Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2022
See our best Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2022
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A brand-new variety of bio-engineered pink pineapple, called the Pinkglow" by Del Monte is causing a splash at stores and produce stands.
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Two purple martins look for space on a tree branch Wednesday as thousands of the birds congregate near 42nd and Farnam streets.
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Volunteers devein cabbage while preparing to make Sarma in the Saints Peter and Paul's gym on Wednesday. Sarma is a Croatian cabbage roll that the parish, located at 36th and X Streets, will sell at its 105th annual festival on Sunday, August 7th. They started with about 250 pounds of cabbage and 150 pounds of meat and hope to make about 900 Sarma.
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A bird’s flight is illuminated by the moon. The peak of the purple martin migration in this area is usually in late August.
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Thousands of purple martins and other birds fill the air near 42nd and Farnam streets. Purple martins are returning to midtown Omaha in big numbers for the first time in several years.
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Mary Mangiamelli moves a trays of meatballs she scooped to make Sarma in the Saints Peter and Paul's gym on Thursday.
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Joann Pechacek stacks cabbage leaves after they have been deveined in the Saints Peter and Paul's gym on Wednesday.
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Volunteers roll Sarma in the Saints Peter and Paul's gym on Thursday.
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A brand-new variety of bio-engineered pink pineapple, called the Pinkglow" by Del Monte is causing a splash at stores and produce stands.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks to journalists at the Omaha FBI office on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Wray addressed threats made to law enforcement after agents raided Mar-a-Lago residence.
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Addison Rist, 14, of Gretna, pours water on the ground to prevent dust and help the animals beat the heat at the Sarpy County Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
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Nebraska's Ochaun Mathis (32) participates in an Aug. 10 practice at Memorial Stadium.
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Nebraska's Logan Smothers (8) passes the ball to Nebraska's Omar Manning (5) in a Husker football pre-season practice in Lincoln on Wednesday.
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Nebraska's Ernest Hausmann (16) in a Husker football pre-season practice in Lincoln on Wednesday.
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Denise Lewis, director of programs at Fontenelle Forest, presents Orion, a live owl from the forest’s raptor refuge, intended to represent Forest Station Elementary School’s mascot, the Owls. The presentation of Orion took place during an open house Tuesday at the new OPS school in Bellevue.
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Suzana Ntirampeba (left) and Justine Niyonzima, peel beans on their porch on Monday, August 8, 2022.
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Emmanuel Sekamana walks through his garden near North 40th and Parker Streets on Monday, July 25, 2022.
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Suzana Nizigiyimana (left) and her daughters Suzana Ntirampeba (from left), Justine Niyonzima, and Marie Rose Byukusenge peel beans on their porch on Monday, August 8, 2022.
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Emmanuel Sekamana uses a machete to harvest corn in his garden near North 40th and Parker Streets on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.
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City Sprouts Program and Distribution Coordinator Laura Simpson (from left), Justine Niyonzima, Jackson Baez-Leonard, and Ahok Apayo take a break from harvesting Swiss chard and kale in the City Sprouts community urban farm as part of an internship program on Friday, August 5, 2022.
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The sun sets behind the North Platte football team as they warm-up before the start of the third quarter against Papillion-La Vista South at Papillion-La Vista South on Friday, August 19, 2022.
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Omaha Creighton Prep's Dean Donaldson (15) watches his team line up in the Bellevue West vs. Omaha Creighton Prep high school football game at Omaha Burke High School on Friday.
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Bellevue West head coach Mike Huffman talks to Isaiah McMorris (3) after he got a penalty following a touchdown in the Bellevue West vs. Omaha Creighton Prep high school football game at Omaha Burke High School on Friday. Bellevue West won the game 28-21.
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Gretna’s Alexis Jensen celebrates after getting out of the top of the eighth inning during their game against Marian at Gretna High School on Thursday.
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Patti Hasty (from left), Patricia Kucera (Daryl’s wife), Daryl Kucera, Ann Sorys, and LeAnne Denney laugh while at MS Forward gym in Omaha on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
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The Burke Bulldog is deflated during their game against Gretna at Burke High School on Thursday.
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Gretna’s Harrison Weber tries to tackle Burke’s Rodney Whaley during their game at Burke High School on Thursday.
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Vicky Perlmeter high-fives Daryl Kucera at MS Forward gym in Omaha on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
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Isaiah Weber celebrates after recovering a fumble during their game against Burke at Burke High School on Thursday.
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Gretna’s Alexis Jensen gets ready to bat in the eighth inning during their game against Marian at Gretna High School on Thursday.
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Isaiah Weber celebrates after recovering a fumble during their game against Burke at Burke High School on Thursday.
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Volunteer Kyle Hall (left) holds punching pads for LeAnne Denney (right) as Daryl Kucera cheers her on at MS Forward gym in Omaha on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
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Bellevue West’s Isaiah McMorris celebrates after scoring a touchdown during their game against Omaha North at Omaha Northwest High School on Friday.
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Gretna’s Isaiah Weber (left) gets tripped up by Burke’s Za’Kye Parrott during their game at Burke High School on Thursday.
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Gretna players run toward Megan Marshall after she bunted in the winning run in extra innings during their game against Marian at Gretna High School on Thursday.
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Bellevue West’s Gio Contreras tries to escape a tackle during their game against Omaha North at Omaha Northwest High School on Friday.
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The Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Northwestern won 31-28.
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Nebraska's Brendan Franke (92) watches ass he misses a field goal attempt late in the second quarter of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
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Scott Frost, Huskers head coach, and Nebraska players, from left, Brant Banks (74), Hunter Anthony (77) and Teddy Prochazka (65) arrive for a welcome dinner ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday.
