Top Journal Star photos for August 2023
Kipton Fankhauser loses his shoe as he falls off of "War Dance" during Mutton Bustin' at the Lancaster County Super Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lincoln.
Patrons enjoy the first weekend of the outdoor carnival during the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
Syllas Daniels and Kaneka Taylor (right) hold on tight as they ride the Orbiter at the carnival during the Lancaster County Super Fair at Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
A nun peruses the animals on display at Rabbit Row during the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
Angelina Mojok waves to the camera as she rides the merry-go-round at the carnival during the at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
Cally Sullivan, Hannah Munk, Noah Schmoll and his sister Jocelyn (from left) let their rabbits hop from the starting line as they compete in a rabbit race during the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Lincoln.
Offensive lineman Yahia Marzouk and Brady Eickhoff (from left) spring out from under the chute while running a drill during a practice at Lincoln Northwest on Wednesday.
Nebraska middle blocker Andi Jackson blocks assistant coach Jaylen Reyes during practice Tuesday at Devaney Sports Center.
Lincoln Pius X's Hudson Schulz (left) tackles teammate Sebastian Morales during practice on Tuesday at Pius X High School.
A view of the Federal Legislative Summit on Tuesday at Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland.
Nebraska's Bryce Benhart (left) and Brock Knutson practice on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at Hawks Championship Center.
Lincoln Southwest's Zak Stark makes a throw during a football practice on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at Lincoln Southwest.
An excavator tears bricks off Pershing Center on Monday as demolition work begins in earnest on the former civic auditorium. Bringing down the structure is expected to take two to three weeks.
Young dancers spin one another as they perform a traditional dance with Wilber Czech Dancers during the annual Wilber Czech Festival on Saturday. The celebration will continue Sunday with a parade, motorcycle show, eating contest and much more.
Teams shoot around in the common area as they prepare to compete against one another during the three-on-three Railyard Rims basketball tournament at The Railyard in 2023 in Lincoln. The YMCA of Lincoln will host this year's event on Aug.1-2.
Callum Anderson gets his first haircut from barber Dean Korensky as he sits with his mother, Courtney Anderson, on Thursday at 33 Street Hair Studio. Callum was the fifth generation of the Anderson family to get a haircut from Korensky.
Carter Worrell has a staring contest with a baby chick during the Lancaster County Super Fair at Lancaster Event Center on Aug. 3, 2023.
A Nowear BMX rider jumps from a high ramp while teammates watch during the Lancaster County Super Fair at Lancaster Event Center on Thursday.
Zack Mentzer peeks out from a trailer while he and his family unload their Hampshire cross breed pigs the day before the start of the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center on Aug. 2, 2023.
Fair kids who show animals will set up in the stalls so they have a place to rest, the day before the start of the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center on Aug. 2, 2023.
Jen Witherby (left) and Mary Weixelman, bought 3 Daughters, last month and just recently completed their first week as owners.
Cooper Jordan, 4, runs the spray of a soaker hose during Sprinkler Day at the Eiseley Branch Library on Monday.
Protester Kari Wagner holds up a sign as Nebraska State Board of Education member Kirk Penner walks by in the Capitol on Monday.
Mack Splichal, 2, shows off his cheer moves to Nebraska cheerleaders Sidney Doty, Carly Janssen and Audrey Eckert (from left) during Nebraska Football's annual fan day at Hawks Championship Center on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Shoes lost by previous skydivers are hung above the exit to the runway at the Lincoln Sport Parachute Club on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Weeping Water.
Carpet Land players watch from the dugout as their team bats in the first inning during the Class A American Legion championship on Saturday at Den Hartog Field.
Nebraska's Darian White (left) talks with teammate Callin Hake during a team practice Thursday at Hendricks Training Complex.
Ten-year-old Connor Horner plays in the sprinkler fountain at Centennial Mall across from the state Capitol on Monday, as temperatures reached the 90s and the heat index reached into triple digits. The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department said it discourages people from playing in the Centennial Mall fountains because the water is not treated.
Lincoln Southwest running back Ashton Traudt (2) runs the ball under defense by Columbus defensive end Caden Kapels (81) during the Silver Hawks' game against Columbus on Friday at UBT Stadium at Lincoln Northwest. Southwest was leading 14-6 at halftime.
Seward local Garin Metzger (left) drives his pontoon boat on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at Branched Oak Lake in Lancaster County during the start of Labor Day weekend. Pictured with him is his wife Linda Metzger (center-right), and their friends Shanda Laflin (center-left) and Pam Spicher (right).
