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Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of January 2024
Creighton's Molly Mogensen (21) passes the ball from her back against Connecticut at D. J. Sokol Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
Connecticut Head Coach Geno Auriemma, left, and Connecticut Athletic Trainer Janelle Francisco helps Connecticut's Aubrey Griffin (44) off the court at D. J. Sokol Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
Creighton's Kennedy Townsend (2) dives for a loose ball as Connecticut's Paige Bueckers (5) passes it away at D. J. Sokol Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
Connecticut's Ice Brady (25), top, and Creighton's Morgan Maly (30) get tangled up going for a rebound at D. J. Sokol Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.
A car hit a building on the southeast corner of 38th Avenue and Harney Street after a crash in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Police on scene said no one was transported to the hospital from the scene.
Nebraska's Clara Colombo competes on the uneven bars during a gymnastics meet at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Nebraska's Emma Spence competes in the floor routine during a gymnastics meet at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Nebraska's Ayzhia Hall lands on the beam during her routine at a gymnastics meet at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Nebraska's Csenge Bácskay celebrates with her team after her floor routine during a gymnastics meet at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Michigan's Jenna Mulligan does a flip on the beam during a gymnastics meet against Nebraska at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Nebraska's Sophia McClelland competes on the beam during a gymnastics meet at the Bob Devaney Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) goes up for a basket past DePaul's Mac Etienne (12) during the second half of a men's college basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
Spectators hold up signs as CHI Health Center and Creighton recognizes the fight against cancer during the first half of a men's college basketball game against DePaul at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.
A bald eagle swoops down to pick up a dead rabbit in a parking lot in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
Fast watch the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The Atlanta Vibe won the match in five sets.
Omaha Supernovas' Bethania de la Cruz (18) serves the ball in the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
The Omaha Supernovas celebrate a point in the Atlanta Vibe vs. Omaha Supernovas Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural match at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
Xavier's Desmond Claude (1) goes up for a layup against Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) during the first half of a college men's basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.
Puppies play inside a room at Nebraska Humane Society, in Omaha on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The six puppies were surrendered at an Omaha fire station and will be adoptable from NHS in the coming days.
Nebraska's Rienk Mast (51) celebrates after defeating Northwestern, 75-69, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.
Referee Nathan Wieler gets out of the way as Omaha's Griffin Ludtke (7) and Denver's Tristan Broz (16) fall down going for the puck in the second period at Baxter Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Omaha goalie Simon Latkoczy (30) can't stop this second period shot from Denver's Jack Devine at Baxter Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Omaha's Zach Urdahl (6) fires a shot past Denver's Matt Davis (35) in the first period at Baxter Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
From left: Omaha baton twirlers, Cassandra Baer, Michelle Hampton, and Olivia Baker perform with flaming batons before Omaha takes on Denver at Baxter Arena on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Elise Schaecher, the owner of A Little More Like Home, at 3801 Dodge Street in Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. The furniture store specializes in mid-century modern restored vintage pieces.
Brent Siegrist, left, reads out a caucus vote at East Side Christian Church in Council Bluffs on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
Linda Egger, center, signs in to caucus at East Side Christian Church in Council Bluffs on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
Light and ice crystals combine to create a vertical rainbow effect as heavy snow and bitter cold blanket Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Creighton's Baylor Scheierman (55) stays calm before sinking a 3-pointer as St. John's Daniss Jenkins (5), Chris Ledlum (8) and Joel Soriano (11) scream behind him from the bench in the St. John's vs. Creighton men's basketball game at the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Capt. Marc Ueda kisses his wife, Bernadette at Omaha Airport in Omaha on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Capt. Ueda and 9 other members of the 1-134th Cavalry Squadron Nebraska Army National Guard returned to Nebraska Saturday after deploying to Germany to support the training of Ukrainian forces.
Cars head west on Farnam Street toward 36th Street in the blowing snow on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
Wind blows snow off of a drift that is almost the same height as parking meters on Farnam Street at 36th Street on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
A worker uses a leaf blower to clear snow off a stoplight at 10th and Farnam Streets in downtown Omaha on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. A winter storm left several inches in the area.
Nebraska's Keisei Tominaga (30) and Juwan Gary (4) celebrate with fans during the second half of a college men's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
A runner jogs around Lake Cunningham in Omaha on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Eli Foxley uses cross-country skis at Elmwood Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Dale Weinstein walks Altoona in the snow at Elmwood Park on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
A rider gets off a bus on Harney Street in downtown Omaha on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Jordan Hooper reacts as her jersey is retired before a college women's basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.
Helmut Bejeris, of La Vista, tests how thick the ice is at Zorinsky Lake in Omaha on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.
Sam Di Mauro, owner of Andy's Shoe Repair at 4954 Grover Street, in Omaha on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.
