Top Journal Star photos and videos for October 2026

Olympic gold medalist Amanda Beard talks mental health ahead of Lincoln visit.

Waverly School District expects to use cash reserves to complete infrastructure projects after voters rejected a $64 million bond proposal in May.

Police say 18-year-old Amya Ochoa struck a building, metal railings and another vehicle while attempting to run over a 19-year-old Lincoln man.

A 30-year-old Lincoln man accused of manipulating a Nebraska Lottery machine resulting in a loss of nearly $150,000 has pleaded guilty to two felony theft charges.

Applications are due at 5 p.m. on Oct. 28, and grant requests are allowed to be between $5,000 and $100,000.

At the fourth annual Early Childhood Summit hosted by Lincoln Littles, advocates discussed the role the state needs to play in solving the childcare crisis that is leaving families struggling.

A Lincoln man has been jailed after allegedly assaulting a stranger in an alley with a machete in August, leaving him in need of surgery to repair severed tendons.

The $51,250 donation makes Google the presenting sponsor of LPS' annual fundraising event and the champion sponsor of The Career Academy for the 2026-27 school year. 

Good Government Lincoln — a group organized in June by former Republican state Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln — is sponsoring three questions for Lincoln voters on the midterm ballot.

Prosecutors alleged William Ice helped restrain an inmate during an assault that knocked out two teeth. A jury found Ice not guilty.

The Department of Correctional Services said the cause of Dennis Schnmieder's death has not yet been determined, but he was being treated for a medical condition.

A truck leaning to one side on I-80 caught deputies' attention. Inside, they found 22 tons of copper tied to a suspected series of thefts.

It's been more than two decades since Devaney Sports Center hosted a concert. That changes in January when country star Chase Rice takes the stage.

A Kansas truck driver suspected of grabbing a young woman on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus and forcefully kissing was arrested Friday in Wichita on a warrant in the case. 

The nine-time Grammy winner and trumpeter visited Lincoln for his ninth and final residency at the Lied Center as he retires from leading New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center.

UNK's College of Business and Technology has seen student enrollment in finance, aviation, and cyber systems rise significantly in recent years. Graduates working in Nebraska have increased as well.

Kaylee Conrad started Sincerely, Me Gifts to give out personalized gifts to her friends. Now, the company is generating more than $1.5 million in annual revenue.

Here’s a roundup of Lincoln business news this week.

Pinnacle Bancorp, the Omaha-based parent company of Pinnacle Bank, has agreed to acquire Texas-based Southern Bancshares.

Police said multiple unknown juveniles allegedly assaulted and robbed the Lincoln teenager at gunpoint.

Police believe a 32-year-old man was shot in the head and walked to a nearby house.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to three residential fires over the weekend, including a garage fire that damaged two houses.

A legal challenge became a likely possibility following the Supreme Court's ruling in March against a ban on the practice in Colorado, calling it an "egregious assault" on free speech.

A California man has been jailed in Nebraska after allegedly being found with 20 tons of stolen copper in a stop on Interstate 80 near Lincoln.

A Lincoln couple has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $32,000 from local organizations where the wife served as a treasurer.

"He was a good guy, did a great job here," Sheriff Terry Wagner said of Craig Schnieder. "Just a life cut too short. No doubt about it."