Nebraska's Mikai Gbayor (42) celebrates with teammate Brian Buschini after he limited Minnesota to a short yardage after a kickoff return on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule points to the team during the first quarter against Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Nebraska volleyball celebrates a 3-0 victory against Omaha on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at Memorial Stadium during Volleyball Day in Nebraska.
Club team volleyball players, including Kenzie MacDonald of Omaha (left), 13, and her twin Kyra MacDonald, cheer during the final moments of the Nebraska volleyball match against Omaha on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska head coach John Cook (left) takes the court with his team before taking on Omaha on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
Volleyball fans do the wave during a break in the action during the match between Omaha and Nebraska on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska's Lexi Rodriguez (8) and Merritt Beason (13) lead the team to the court before the match against Omaha on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
The glare from the sun hits the court causing players to be silhouetted against the floor during the second set Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
Noah Snurr of Nebraska State Education Association (left) and Molly Gross of Nebraska Parent Teacher Association deliver boxes of signatures Wednesday from the Support our Schools Nebraska petition drive to the Secretary of State's election office.
Cole Graham (center) and Scott Ryan (right) of Nebraska Sign Company set up the volleyball court at Memorial Stadium ahead of Volleyball Day in Nebraska, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.
Christopher Corbett Jr., 7, examines the cockpit of a T-38 Talon on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at Lincoln Airpark.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels leave a smoke trail behind them as they perform aerial feats during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at Lincoln Air Park on Saturday.
Spectators watch and photograph the U.S. Navy Blue Angels performing aerial feats over Lincoln's Air Park during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow on Saturday. More than 340,000 people attended the two-day show.
An F-35C long-range stealth strike fighter flies just under the sound barrier during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at Lincoln Air Park on Saturday.
Seth Avett, Scott Avett and Joe Kwon play onstage during a performance The Avett Brothers at Pinnacle Bank Arena , on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Lincoln.
Lincoln Lutheran's Ryan Bokelmann holds the Spirit Sword high as he leads his team in celebration after the Warriors defeated Lincoln Christian on Friday at Aldrich Field.
Farrah Plate practices yoga on her paddleboard at Holmes Lake Park on Thursday. Lincoln topped 100 degrees for the fifth day in a row on Friday, when the city's excessive heat warning expired. Relief is forecast on Saturday, where along with a chance of rain, the high is expected to be in the 80s. Those temps are to continue through Wednesday.
Guests at the Duncan Aviation/Make-A-Wish Sixth Annual Charity Car Show walk through rows of cars on display at Duncan Aviation Components and Parts on Sunday near the Lincoln Airport. The event featured airplanes, firetrucks, food trucks and awards for a variety of car categories. Representatives from Duncan presented this year’s Make-A-Wish kid, 3-year-old James, with a trip to the "Cars" Suite at the Art of Animation Resort at Disney World. All event proceeds went to benefit Make-a-Wish Nebraska.
Ta'mircle Washington (left) splashes water on Eliah Kruger as they keep cool at the Bicentennial Cascade Fountain, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Lincoln. Starting on Saturday, the National Weather Service is forecasting five days with triple-digit heat out of the next six. If that proves correct, it will be the longest stretch of 100-degree highs in the city in more than a decade. Lincoln's forecast calls for heat indexes potentially topping 110 degrees on Saturday and Monday.
Cornhusker Marching Band flag line member Alyssa Johnson, who is a reporting intern at the Lincoln Journal Star, twirls with her team during a routine on the field at the annual exhibition concert on Aug. 18, 2023, in Memorial Stadium at University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Lincoln Pius X's Jack Schafers celebrates after he scores a touchdown in the first quarter against Lincoln Northwest on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Union Bank Stadium.
Lincoln Lutheran football players join hands in a pre-practice prayer before starting football practice at Lincoln Lutheran High School on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Lincoln.
Nova Trumler (left), 3, and Paxton Netsvetayer, 4, play as they build a house at Creative Minds Early Learning Center.
Asa Wegrzyn removes practice gear from a storage container before football practice at Lincoln Christian High School on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Lincoln.
Preschooler Vihaan Idara (center) participates in playtime with his teacher and fellow classmates during the first day of the semester on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 in a new space at Standing Bear High School.
Lincoln Northeast's Landon Hoff (left) takes a handoff from Jacian Brown (right) during football practice Wednesday at Northeast High School.