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Nebraska players walk to the edge of the field following a Husker practice ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday.
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Scott Frost, the Nebraska head football coach, leads some players onto the stage as thousands attend a Husker pep rally ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Merrion Square Park in Dublin, Ireland on Friday.
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Nebraska's Casey Thompson (11) passes the ball in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
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Thousands attend a Husker pep rally ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Merrion Square Park in Dublin, Ireland on Friday.
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Jonathan Santana, a visitor experience ambassador, pours a pint during a tour at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday.
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A pint at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday.
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Omaha police investigate a homicide at 5209 Curtis Ave. on Tuesday.
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Nebraska's Chris Kolarevic (31) hooks onto Northwestern's Evan Hull (26) in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
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Nebraska's Casey Thompson (11) warms up ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
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Cherie and Steve Schemm, now living in Goes Netherlands, hand out with other Husker fans ahead of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic between Northwestern and Nebraska in theTemple Bar District in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday.
A 20-year-old Omaha man wanted in connection with the killing of a woman at Florence Tower is under arrest.
It's too soon to tell whether abortion will be a deciding factor in Nebraska's general election. But the lack of action this summer pushed some candidates to be more specific.
Navigator CO2's move marks a step up in its investments in Nebraska, where it plans to build over 100 miles of pipeline as part of a carbon dioxide transportation network.
Nebraska is providing $250,000 to two businesses that plan to provide advanced STEM education opportunities to local middle schools.
Truck drivers assisted law enforcement in rescuing a woman who was standing on the edge of an overpass over Interstate 680 on Monday morning.
A proposal to add sexual orientation and gender identities as protected civil rights categories drew more scrutiny and praise than other proposed charter amendments during a public hearing.
Unlike several smaller cities and towns that have adopted local abortion bans in Nebraska, Bellevue — the state's third most populous city — is home to an abortion clinic.
A proposal to allow the use of license plate cameras on Omaha streets could leave City Council with a difficult decision weighing public safety concerns against the protection of civil liberties.
Nebraska GOP Chairman Eric Underwood issued a statement stating that the post was not authorized and has been deleted.
A multistory building featuring luxury apartments and 18,000 square feet of retail space will rise in Bellevue's Olde Towne, paving the way for revitalization of the city's core.
In less than 22 hours, a group of veterans and supporters completed the 50 Mile March: a grueling trek from Lincoln to La Vista to raise money and awareness for issues facing veterans.
Metropolitan Community College will offer free college credit to Nebraska high school students for the next three school years.
In the day after the latest attempt to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska failed, multiple new efforts were announced to accomplish the same goal.
A proposal that would have allowed the use of license plate reading cameras on Omaha streets won’t move forward.
Catholic school students and teachers who want to be identified by a gender other than their sex at birth could be dismissed from school or lose their jobs under new policies by the Archdiocese of Omaha.
Nebraskans involved in the ag industry say the data captured by NASA and other organizations has given farmers more tools to adjust their growing practices.
A planned development spanning about 12 city blocks could bring new office space, apartments, an urban park and a small grocery store to downtown Omaha. It represents a $500 million investment.
Workers didn't know it was a drill when a masked man showed up, wearing black and firing blanks from a semiautomatic handgun. The nonprofit says hiring him was a mistake.
Some Nebraskans welcomed Biden's plan to cancel up to $10,000 in individual loan debt, but the announcement was panned by the state's congressional delegation and the GOP nominee for governor.
Some are criticizing the Archdiocese of Omaha's new gender-identity policies for Catholic schools as closed-minded. Others see the policy, intended to comply with church teachings, as a no-brainer.
Medical marijuana backers maintained a sliver of hope for making the November ballot after Secretary of State Bob Evnen agreed to review some petition signatures that were not checked earlier.
The Omaha man who staged an active-shooter drill in which he fired blanks at Catholic Charities' employees said the nonprofit group wanted it to be realistic.
For reasons other than sports, advocates and lawyers say Title IX has become a political football — the rules, and corresponding criticism, subject to change depending on who occupies the White House.
The city will consider solidifying a partnership with a tech company that uses cameras to track and analyze curbside traffic. It comes amid concerns regarding the use of surveillance technology.
A number of parents and former teachers have started creating their own schools — commonly referred to as microschools — around the Omaha metro area since the pandemic began.
The ACLU is warning Northwest Public Schools in Grand Island that closing the school paper and ending the journalism program because of LGBTQ+ articles is a violation of students' rights.
The south-central Nebraska utility will be getting about 3% of its power from wind energy, its first foray into the renewable power source.
Andy Moore found a 90 million-year-old fossil of a Xiphactinus vertebrae while fishing. The Xiphactinus swam in the ocean that once covered Nebraska.
COVID-19 cases in Nebraska remain in a three-month holding pattern, with little sign the pandemic is getting worse or getting better.
Husker Diesel of Gretna, which bills itself as one of the largest and most comprehensive diesel repair shops in the nation, has been fined $60,150.
Jackie Purdy of Kearney lovingly dresses the Kearney's Classic Car Collection museum’s 15 mannequins in costumes appropriate for the cars that surround them.
The EPA tested more than 42,000 residential yards, day cares, churches and parks, and found more than 14,000 parcels contaminated enough to require soil replacement.
Sergey Nastin told lottery officials that he would use the money to pay bills, or possibly “for something fun like a Jet Ski.”
The EPA is proposing that the federal government clean up groundwater pollution that has allowed unhealthy vapors to seep into buildings in downtown Bellevue.
