Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of December 2022
See our best Omaha staff photos & videos from December 2022
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Papio South's Kate Ligon smiles at teammates after time expires during a game at Papillion La Vista South High School on Tuesday.
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Creighton players congratulate freshman Ann Marie Remmes (center) scored a point during the fourth set of their NCAA Volleyball Tournament first round match against Auburn at Sokol Arena in Omaha on Friday.
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Creighton’s Allison Whitten walks off the court after losing their NCAA Volleyball Tournament first round match to Auburn at Sokol Arena in Omaha on Friday.
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Tom Rubin, a transit professional and streetcar opponent, raised concerns to council members. "The TIF revenue just may not be there when you need it," Rubin said.
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A toy rabbit lies on a pile of burned debris after 2866 Vane St. after a fire Tuesday night sent seven people, including four children to the hospital.
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Gen. Anthony J. Cotton speaks to the media after accepting command at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday.
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General Anthony J. Cotton acknowledges members of the military on the second level after accepting command at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base on Friday.
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Nebraska's Emmanuel Bandoumel (25) and Keisei Tominaga (30) react to a foul called on their team during the second half of the game against Purdue in Lincoln on Saturday.
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Nebraska's Emmanuel Bandoumel (25) reacts to a foul called on C.J. Wilcher (0) during the game against Purdue in Lincoln on Saturday.
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Nebraska's Wilhelm Breidenbach (32) comes down with an offensive rebound during the game against Purdue in Lincoln on Saturday.
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Steven Nelson, right, wins in a first-round knockout against James Ballard on Saturday.
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Steven Nelson, gets ready to box James Ballard on Saturday.
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Referee Sparkle Lee signals a knockout of David Avanesyan in the sixth round by Terence 'Bud' Crawford on Sunday.
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Terence 'Bud' Crawford enters the arena to take on David Avanesyan on Saturday.
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Terence 'Bud' Crawford listens to the crowd chanting his name before his bout with David Avanesyan on Saturday.
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Terence 'Bud' Crawford watches as David Avanesyan goes down in the sixth round for a knockout on Sunday.
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Residents and volunteers look at items during a holiday 'shopping' event for the memory care unit residents at CountryHouse Residence in Elkhorn on Friday. Each resident gets to pick out free holiday presents for their loved ones and themself. All the gifts are donated.
Omaha memory care residents can 'shop' for free for loved ones this holiday
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Creighton's Mallory Brake (14) and Drake's Grace Berg (43) stretch out for the ball during their game on Saturday in Omaha.
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Lincoln Southeast's Bangot Dak (3) shoots the ball over Omaha Westside's Kevin Stubblefield (3) in the Lincoln Southeast vs. Omaha Westside boy's basketball game at Omaha Westside High School on Thursday.
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Tony Cirian sprays glitter on a Christmas tree he just flocked the color blue on Friday.
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Tony Cirian flocks a wreath with the color green. Flocking keeps trees and wreaths from drying out too quickly.
Colorful Christmas trees have been a tradition for more than 40 years at Omaha company
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Josie Mottl, 25, of Omaha, looks though her fiancé's things that need to be moved from the Legacy Crossing apartment complex at 10535 Ellison Plaza. It has been closed by the city and residents are being forced out after inspectors found the 17 buildings and more than 400 units to be unlivable. Photographed in Omaha on Monday.
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Brian Begley, principal of Bluestem Middle School, speaks in the library during a tour of the building, which is still under construction.
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Omaha City Councilman Vinny Palermo, wearing a PACE shirt, looks out a window as federal agents and the Nebraska State Patrol searched his South Omaha home early on Tuesday.
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Looking east towards Iowa from the Nebraska side, emergency crews closed I80 in both directions after winter weather caused several accidents on Wednesday.
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Crews deice a Southwest Airlines plane before takeoff on Wednesday.
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Fried chicken with a side of mac and cheese and green beans from Shug’s Comfort Food in Bellevue.
Omaha's streetcar project reached a major milestone, but the city and Metropolitan Utilities District are still debating who is responsible for $20.5 million needed to relocate and reinforce utility lines.Â
Thanks to the Lost Pets of Omaha Area Facebook page, Snowflake the poodle was found after two weeks since escaping during a Thanksgiving visit to the metro.Â
Nebraska officials are looking to expand an Omaha-based workforce development program statewide after four students successfully completed the pilot program.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts urged the Biden administration to end the COVID public health emergency as of April. He said the emergency increases Medicaid costs for states.
Bellevue taxpayers could wind up paying for hundreds of hours of overtime pay for top police officials after a city official changed their job classifications without consulting the city attorney.
Holiday preparations, family gatherings, indulgent meals and increased alcohol consumption — as well as cold weather and respiratory viruses — can take a toll on the heart.
Law enforcement officers in Topeka discovered the body, which has yet to be positively identified.
As Matt Blomstedt's final days as Nebraska education commissioner tick down, some educators would welcome a fresh start for the department he ran for nine years.
Multiple delays have slowed the progress on a high-budget effort to aid underserved areas of Nebraska, leaving lawmakers little time to draft an accompanying bill.