Becca Griebel (left) and her parents Tammy and Randy Griebel help her brother, University of Nebraska-Lincoln freshman Drew (second from left), move into his dorm room at Abel Hall on Tuesday in Lincoln. Around 5,000 students are moving into residence halls this week at UNL. Classes start on Monday.
A hover fly sits a top a black-eyed Susan at the Sunken Gardens.
Bull riders ready themselves for the competition ahead during the Extreme Bull Riding Tour at the Lancaster Event Center on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lincoln.
Cassidy Krawczak-Kummrow pumps her fist in the air after walking across the graduation stage with hre masters degree during UNL's summer semester commencement ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.
NATS detasslers work a seed corn field somewhere between Lincoln and Waverly, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
Rachel Feldhaus, a 4 year detassler, pulls tassels from corn stalks on the final day of NATS season on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
Lincoln East head coach John Gingery talks tackling with a demonstration with Dash Bauman during a football practice Thursday at Seacrest Field.
A semitrailer truck with 80 cattle overturned on an Interstate 680 ramp in west Omaha, resulting in 11 cattle deaths and tying up traffic for hours.
A Lincoln couple furnishing their new home with secondhand items bought a dining room table owned by the parents of longtime Journal Star columnist Cindy Lange-Kubick. She tells the story.
The Cedar-Knox Rural Water Project has been able to keep the level of disinfection byproducts in its water in check, but utility operators say it's becoming increasingly difficult.
Nebraska's all-GOP congressional delegation appears poised to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to the state now that four of the five members have embraced the practice of earmarking.
Gov. Jim Pillen has named Jim Kamm, a University of Nebraska at Omaha administrator and former banker, as Nebraska's new state tax commissioner.
Rev. Justin Fulton was relieved of his duties as the diocese's vicar general amid allegations he made "inappropriate and offensive comments" in the workplace.
The $1.35 million development in South Sioux City will offer "contractor condos" -- 13 leasable shop spaces where contractors and tradespeople can do their work.
For many Nebraskans, it’s hard to get dental care. These patients, some in serious pain, face long drives, waits and little help. Why? Dentists say the state isn’t paying enough.
A massive 780-foot-tall crane, the biggest ever seen in Omaha, will be used to assemble the new Mutual of Omaha headquarters — which will be the city's tallest building.
A Douglas County District Court judge cited on suspicion of driving under the influence last month has pleaded not guilty to an updated charge of reckless driving.
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., believes he was targeted by Chinese hackers because of his support for Taiwan, and for China's Uyghur minority.
“The property has been sitting vacant for a long time. We get to put it back to a productive use. It helps support the surrounding land uses,” city planner said.
Nebraska State Patrol troopers arrested a 42-year-old Lincoln man Tuesday afternoon after a pursuit in western Lancaster county, according to a press release.
Attorney General Mike Hilgers said the legislative branch gave the inspectors general “untrammeled power to impede, control, and access” information of other government branches.
A 22-year-old Fullerton man was driving a John Deere 4440 tractor on Nebraska 14 when he crossed into the southbound lane, striking a 2022 Hyundai Venue.
A Millard North High School student caused concern on Monday after he was found outside Montclair Elementary with a water gun.
S&P Global affirmed NU’s “AA” bond rating, putting the state’s only public university system it among the top 8% of all public institutions rated by the fiscal analyst.
Nebraska governor’s use of ‘executive privilege’ to withhold records troubles transparency advocates
Pillen’s staff denied the Flatwater Free Press access to four emails the governor sent, in part citing “executive privilege” — a phrase absent from Nebraska’s public records laws.
A woman drew a gun after a man and women drove up to her property and asked about buying chickens. Authorities believe a language barrier led to a misunderstanding.
Three inmates accused of killing and concealing the death of a fellow inmate at the Sarpy County Jail appeared in court.
UNO students moved into residences on the Dodge Campus. There are more returning students living on campus this year than at any point in UNO’s history.
Visitors may not see big projects from the park entrance fee increase recently approved by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, but they will notice results when they go camping.
A 33-year-old man died following a shooting near Miller Park in North Omaha.
City officials declined a request by the state to build a prison on city land then heard nothing until shortly before announcement of the new prison site northeast of Lincoln.
Teenagers are being recruited to be "money mules" as part of a scheme to sell customers links to child sexual abuse material, according to the Omaha office of the FBI.
