Saturday.
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Oklahoma’s Sebastian Orduno watches as Ole Miss celebrates a win in a College World Series game on Saturday.
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Oklahoma's Peyton Graham poses for a portrait in the dugout before the finals of the College World Series on Friday.
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Ole Miss fans react and the Rebels win the 2022 College World Series on Sunday.
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Ole MIss' Dylan DeLucia celebrates Arkansas' Brady Slavens making the last out in the seventh inning during the College World Series on Thursday.
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The five starters of the 1976 Cathedral High girls basketball team were, from left, Marjie Ducey, Nancy Soener, Eileen Halpine, Rose Smagacz Parfitt and Judy Howard. The Cathedral girls were named the unofficial state champions because a tournament didn’t exist in their sport after Title IX was slowly rolled out.
Unofficial state champions: Label was it for Cathedral girls with no official tournament in 1976
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Arkansas' Zack Morris yells after inducing a pop out by Ole Miss' Jacob Gonzalez to win a College World Series game on Wednesday.
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Arkansas' Hagen Smith throws a pitch against Ole Miss during a College World Series game on Wednesday.
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Arkansas' Gabriel Starks throws a ball to some kids before their game against Ole Miss in the College World Series on Wednesday.
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Beachballs set just on the other side of the outfield fence as the sun sets on Auburn and Arkansas as they play in the College World Series on Tuesday.
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Auburn vs. Arkansas the College World Series on Tuesday.
Douglas County begins COVID vaccines for small children
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Ole Miss fans Joanne Mitchell and Michael Combs check out their tickets after standing in line since early in the morning before a College World Series game on Sunday.
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The Auburn bench looks on as Arkansas' Chris Lanzilli rounds the bases after a two-run home run during a College World Series game on Tuesday.
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Arkansas' Jalen Battles forces out Auburn's Brody Moore while turning a double play during a College World Series game on Tuesday.
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Stanford gathers in the field before their game against Arkansas in the College World Series on Saturday.
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Stanford 's Braden Montgomery can't catch this triple on the first pitch of the game off of the bat of Arkansas' Braydon Webb in the College World Series on Saturday.
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Arkansas' Robert Moore, left, and Jalen Battles celebrate their win over Stanford in the College World Series on Saturday.
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Texas Assistant Coach Troy Tulowitzki waits in the dugout before their elimination game against Texas A&M in the College World Series on Sunday.
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Texas' Dylan Campbell slides into second base on a steal attempt knocking the glove off of Texas A&M's Ryan Targac in second inning of an elimination game at the College World Series on Sunday.
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Texas' Douglas Hodo III walks up the tunnel at Charles Schwab Field before the Longhorns’ game agains Texas A&M on Sunday at the College World Series.
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Texas head coach David Pierce and Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle chat before their College World Series game on Sunday.
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The Chicken In A Pickle features a bread and butter pickle aioli, crinkle cut dill pickles, and fried pickles. It is one of the items available at this year's College World Series.
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People cool off in the water feature at Elmwood Park on Sunday. High temperatures hit Omaha Sunday and are expected to continue through the week.
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Maddie Breathnach, 22, chants with the crowd at Friday's Roe Response Rally. The rally followed the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Ole Miss celebrates their national championship after the second game against Oklahoma during the College World Series Finals on Sunday.
Nebraska's congressional representatives have all benefited from campaign spending by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups, according to campaign finance records.
The pilot told deputies that the plane had engine trouble before crashing into trees on a bluff.
The new entrance to Omaha's Eppley Airfield is located about 500 feet south of the temporary entrance that has been in place since November.
Many people now are months out from their last dose of vaccine or their last booster. “We know with these vaccines,” Dr. James Lawler said, “immunity wanes over time, especially with some of these newer variants.”
The iconic steer that sat for 50 years atop Anthony's Steakhouse is being auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The fiercest competition at the College World Series just might be the Jell-O shot challenge at Rocco's Pizza and Cantina. By Monday afternoon, fans had ordered a total of 11,130 Jell-O shots at $4.50 a pop.
Praising the county election commissioner for running fair and accurate elections, the Douglas County granted his request for $130,000 for video surveillance of voting drop boxes.
Luis Hernández, the Mexican soccer legend known as El Matador, will be the special guest at a Saturday community soccer event/vaccination clinic at Omaha South's Collin Stadium.
This year's continuous outbreaks of hail are the result of storms riding into Nebraska along the edge of the heat dome that has been suffocating vast swaths of the country this spring and summer.
For the second time since the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, protesters gathered at Memorial Park Sunday to call for access to safe and legal abortions.
Bill Lehr, a cattle feeder whose family owns the T-Bone Truck Stop, paid $45,000 for the Anthony's steer in an online auction that ended Monday.
A proposed agreement would commit the City of Omaha to spend millions on a new central library and lead to the further integration of Community Information Trust into the library system.
Eight Nebraskans were among the 513 Vietnam veterans honored over weekend as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program.
The flight school is the second at the Omaha airport, joining one operated by Nebraska Flight Center.
Developers have stuck to a strict vision to be sure the 120-acre Tower District in Papillion has a similar neighborhood charm as such districts as Blackstone and Dundee in Omaha, a partner said.
Four abortion advocates from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota spoke Thursday about their abortions and why they think women and families need the option.
In asking a federal appeals court to stop an injunction temporarily blocking Nebraska's signature requirement for ballot initiatives, the state cited the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The special election between Mike Flood and Patty Pansing Brooks revealed the potency of abortion as an election issue. Will it remain as powerful a motivator when they meet for a rematch in November?
Plans for a streetcar system, a downtown Mutual of Omaha skyscraper, and the relocation of the city's main library are all underway in Omaha. Here’s a timeline of the projects have unfolded.