Tonya Anson’s body was found in the corner of the garage where the fire started, but it's unclear how the fire started or why she was there at 2 a.m.
Investigators cited Jennafer Glaesemann of Beatrice, the veterinarian who owns the clinics in Beatrice and Pickrell, with 37 counts of livestock neglect.
The debate over abortion rights continues to heat up in Nebraska, with a new effort emerging that could leave the issue up to voters in 2024.
A trooper spotted a Dodge Ram pickup truck driving on the shoulder of I-80 near Aurora. The pickup was pulling a U-Haul trailer.
City Councilman James Michael Bowers has written an open letter to Gov. Jim Pillen, inviting him to a townhall meeting to answer questions about the site of a new prison.
Pillen suggested migrants should "stay on your side of the river" and pleaded with President Joe Biden to "do your dadgum job" at a news conference near the border Monday.
The company made the announcement at its data center in Papillion, saying it will expand into Lincoln as part of a $1.2 billion investment in Nebraska this year.
The death of the elderly Nebraska man due to West Nile came earlier in the season than such deaths typically occur.
There’s a push in the Nebraska Legislature to substantially increase Medicaid funding and raise the reimbursement rates, but so far it hasn’t succeeded.
A 57-year-old Texas man has been identified as the pickup driver who died in a three-vehicle crash last week in western Nebraska.
Dawson County District Judge James Doyle IV will receive the award from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. at a recognition ceremony at the United States Supreme Court in November.
Nebraska could spend as much as $2.6 million this summer helping Texas secure its border with Mexico and Gov. Jim Pillen said the cost is worth it.
Brandon Dolezal's sentence in Douglas County for the sexual assault of a teenage girl follows sentences recently handed down in Scotts Bluff and Sarpy counties.
Check the condition of the soil before assuming that everything needs a good soaking to combat the expected 100-degree temperatures.
A 33-year-old Trumbull woman was found dead Wednesday morning in Garfield County, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Omaha police arrested a man on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Adrrell Taylor earlier this month.
Patsy Koch-Johns won't seek another term on the State Board of Education, but has endorsed another candidate running for the District 1 seat.
A Czech Republic official will be in Lincoln this weekend to present that nation’s Cross of Merit to family members of three former service members from World War II.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Criminal Interdiction Task Force took Antonio Rangel to jail and on Thursday prosecutors charged him with possession with intent to deliver cocaine and no drug tax stamp.
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center southwest of Lincoln purchased 310 acres of native prairie, which will help connect the center with the 10-mile Prairie Corridor project.
Citizens in 23 of Nebraska's 93 counties woke up Jan. 1 to find there was a new sheriff in town. That is one of the largest turnovers of that position.
A child care provider who got stuck in months of bureaucratic red tape when she learned she needed a special zoning permit helped prompt changes that make rules more flexible.
The Crete Board of Education passed a policy in July mandating all 7-12 students who participate in extracurricular activities or utilize the school parking lot be enrolled in drug testing.
The app could provide individualized, supportive messages at critical times when youth experiencing homelessness may be tempted to use drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism.
A Nebraska Guard medic from Omaha raced to respond when she saw a car wreck on I-80. She became the first recipient of a new state medal for off-duty valor.
A former Elkhorn South High School band director was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for felony child abuse involving one of her students.
Ground was broken earlier this month for a $20 million plant that will be built on the south side of Aurora, along Nebraska 14 and not far from Interstate 80.
The Iowa Attorney General's Office has found that the Omaha and Council Bluffs police officers who fatally shot a homicide suspect in July were justified.
There are three indicators that signal a hospital is on the verge of closing and Nebraska has six hospitals that meet two of the three criteria, according to one expert.
More than 30,000 Nebraska students participate in archery programs, but those schools and their federal funding are caught up in a disagreement over interpretation of a new federal law.
Major legal issue remaining is whether Aaron Marshbanks’ life insurance policies will go to banks that were duped or to his family.
Ho-Chunk Capital earlier this month acquired one of the largest buildings in downtown Norfolk, and plans to transform it into a luxury hotel.
A northeast Nebraska mother is charged in Burt County with child abuse resulting in death after her 14-month-old daughter suffered severe burns and drowned in a bathtub.
An Omaha police officer deployed pepper spray after a fight broke out between two families Wednesday morning at an Omaha Public Schools middle school, according to police.
An Omaha man has been arrested in connection with the homicide of a 39-year-old man found dead in March, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
An updated vaccine for COVID-19 is expected to be available in about two weeks. The shots are tailored to the variants of COVID-19 that currently are dominant in the U.S.
With Nebraska Treasurer John Murante's last day on the job now set, Gov. Jim Pillen is accepting applications for those looking to replace him.
It's the fourth consecutive year annual giving to the University of Nebraska Foundation has exceeded $300 million.
A Honda Civic struck a Nebraska State Patrol cruiser parked on the shoulder of Interstate 80 near Big Springs, sending it into two other cruisers and injuring the driver.
An Omaha man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for sex trafficking of a minor, plus an additional 60 years for production of child pornography.
No university that has lost admission to the Association of American Universities has regained entry. The University of Nebraska is seeking to become the first.
A 37-year-old Papillion woman allegedly killed by her estranged husband is remembered as a loving mother and caretaker.
One person is dead and two others hospitalized following a car crash Friday night in Omaha.
New therapies for Alzheimer's disease have been greeted with hope and excitement by Alzheimer's patients. But only those at the earliest stages of the disease will be eligible.
The CDC said up to 450,000 Americans may have been affected by the alpha-gal syndrome since 2010 — nearly the combined populations of Lincoln, Columbus, Kearney and Grand Island.
With Saturday’s matchup looming at Big 8/Big 12 rival Colorado, people are planning watch parties. How better to root Nebraska than devouring the Buffalos — Buffalo-flavored appetizers, that is.
He may live in San Luis Obispo, California, now, but Lincoln is home. The Journal Star's Amie Just caught up with John Borstelmann after he won Gravel Worlds.
A Grand Island woman was arrested for felony cruelty to animals Monday for her alleged abuse of a six-month-old puppy.
Jason Palmateer, 41, pleaded no contest to second-degree assault for the assault May 16, 2019, at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln.
Maggi Thorne, known for appearing on "American Ninja Warrior," said a flight attendant told her she wasn't "appropriately dressed" and might have to cover up.
Tens of thousands of Nebraskans have applied for a new income-driven student loan repayment plan since it rolled out a little more than a month ago.
A petition drive that aims to require all Nebraska businesses to provide some paid sick leave has surpassed $1.3 million in contributions in its first two months.
Creighton University this week unveiled a new institute focused on improving health outcomes in Nebraska, with specific goals of improving access to health care and helping to address health inequities.
One woman is dead and another was hospitalized following a suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in northwest Omaha.
A Blair teen was charged this week with misdemeanor motor vehicle homicide in connection with a June crash that killed an Omaha woman.
A 47-year-old Omaha doctor has been identified as the bicyclist who died Sunday after being struck by a motor vehicle just north of Valley.
An 18-year-old Fremont man who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal crash has been arrested on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The independent attorney was hired after the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Correctional Services shut off access to the Office of Inspectors General.
A Texas man accused of stabbing a 61-year-old Omaha woman to death in her home in 2021 has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree murder.
Five people were taken into custody early Monday in southeast Nebraska following a vehicle pursuit that began in Omaha following an alleged robbery and a report of shots fired.
Nebraska's Public Service Commission opened investigations into the state's two largest telecommunications providers over disruptions to 911 services in Southeast Nebraska in late August and early September.
The state paid $17 million for an option for 300-plus acres near 112th and Adams streets, just outside of Lincoln, where Nebraska will build a 1,500-bed prison.
The new location will put the prison on city-owned property east of 70th Street and McKelvie Road, or just to the east of Lincoln’s landfill.
Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Steve Corsi as the new CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, replacing Dannette Smith.
Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Steve Corsi as the new CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, replacing Dannette Smith.
Teenagers are being recruited to be "money mules" as part of a scheme to sell customers links to child sexual abuse material, according to the Omaha office of the FBI.
Riley Gaines, a former All-American swimmer, spoke to more than 1,000 people in Nebraska Sunday about keeping transgender women out of women’s sports.
Regents met in an emergency meeting on Friday -- three days after NU President Ted Carter was announced as president of Ohio State University -- to begin discussing next steps.
The Omaha Public Schools will spend nearly $2.3 million to provide virtual speech therapy for special education students because of a shortage of speech language pathologists.
The CDC said up to 450,000 Americans may have been affected by the alpha-gal syndrome since 2010 — nearly the combined populations of Lincoln, Columbus, Kearney and Grand Island.
Among the collection of undisclosed luxury trips Clarence Thomas has accepted over the years were several VIP passes to Husker football games, according to a new report.
